Guest Artwork: Painting with Three Spots, No. 196
From 10 October 2026 until January 2027, the Museu de Montserrat will host an exceptional guest artwork: Painting with Three Spots, No. 196, by Wassily Kandinsky.
Its presence is the result of an exchange with the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid and offers a unique opportunity to see in Montserrat a work by one of the great names of 20th-century art.
Miró Cycle. Art and Territory: Silence and Transcendence: Miró and Contemporary Spirituality
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Fundació Joan Miró, the Museu de Montserrat will host one of the sessions of the Miró. Art and Territory cycle, organised by the Xarxa de Museus d'Art de Catalunya.
The cycle seeks to highlight one of the most universal figures in Catalan art and to propose new readings of his work and thought from contemporary perspectives, in dialogue with the collections and narratives of the museums belonging to the network.
At Montserrat, the session Silence and Transcendence: Miró and Contemporary Spirituality, led by Teresa Blanch and Raül Garrigasait, will take place on Saturday 17 October at 12:15 p.m., in the Puig i Cadafalch Room.
See the full programme of the cycle.
Free activity. Advance registration required.
Register for the Miró sessionParallel Activities Cycle: Take Me to the Earth in a Drawing
We invite you to take part in the parallel activities accompanying the exhibition Take Me to the Earth in a Drawing, led by artist Ignasi Blanch:
- 10 October, throughout the day: participatory drawing workshop Bring Me a Memory in a Drawing.
- 7 November, throughout the day: sketching session Take Me Through the Museum in a Drawing.
- 21 November, at 12:15 p.m.: open sketchbook session with the artist Take Me Inside Your Sketchbook.
All activities are free and require advance registration.
See the full programme of activities.
Register for Ignasi Blanch's activitiesMontserrat Mainar, Featured in October's Open Window
Montserrat Mainar (Barcelona, 1928–2015) explored enamel and its new expressive possibilities. Her work was often inspired by great classics of literature, especially Homer's poems and Tirant lo Blanc.
Her artistic career led her to create the altarpiece of the high altar of the Basilica of Montserrat, one of her most important works, where she depicted the Last Supper.
During October, the Open Window into the Storage Collection offers the opportunity to discover two of her enamels, Untitled, created in 1990. The two works are a clear example of the experimentation with textures, materials and colour that defines her artistic language.
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From the Museum to the World: Six Works from Our Collection Travel to Bologna, Hiroshima, Madrid and Valls
Temporary loans allow art preserved in Montserrat to be displayed beyond our galleries and reach new audiences. During October, several works from the Museum can be seen in four exhibitions in Valls, Madrid, Bologna and Hiroshima.
At Palazzo Albergati in Bologna, Picador, by Pablo Ruiz Picasso, is presented as part of the exhibition Da Gaudí a Picasso. Capolavori dalla Collezione Carmen Thyssen.
At the Hiroshima Museum of Art, Madeleine, by Ramon Casas, and Café des Incohérents, by Santiago Rusiñol, are presented in the exhibition Artists at the Café.
At the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid, Composition with Three Figures. Neo-Cubist Academy, by Salvador Dalí, is part of the exhibition Dalí's Freudian Universe, devoted to the relationship between the artist's work and the writings of Sigmund Freud, one of the fundamental keys underlying his visual poetry.
At the Museu de Valls, Portrait of Jordi Sarsanedas, by Núria Picas, and Salomé, by Georges Rouault, are part of the exhibition Núria Picas. Under the Sign of Taüll.
The Museum Is Being Transformed, but the Visit Continues
Improvement works on the building are progressing and involve some temporary changes to the visitor route. At present, the archaeology section of the biblical world and the Nigra Sum space, dedicated to the iconography of Our Lady of Montserrat, are not open to visitors.
All other Museum galleries and all temporary exhibitions remain open to visitors as usual.