Fundació Miró Mallorca

The Fundación Pilar y Joan Miró, also known as the Fundació Miró de Mallorca, is a Spanish cultural foundation based in the city of Palma de Mallorca. It was created at the wish of the Barcelona-born painter Joan Miró (1893-1983) and his wife Pilar, with the aim of giving the city a cultural and artistic centre. Its holdings include an important collection of some 6,000 works by the artist, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, sketches and other documents.

The complex is located next to Son Abrines, which was Miró's private residence from 1956. It includes a first studio, Son Boter, adapted in a traditional house, and a second, larger studio, built from scratch by the architect Josep Lluís Sert, a close personal friend of the painter. Around it, several sculptures and murals can be seen in the gardens.

The complex consists of two buildings: a linear one that houses the services of the study centre, and a star-shaped one, where the exhibitions are held. Light enters the foundation through horizontal slits along the walls, some narrow and others wide, which are transformed by the natural light coming from outside. The library, by contrast, has a zenithal light source, which is well suited to reading.

In 1992 the new Edificio Moneo, designed by Rafael Moneo, was added to house the administrative services and to present works from the legacy on a rotating basis. The foundation also organises temporary avant-garde exhibitions.