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Mallorca Museums and Mallorca Art Galleries (Mallorca / Majorca, Spain)



Mallorca has a magnificent selection of museums and complexes, including some outstanding collections of interesting artefacts and works of art. Exhibitions in Mallorca museums range from large to small, local to international and many are located in beautiful buildings, right in the heart of the island of Mallorca.

Mallorca art galleries display some wonderful collections of art, including paintings by world famous and local Mallorca artists, both modern and more traditional in style. Here are some of the top museums and art galleries in Mallorca worth visiting.




Mallorca Museums: Museu de Mallorca (Mallorca Museum) - Carrer de sa Portella 5, Mallorca, Spain
Tel: +34 971 717 540
The Mallorca Museum is probably the best museum in the whole of the Balearic Islands and is located close to Mallorca Cathedral. Housed in the Palau Ayamans, a grand residence built almost 400 years ago, the museum opened in 1968. With a large number of collections on display and several thousand exhibits, highlights include prehistoric artefacts that were discovered during archaeological digs, Moorish ceramics, many of which are quite priceless, medieval and Baroque paintings and important pieces of ancient buildings that are no longer in existence.
Museum open: April to September, Tuesday to Saturday - 10:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 20:00, Sunday - 10:00 to 14:00
October to March, Tuesday to Saturday - 10:00 to 13:00 and 16:00 to 18:00, Sunday 10:00 to 14:00
Museum admission: charge

Mallorca Museums: Museu d'Art Espanyol Contemporani - Carrer Sant Miquel 11, Mallorca, Spain
Tel: +34 971 713 515
This museum of Spanish contemporary art is housed in an impressive Renaissance building which was remodelled in the early 20th century. Although most of the paintings and sculptures are by relatively unknown artists, the museum's exhibition also features works by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro and also Salvador Dali.
Museum open: Monday to Friday - 10:00 to 18:30, Saturday - 10:00 to 13:30
Museum admission: charge

Mallorca Museums: Museu Krekovic - Carrer de Ciutat de Queretaro 3, Mallorca, Spain
Tel: +34 971 249 409
Opened in 1981, Mallorca's Krekovic Museum is full of many works of art by the famous Croatian artist, Kristian Krekovic. There are also numerous interesting paintings and handicrafts from Spain and Latin America.
Museum open: mid-January to mid-December, Monday to Friday - 09:30 to 13:00 and 15:00 to 18:00, Saturday - 09:30 to 13:00

Mallorca Museums: Museu Municipal - Carrer Santo Domingo, Mallorca, Spain
Tel: +34 971 530 437
Housed in the former Convent de Santo Domingo (Dominican monastery) the Municipal Museum contains a large collection of sacred Gothic art, archaeological finds and a small collection of modern paintings.
Museum open: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Museum admission: charge

 
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