English Language Broadcast - The most beautiful small museum in the world - 18/05/24

English Language Broadcast

In the small city of Cuenca, in the region of Castila la Mancha, the "Casas Colgadas" (that is the hanging houses) are probably its most important landmark.These houses were built in the 15th century and, although most people who visit them usually enjoy the outstanding view from the outside, the inside of the houses is equally remarkable.

The 15th century houses host the Spanish Museum of Abstract Art, which was established in 1966 and has a collection of 129 paintings. The museum is currently undergoing a reform to give the paintings the best conditions and meanwhile, some of them have been going on tour. The exhibition, with some of the most important pieces, is called "El pequeño museo mas bello del mundo" (The most beautiful small museum in the world) and it has already been in Barcelona, Granada, the US and Germany.And now, its last stop is Madrid, in the headquarters of the Juan March foundation.

To tell us about this very special museum and the exhibition, we visited the Foundation and spoke with Manuel Fontán, curator and director of museums and exhibitions in the Juan March Foundation.

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