About Museo Can Mario
Comment by Bravissima about Museo Can Mario:
The Can Mario Museum, located on the Costa Brava at Plaça de Can Màrio 7, CP 17200, is dedicated to contemporary sculpture and has surprised many visitors. This museum, part of the Fundació Vila Casas, houses a magnificent collection of works by prominent Catalan artists.
Visitors have highlighted the quality and variety of the exhibitions, both permanent and temporary, making it an essential experience for art lovers. Among the temporary exhibitions, impressive collaborations have been mentioned involving figures like Miró, Gaudí, and Gomis, adding a unique value to the visit.
Moreover, the tranquil atmosphere of the museum allows for a leisurely enjoyment of the artworks, and its accessibility in terms of ticket prices and visiting hours has been appreciated by many patrons. This place is not only a cultural reference in Palafrugell, but it is also considered by some to be one of the best museums in the province of Girona.
With guided tours and exhibitions that stimulate the senses, the Can Mario Museum stands out as a place of discovery, where every visit results in new surprises.
Opening hours
- Monday: 11h-14h
- Tuesday: (closed)
- Wednesday: (closed)
- Thursday: (closed)
- Friday: (closed)
- Saturday: (closed)
- Sunday: 11h-14h, 16:30-20:30
Museo Can Mario: Reviews
Fantastic experience: I appreciate this museum so much and it is a calm visit as it is not too known to many people, but this museum in Palafrugell is among my favorites as I have a special bonding to this place.
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This museum is a wonderful discovery in Palafrugell. Many very varied and interesting works. We recommend it to be more well-known!
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Very satisfied.
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Fantastic experience: A huge surprise this museum. A beautiful collection of Spanish sculptures. Very interesting. A big compliment for the relatively small place of Palafrugell. SUPER!
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Very interesting, like all the museums of the Vilà Cases foundation.
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Discovery of a unique space
Guided tour of the exhibition 'The Rebel Hand' by Joan Gardy Artigas
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Fantastic experience: many works of art.
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Beautiful experience, very low price. The visit lasts between 30 minutes and an hour. Very beautiful works. A must-see.
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Fantastic experience: To put it on your bucket list :)
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Presentation temporary exhibition
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Very interesting guided tour about the current temporary exhibition: La ma rebel, by the artist Joan Gardy Artigas. Museum with good and varied works, with the ideal size to see it in a couple of hours.
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Excellent building, with a magnificent collection of contemporary sculpture. I dare say that this is probably the best museum in the entire province of Girona, featuring high-quality artworks that are thought-provoking. The guided tour is also highly recommended.
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Highly recommended. It's definitely worth spending an hour.
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Contemporary art museum
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Very beautiful museum. Very interesting varied works.
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Very original temporary exhibition and the permanent one also with high quality, worth seeing the exterior, an excellent.
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The Vila Casas Foundation is a magnificent visit, a beautiful museum located in the space of Can Mario and with a collection of modern Catalan sculpture from the 20th century. A must-visit of a magnificent museum!
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I went to see a temporary exhibition by Dolors Puigdemont. I liked it quite a bit. The permanent collection is well displayed and is interesting. There are important iron sculptures outside for the enjoyment of the public.
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As always, a great experience. I went to see the Pixar exhibition and loved it. Eating inside is practical and quite economical. A buffet that is pretty good. With gluten-free options.
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Interesting contemporary art museum in Palafrugell. A benchmark in Catalan art. A must-visit.
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Interesting visit if you like contemporary art.
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Positive experience: Beautiful space with a lot of sculpture art. Sometimes a bit too crowded for the space.
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Very interesting. Very beautiful to see.
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The Vila Casas Foundation is a great art space that is a pleasure to visit. One of the best sculpture museums in Catalonia.
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I was very pleasantly surprised. It's spectacular, the artworks are beautiful. It's definitely worth visiting.
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It's a pity that they don't allow dogs, as for the permanent exhibition it's great and the one by Bigas and Subirats is very good
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Magnificent space.
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Currently, the Subirachs exhibition is worth visiting. It is very interesting.
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Exciting surprise in Palafrugell. Complete and significant collection of contemporary sculptures by Catalan artists. Large and well-set-up space.
