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Museo de Mallorca is located in a building constructed in the 17th century. It is also known as Casa de la Gran Cristiana. The construction follows the canons of traditional Majorcan architecture. The museum is divided into three sections. Islamic Archaeology, Fine Arts and Industrial Arts. It has baroque elements and there is a hallway with a courtyard and four arches. It holds important archaeological remains, from Talayotic figures to Arabic ceramics or gothic panels. The museum displays paintings, furniture and representational arts.

Tel.: +34 971 90 82 00

Fundacion Pilar y Joan Miro is the collection of pieces donated by the Catalonian painter Miro to the city. It includes paintings, drawings, graphic work and an important collection of documents. This is one of the major exhibition centres in Majorca.

Address: C./ Joan de Saridakis, 29 C.P. 07015 Palma de Mallorca

Tel.: +34 971 70 14 20

Es Baluard Contemporary Art Museum is a very nice museum. The museum is run by the Palma-based Es Baluard Museu d' Art Modern i Contemporani Foundation. It exhibits a collection of paintings, drawings and sculpture taken from the most recent artistic trends to come out of the western Mediterranean. It offers a collection of over 500 works of art, including paintings by Joan Miro, ceramics by Pablo Picasso and drawings by Cezanne, Gauguin and Toulouse-Lautrec, among other universal artists.

Address: Placa Porta de Santa Catalina 10, 07012 Palma, Majorca

Tel.: +34 971 90 82 00

The Museum was inaugurated in December 1990 and then extended six years later, from one to two floors. This museum has a room for temporary exhibitions. This museum displays the works of twentieth century Spanish artists such as Picasso, Dali, Miro, Juan Gris and Antoni Tapies. The extension was designed by Majorcan architect, Antonio Juncosa, while painter and sculptor, Gustavo Torner took care of artistic appraisal.

Address: Sant Miquel, 11, 07002 Palma, Majorca

Tel.: +34 971 71 35 15

Palau March Museu is a nice museum. It is designed by the architect Luis Gutierrez de Soto. It displays a series of contemporary sculptures distributed around courtyards, including works by Rodin, Moore and Chillida.

Tel.: +34 971 71 11 22

Bellver Castle is located 3 km away from Palma's city centre. Construction commenced at the beginning of the 14th century on the orders of Jaime II, King of Majorca. It houses the City History Museum in its interior, which contains pieces from archaeological excavations and collections of municipal art and the Classical Sculpture Despuig Collection. Also some cultural and leisure activities take place here.

Address: C/ Camilo Jose Cela, s/n C.P. 07015 Palma de Mallorca

It is located on the ground floor of the Cathedral's belfry. It has the two chapter rooms; the Gothic room built in the 14th century and the Baroque room that dates back to the 18th century. It is a collection of Gothic sculptures, paintings and silver smithery as well as Baroque sculptures and silver smithery.

Address: Pl. de l Almoina s/n Palma de Mallorca

Tel.: +34 902 02 23 87