The building is also unique in its interior for its versatility as it can function as a theater space, for conferences or congresses or also for concerts thanks to its retractable bleachers that leaves a clean courtyard for spectators. In recent years, the theater has become a reference point for "indie" and alternative music with concerts of nationally renowned groups. It also has a regular theater program for all ages.
Llorenç Villalonga was one of the most important Mallorcan intellectuals in the 20th Century. It is to the life and works of this literary figure that the museum in Binissalem bearing his name is dedicated. Llorenç Villalonga (Palma 1897-1980) studied medicine, but from early on his passion was literature. In 1924 he began to collaborate with the local newspaper El Día and in 1931 he published his new novel, Mort de dama, a huge success in those years. Many European artists came to Mallorca in that decade in search of refuge and because of them the island became an important focus of intellectual resistance. Llorenç Villalonga was in contact with them and attended social gatherings and events where he steeped himself in the new ideas that were stirring Europe. He lived in his house which has since been converted into a museum throughout the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and then later he spent the summer months there. The house, known as Can Sabater, was built in the 15th Century although it has been extended and renovated on several occasions. The same furniture has been preserved in his study The house been preserved by and large as it was with the same furniture that he used in his study and the original kitchen on the ground floor. It has an extensive garden with a well in the centre, a cellar and a wine press. The first floor has a permanent exhibition of the life, thought and works of the author. His production was very diverse: he published five books of stories, five volumes of theatre, more than 1.500 articles in the press and fifteen novels among which Bearn (1961) and the futuristic Andrea Vítrix (1974) are best known. Photographs, personal objects, letters, manuscripts, post cards, books, press articles and videos all found their way into the world of this eminent intellectual. The centre also has a library of more than a thousand volumes with a consulting room for researchers. Numerous activities and cultural competitions are organised here throughout the year among them the Premio Casa Museu Llorenç Villalonga, a prize for unedited texts in Catalan.
English writer and poet Robert Graves lived in Deià, Mallorca for long periods in his life. The foundation that bears his name has acquired and refurbished the house he built to disseminate his work. The famous author of I,Claudius, among other works, came to Mallorca in 1929 and lived in Deià until his death in 1985, except for the period during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. 'Majorca is paradise - if you can stand it', Gertrude Stein told a young Robert Graves during an interview, a paradise that would enthral the writer. A simple gravestone in the peace and quiet of the parish church cemetery marks the poet's final resting place. Tuesday to Saturday 10.00 - 17.00 Sunday 10.00-15.00
Since it was set up in 1976, the Museu de Mallorca has been renovating and extending its exhibition area. With the new incorporations, it offers us an interesting tour around the island's history, from the first talaiots to pieces from the Modernist period. Interesting examples of the successive stages in Gothic painting, particularly Italian Gothic and international Gothic. The Museu de Mallorca is located in the palace of the Counts of Ayamans, popularly known as Ca la Gran Cristiana. The building was constructed in the 16th Century by joining together several old houses and it has three floors, a main doorway with a round arch, a stately floor with Baroque balconies and an attic with Gothic windows. Remains of what are regarded as the first identified Muslim house on the island have been found in its central courtyard. A tour around the museum enables the visitor to enter the time tunnel and discover Majorca's history. For example, in the basement you can view the reconstruction of a burial cave, the life-size reproduction of a talaiot or prehistoric tower, and a primitive pottery workshop. Also dating from the prehistoric period are the series of sculpted marble urns which come from the Sanctuary of Son Oms. Of particular interest are the rooms which show the evolution of weapons, ornaments and spiritual symbols of the early settlers. Or those of protohistory, with a collection of materials found at the site of Turó de Ses Beies, which reflects the flourishing trade of the Mediterranean during the 3rd Century BC. An island of colonisation The different periods of colonisation which the island underwent are reflected through reproductions such as the Greek-Punic boat; the rooms of a domus, a Roman house with its typical atrium, a small pool situated in the centre of the house, and the replica of an Arab tomb. Dating from the same period as the latter is the collection of Andalusian pottery and jewellery which belonged to a Muslim family. The museum contains rooms of Gothic paintings with important works, such as the altarpiece of Sant Bernat, the oldest image which is known of the saint. Also of special interest are the areas dedicated to Renaissance ceramics and the Baroque period, where one can contemplate Italian-style pottery and the first portraits painted in Majorca. The last part is reserved for Modernist furniture and the work of Majorcan painters or those living on the island during the last century. Opening times: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, from 10 am to 2 pm and from 5 pm to 7 pm; Thursdays, from 10 am to 2 pm and from 6 pm to 9 pm, and Sundays, from 10 am to 2 pm. Closed on public holidays.
Addaya Centre d´Art Contemporani is located in an old restored house in the heart of the town of Alaró. Addaya Centre d´Art Contemporani was opened on the 3rd of April 2004, and since then its activities have focused on promoting and disseminating contemporary art by offering exhibitions of both consolidated and emerging artists.
Opened in 2006 in the square in the church square, Galería Evento is the idea social centre for the town with its mission of spurring the cultural activities held there.
Open for more than a decade, the Galería Pascual de Cabo specialises in figurative painting, although it is open to exhibiting all the artistic trends existing.
The museum occupies the ground floor of the old manor house of Can Planes, rehabilitated in 1998. Its permanent collection is made up of over one hundred works by artists from Mallorca or resident in Mallorca, covering all styles and techniques in contemporary sculptural media. Alternatively, the museum organises temporary exhibitions of its own creation or else in collaboration with other institutions, museums and cultural centres. Guided tours are also available. Attached to the museum, the so-called Sala Blanca (White Room), also offers temporary themed exhibitions as well as sculptural exhibitions which due to their characteristics and format are not appropriate for the Contemporary Art Museum spaces. Several private institutions collaborate with the museum.
Type of construction Rationalist with cubism influences. Building of high technology offices located in Can Matzarí industrial area. Architect Alberto Campo Baeza and his collaborator, Bruno Mercier. Important fact Use of pure and neat piers as well as transparent glasses as separating elements of space. Distinguishing elements Perspective is the main value. The building is a compact concrete box with some openings for the light and very few elements and structures. Awards Architecture Award and Public and collective buildings Award between 1997 and 2001 Dirección: Carrer Selleters, 07300 Inca, Illes Balears Teléfono:971 88 70 00
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