SA BASSA BLANCA

Beschreibung

The Fundación Yannick y Ben Jakober, home to Sa Bassa Blanca Museum, is situated six kilometres from Alcúdia, along the attractive rural track Camí del Coll Baix. This original art centre is surrounded by a Natural Park (ANEI), and its underground museum shows a permanent selection of the Nins collection, portraits of children from the 16th to the 19th centuries, a historical-artistic document about childhood in Europe during one of the most interesting eras of European history. In the main building, an architectural gem designed by the great Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy, now classified as Landmark Heritage, there is an exhibition of Contemporary Art, with works by Domenico Gnoli, Vu Cao Dam, Rebecca Horn and Meret Oppenheim, among others. The Fundación also has another underground space called Sokrates, with works by diverse artists such as Miquel Barceló, Ferrán Sevilla, José Maria Sicilia, among others; an artistic experience. To complement the interior exhibitions the visitors can walk around the Sculpture Park, a privileged site in the open air, with monumental sculptures of animals by the artists and founders: Ben Jakober and Yannick Vu. In springtime one can also visit the Rose Garden with over a hundred varieties of old and English roses.