Museum s spaces rental for private events

Museum s spaces rental for private events

MEAM Museu Europeu d Art Modern The Palau Gomis The MEAM (Museu Europeu d Art Modern) was inaugurated in June 2011, in the location of the old Gomis Palace, at Barra de Ferro Street, near the Picasso Museum, at the corner of Moncada and Princesa streets in Barcelona. The building is an old Palace of the 18th Century, built by Merchant Gomis in 1792, when Princesa Street did not exist yet. During the Napoleon invasion, the Marshall of the French troops set his headquarters in the palace. Later, and because of the French protests (also applied in the Parisian boulevards) the Princesa Street was created to allow fast connection between The Rambla and Ciutadella Park, via Ferran and Princesa streets. This is when the building was sliced, and remained divided in two at the beginning of the 20th Century, when dwellings were reformed and they built the unique Modernist porch of the Old town. The year 2000, the building was bought by a Dutch Artist Millionaire who started the renovation of the Noble floor and received a FAD Award. In 2006, it was acquired by the Foundation of Arts and Artists directed by Architect Jose Manuel Infiesta who completed the whole ensemble with Architect Jordi Garcés, author of other museums remodelling such as the Picasso, The Godia Foundation, etc. In 2011, it was opened to the public. Initially, a collection of Contemporary Figurative collection of paintings and sculptures is presented, including 230 artworks of actual artists who have realized their work in the 21st Century. Later, this collection will rotate with other collections of the Foundation such as the 20th Century European Sculpture or the Catalan Sculpture. Moreover its activity as plastic arts museum, its directors wish is to link with the town, by steady organization of activities, concerts (Blues cycle, World music, classic music) school visits and a long etcetera. In this way, space rental for citizenship activities, companies, societies, entities, etc. for local acts, private activities or any other initiative, is part of the Foundation s priorities.

The spaces The Baroque courtyard The entrance to the Museum is by Barra de Ferro Street trough a large door giving way to a porch and the Baroque courtyard. The space has 110 sq. m. surface and includes the reception and the elevator access that leads to the different floors. The courtyard is decorated with marble sculptures of large dimensions, of 20th Century artists. The latest renovation has left exposed the vast Baroque arch, leaving a unique space between the covered porch and the open-air courtyard. Likewise, a side construction was demolished and substituted by the imposing iron stairs enclosed by a stainless steel screen, that gives access to the floors of the building. It permits to celebrate all kind of acts, concerts, and informal ceremonies. By the stairway, actually it gives access to the Noble Floor and other floors, providing an elegant space, with much personality and sober style.

The Noble Floor On the first floor, with open balconies to the Baroque courtyard is the Noble Room, of 10-meter high, crowned with a decorated cupola with reliefs of dancers and bundle lectors. With over 65 sq. m. surface, and a squared shape, the walls are completely decorated with columns, different reliefs carefully restored as well as paintings of the Museum s collection. It can be used for banquets, with a capacity of over 48-seated guests (6 tables of 8) or for informal acts, standing or also for lectures, with rows of chairs up to 100 attendees and lecturers. The services include bathrooms, disabled bathroom, direct access for catering, and kitchen with independent service entrance ready for all kind of catering. It is much adapted for receptions, gala dinners, informal parties, presentations, business meetings, etc. It can be annexed to the whole Noble floor, the Baroque courtyard as access giving a fascinating ensemble. The courtyard and stairway would serve as welcoming space for the reception of guests, while the complete Noble Floor can accommodate to more guests with its 450 sq. m. of surface, perfect for informal meetings up to 400 people. Also it could be an alternative for banquets with 10 guest-tables, up to a maximum of 14 tables (140 guests).

Distribution main hall with 6 tables of 8. First floor with distribution of 14 tables of 10 people.

Other rooms of the Museum Available spaces can be completed with the multitude of small rooms of the Museum for exhibiting your artworks. Are distributed among the various rooms of the first floor (red pavement) and the rooms of the second floor (grey pavement) with different sizes totalizing 20 spaces of more than 1000 sq. m. It is ideal for informal parties with several service tables and different ambiances. And it can be a complement to the main room. Small Salon This little room of about 20 sq. m. is perfect, by its charm and the quality of the artworks exposed for small dinners or intimate ones with 10-12 people. It is located on the third floor and has a direct access, with the elevator of the entrance and the courtyard from the street.

Ground Floor First Floor Second Floor Third Floor Surface Resume: Baroque Courtyard: Noble Room: Courtyard and First Floor: Small Salon: Full Building: 110,00m² 65,00m² 480,00m² 30,00m² 1570,00m²

DEPARTMENT OF SPACE AND ADVERTISING CONTRACT Susana Pérez Rubio With the collaboration of: Tel.: (+34) 935 535 445 Fax: 93 417 93 60 c/ Princesa 16, 2º 2ª 08003 Barcelona reserves@meam.es www.meam.es