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Tarragona Museum of Modern Art

The museum of the Tarragona Provincial Council was founded in 1976 to study, conserve and display modern and contemporary art. It occupies three 18th-century houses in the Part Alta, on Carrer de Santa Anna, restored by the architect Jaume Mutlló and reopened in 1991. The collection spans the 19th to the 21st century and brings together several disciplines. Of note are the bequest of the sculptor Julio Antonio, from Móra d'Ebre, which has a space of its own, and the Tarragona Tapestry by Joan Miró and Josep Royo. Among its pieces are the maquette for the Monument to the Heroes of 1811 by Julio Antonio, The Sphinx of Roscoff by J. Nogué Massó, and SSSSS (2020) by Marc Vives. In 2008 it unveiled a renewed permanent exhibition with an educational focus, and the centre has a library, a documentation centre and a photographic archive.

Things to do at Tarragona Museum of Modern Art: 3 missions

• Find the maquette for the Monument to the Heroes of 1811Look for the maquette for the Monument to the Heroes of 1811, by Julio Antonio, and walk through the space devoted to this sculptor.
• Look for the Tarragona Tapestry by Miró and RoyoFind the Tarragona Tapestry in the galleries, a work by Joan Miró and Josep Royo, and view it both close up and from a distance.
• Find The Sphinx of RoscoffLook for the work The Sphinx of Roscoff, by J. Nogué Massó, among the pieces in the collection.

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Source: Web oficial - Museu d'Art Modern de la Diputació de Tarragona