Barcelona Museums
Contemporary Catalan Art

Espai Volart is a space for temporary exhibitions of artists featured in the collection. In 2002 it was the foundation's first gallery open to its doors to the public in Barcelona. It is located in the old storerooms of the Modernista building Casa Antonia Puget, on carrer Ausiās Marc 22, and was declared a site of local cultural heritage by the Barcelona city council.
It was built in 1904 by the architects Roc Cot i Cot and Ramon Viņolas. At the end of the 19th century the site of the present Espai Volart was the business premises of Volart de puntes i teixits and was used to store cloth and lacework, typical products of the Catalan textile industry of the time.
Every July the Patrim exhibitions, shows of work by students finishing Fine Arts at Barcelona University, are also held at Espai Volart, as well as an exhibition of a selection of works from the Ynglada-Guillot drawing prize and the award ceremony.

Espai Volart 2 holds temporary exhibitions by well-known artists whose work falls into one of the three disciplines of the collection: contemporary painting, photography or sculpture.
Unlike Espai Volart, which concentrates exclusively on artists from the collection, Espai Volart 2 presents the work of artists well-known in the Catalan art world.
Espai Volart 2 was opened in 2008 and is sited in the old storerooms of the Modernista building Casa Felip, at carrer Ausiās Marc 20, Barcelona. It was constructed in 1901 by the architect Telm Fernández. At the beginning of the 1980's it was declared a site of local cultural heritage by the Barcelona city council.

Can Framis is the latest Fundaciķ Vila Casas museum. Opened in April 2009 in Barcelona, it has around 300 works on show dating from the 1960's onwards by a wide range of artists born or living in Catalonia. Temporary exhibitions are held at the Can Framis Espai A0.
Can Framis, a factory built at the end of the 18th century, was originally owned by the Framis family. Over the years it fell into disuse, becoming a monument to the industry of the area. Today, as a Museum of Contemporary Painting, it is an ideal place for the contemplation of art located in Poble Nou, now converted into the technological district of Barcelona and renamed 22@. The conversion of the building was undertaken by the BAAS architectural practice.

Can Mario is the Fundaciķ Vila Casas Museum of Contemporary Sculpture in Palafrugell (Costa Brava). It was opened in 2004. It has around 220 works on show dating from the 1960's to the present day by a wide range of artists born or living in Catalonia. Temporary exhibitions are also held every year.
Can Mario was a cork factory dating from the early 20th century and was one of the buildings of the Miquel & Vincke cork company. Today it is a place for contemplating art situated in the Plaįa de Can Mario, where we can also find a modernista water tower and the Cork Museum.
Sice April 2011, 33 sculptures by artists from the Empordā region of Catalonia have been placed in the Gardens of Can Mario, as permanent, open air exhibits. In October of the same year the Empordā Gallery was opened in the Museum, for holding temporary exhibitions of artists from the region.

Palau Solterra is the Fundaciķ Vila Casas Museum of Contemporary Photography (National and International) located in the town of Torroella de Montgrí in the Empordā region of Catalonia. It was opened in 2000. There are presently approximately 200 contemporary photographs on display by artists from around the world.
Palau Solterra is a 15th century palace that was the ancestral home of the Counts of Torroella de Montgrí. As well as the permanent collection, temporary exhibitions and a cycle of conferences on history and humanities are held annually.