Museu d'Es Baluard (Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Palma)

Museu d'Es Baluard (Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Palma) Review

At the western end of the city, the Museu d'Es Baluard rises on a long-neglected archaeological site, parts of which date back to the 12th century. The building itself is an outstanding convergence of old and new: the exhibition space uses the surviving 16th-century perimeter walls of the fortified city, including a stone courtyard facing the sea and a promenade along the ramparts. There are three floors of galleries, and the collection includes work by Miró, Picasso, Henri Magritte, Tapiès, Alexander Calder, and other major artists. The courtyard café-terrace Restaurant del Museu (Nov.-May, Tuesday-Sunday 10-8; Jun.-Oct. 10-midnight) affords a fine view of the marina.