Mo.C.A. and its Miró piece

Mo.C.A. - Montecatini Terme Contemporary Art
Inaugurated on December 4th, 2012, the Mo.C.A. - Montecatini Terme Contemporary Art was created as an exhibition space dedicated to contemporary art.

 

The opening of the Gallery, on the ground floor of the twentieth-century Palazzo Comunale – a place of exceptional beauty and historical and cultural importance – provided the opportunity for the restoration of wonderful environments that until 2005 housed the Regie Poste, as the cycle of stained glass windows by the artist Galileo Chini still testifies, all based on the theme of communication.

 

An invaluable masterpiece in the permanent collection of the Gallery, Dona Voltada d’un Vol d’Ocells, 1980, mixed media on raw canvas, 315 x 260 cm by Joan Miró, one of the five largest canvases in the world by the Catalan artist, donated by himself to the city of Montecatini Terme in 1980 on the occasion of the Maggio Mirò event, thanks to the valuable intervention of Carlos Franqui, a friend of Mirò, Cuban exile, and former minister of culture under Fidel Castro.

 

In addition to Miró, the artistic heritage of the Gallery boasts works by Masters such as Paul Cezanne, Aligi Sassu, Aidyn Zeynalov, Carlo Carrà, Aldo Rossi, Antoine Claraz, Lorenzo Viani, Antonio Possenti, Henry Moore, Claes Oldenburg, Orfeo Tamburi, Luis Cuevas, Nidaa Badwan, Fabio De Poli, Carlo Cantini, Corrado Zanzotto, Rocco Normanno, Sigfrido Bartolini, Mario Ceroli, Adolfo De Carolis, Eugéne Delacroix, Max Klinger, Telemaco Signorini, Vairo Mongatti, Ugo Capocchini, Achille Lega, and also Italian artists such as Minoli, Alviani, Olivieri, Napoleone, Marrocco, Boille, Gribaudo, De Alexandris, Strazza, Legnaghi, Rotella, and a special section is dedicated to Street Art with works by Banksy, Taki183, JR, Ben Eine, Swoon, Ache77, Blub, Cope2, Shepard Farey (Obey), El Tono, Biodpi, Exit/Enter, Stef Hoodacious, Zeus, Zeb, and David Diavù Vecchiato.

A heritage that grows every year thanks to the free offers of visitors, over 100,000 since its inauguration.

 

Since December 2020, the Municipal Administration has activated a cultural policy aimed at the acquisition of works for donation, and with the realization of the project "Florilegio Italiano - Artists invite artists" approved by the Municipal Executive Committee in 2021, a collaboration with the Academic world was born that has implemented a virtuous path of donations and high-profile artistic acquisitions that have increased the permanent collection from the original 40 works to over 600 today, including graphic and painting works, drawings, photographs, sculptures and comics.

By train: from Montecatini Terme station (stop Montecatini Centro), go straight towards Piazza del Popolo and then continue straight towards Viale Verdi (about 200 meters).

By car: exit at Montecatini Terme. After the toll booth, continue towards Piazza Italia - Corso Matteotti - Piazza del Popolo - Viale Verdi.