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Magnificent exhibition of works by Josep Ma. Subirachs.
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Very interesting
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Great selection of works
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Awesome, spectacular. Lots of emotions.
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Very interesting. Visiting hours in two shifts, in my opinion too restricted.
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A very interesting permanent exhibition is worth it. Quiet.
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Permanent displays of sculpture. Temporary exhibitions. Highly recommended.
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Very interesting. It is worth visiting. The only thing that caught my attention was the scarce female representation: few women sculptors.
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It is a great achievement to recover the old factory as a museum, honoring Palafrugell. The adjacent tower that had been a water reservoir for the proper functioning of the cork process is of spectacular beauty. The museum has the permanent exhibition of contemporary sculpture from the Vila Casas Foundation, a patron that yesterday, September 7, received the gold medal from the Generalitat. We have also seen the temporary exhibition of Subirachs. It is worth a visit.
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Fantastic experience:
Museum focused on sculpture, very interesting with a very good selection of artists.
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Magnificent museum, a very interesting exhibition about Subirachs, it was needed.
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Very good exhibition by Josep M. Subirachs
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Museum of the Vila-Casas Foundation dedicated to contemporary sculpture, with temporary exhibitions of an excellent level. The building it is located in is an old factory repurposed for museum use. Both the content and the container are very, very worthwhile.
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A magnificent collection of contemporary sculpture by Catalan artists, which complements the other initiatives of the Foundation... a gift for the senses, a surprise in every room. And the restoration of a factory in the center of Palafrugell.
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A contemporary sculpture museum that is well worth visiting. Plensa, Llimós, Corberó, Subirachs... Splendid.
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Excellent collection of contemporary sculpture.
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Impressive collection of contemporary sculpture by Catalan artists. Don't miss it. Variety of artists and a large number of works. It has been a surprising discovery. Currently, it also hosts an exhibition of artists from l'Empordà that is very interesting. The ticket price for adults is 5 euros. And the reduced price is 2 euros. A must-visit if you go to Palafrugell and are interested in art!
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Good collection of contemporary art sculptures. A must-see
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Nice place. I liked it very much.
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It's worth visiting. Both the temporary and permanent exhibitions.
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Interesting temporary exhibition: Miró-Gaudí-Gomis. Last days
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An incredible collection and the temporary exhibition, well-curated and very, very interesting
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Contemporary sculpture museum with a great collection and very interesting temporary exhibitions. Highly recommended visit.
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Great
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Fantastic experience: Can Mario hosts one of the most interesting museums outside of Barcelona. Currently offering an exhibition on the collaboration between 3 giants of the Catalan art scene, Gaudí, Miró and Gomis, to create some of the most emblematic architecture and art using materials like cement, ceramics, glass and metals in new and creative ways. The permanent collection is also full of surprises from contemporary artists. In short, a must see/do when in the Palafrugell area.
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To see. Good moment. Very varied even if only contemporary.
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The temporary exhibition of Miró, Gaudí, and Gomis is very good. The price is very reasonable!
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Very interesting Miro exhibition at the moment, in correlation with the works of his contemporaries the architect Gaudi and the photographer Gomis
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The best place to relax with my friends.
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A true luxury to be able to enjoy Miró in the Empordà, and the cherry on top for the first 20 years of work for the art of our home. Thank you very much.
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Good engravings by Miró in tribute to Gaudí
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Good spaces and prices. Interesting exhibition.
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The permanent collection is worth it.
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One of the best and least known
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Night menu very acceptable. Good service
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An essential visit for all art and beauty lovers. Extraordinary.
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Guided tour of the Gaudí, Miró, Gomis exhibition. Very interesting.
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Very well thought out exhibition space.
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A good experience
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High-quality artwork in this museum in Vilacasas, perhaps I would have liked more figurative works, such as those of Josep Bofill, an artist who masters the human body. But the truth is that I left delighted after spending an afternoon getting to know artists I wasn’t aware of. Thank you for creating museums of all art categories, I love visiting all your spaces, you are a great reference.
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Very good
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The temporary exhibition of Miró, very good. The usual collection is very good and varied.
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Well very interesting
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Interesting and beautiful
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Amazing art collection. Splendid exhibition of Miró, Gaudí, and Gomis.
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Fantastic 5 stars. The Miro Gaudi exhibition is amazing. Congratulations!!!
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It's worth seeing the exhibition. Very nice.
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Very interesting
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It's fine, contemporary sculptures
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You have to see it
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Fantastic experience:
Magnificent sculpture museum
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They always have good exhibitions, this summer I highly recommend the photography ones by Cristina Ga. Rodero and L. Pomés. And the sculpture one by J. Clarà.
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Fantastic experience: Amazing artistic experience in a nice building. Incredible having this level of culture in a town so small, some big cities would love to have half of what has this. A must see for low-speed cultured tourism interested in local (still alive) artists with a taste of some with a European high profile.
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Very complete and varied.
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Recommended
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Temporary exhibitions and one permanent one, interesting to learn about current sculpture and that of the 20th century being made in Catalonia.
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Amazing collection of contemporary sculpture. Worth the visit. Highly recommended.
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Very good exhibition
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It is a museum with well-arranged works and very pleasant to visit
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Fantastic experience: Incredible collection of contemporary Catalan art.
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Go there! Interesting museum
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The best the building
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Always surprises.
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Very interesting permanent collection
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what a pity! icy welcome! little information. interesting museum
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The silence
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For art lovers
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Large number of sculptures, in an area where there aren't many museums. Many different styles.
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Very interesting museum, but the arrangement of the works does not have a coherent storyline.
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A lovely museum with diversity and a guiding line around the figurative with characters, busts, and portraits. Its works in different materials, but mainly marble or metal.
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Positive experience:
It is very good for the price of 3 euros (1 at a discounted price), there was a lot of variety of sculptures of all kinds. The only thing I missed was more explanation. Other than that, very interesting. I would even go back since there is a section of temporary and very complete exhibitions.
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I only passed through this square and it is very beautiful and the museum building is very cool
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I loved it. There are really contemporary sculptures. Some that provoke admiration, others rejection, others a smile; but none leave you indifferent.
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A museum full of magical spaces.
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Good offer
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Interesting
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Very spacious and complete.
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Good museum with little variety
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Kind and enriching.
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One of the most interesting museums in Empordà. A collection of sculptures by national artists (many) and international artists (not so many, but very interesting). The tour through the rooms is adequate. It also has three rooms for temporary exhibitions that change throughout the year. The entrance is paid, but it also offers many discounts.
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A wonderful space built inside an old cork factory, the Vilacasas foundation has made a great contribution to the town with a contemporary sculpture museum. People come from outside, I think all Palafrugell residents should make it a must-visit.
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Fantastic experience: Cool! If you like art, and especially modern art, this is a great destination. Don’t worry about the admission fee, as it’s €2 or €3 if I recall correctly.
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It's interesting to see...
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It is always interesting
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Varied museum. Interesting.
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Don't miss Xavier Escribà's exhibition
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Great collection of contemporary sculpture, featuring very well-selected works by new authors.
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Regards.
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One of the best art centers we can find in the Empordà and even in the Gironès. It's a pity that there are days and times when it's impossible to park nearby and you have to do it quite far away.
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About the parking, you can find a parking lot right under the Can Mario square, although it is paid.
Thank you and best regards.
Positive experience:
Sculpture museum of the Vila Casas Foundation, known as Can Mario Museum.
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The Can Mario museum is a museum of paintings and sculptures that you definitely must see. It is in front of the Can Mario tower, which is very unique.
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Definitely, the Torre de Can Mario is a place to visit in Palafrugell. You have to climb a lot of stairs, but the views are magnificent. Highly recommendable.
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A particularly beautiful tower! With very nice views.
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Very interesting museum space, with a large collection of sculptures, especially from the 20th century and by Catalan authors. The temporary exhibitions are also usually excellent. Very interesting is the written information they provide to the visitor, in the form of a self-guide. The conversion of an industrial space, an old cork factory, into a museum has been done very well. It is the headquarters of the Vila Casas Foundation of Contemporary Catalan Art dedicated to sculpture. Not far away is the headquarters of the same Foundation at the Palau Solterra in Torroella de Montgrí, dedicated to photography, also very interesting.
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Kind regards!