222,893 visitors in Es Baluard during the first half of 2014

07th July 2014

222,893 visitors in Es Baluard during the first half of 2014

During the first six months of the year increased by 6% the number of visitors compared to the same period in 2013

Es Baluard recorded a 6% increase in visitors during the first half of 2014 compared to the same period of 2013. So, between this January and June, the museum recorded a total of 222,893 visitors, 12,655 more than in the first half of 2013.

This year, the museum is immersed in the activities of its 10th anniversary, which began with the opening of  "Implosió. Es Baluard's permanent collection" on January 30th (above). "Implosio" is a new rearrangement of the works from the museum's collection, curated by its director Nekane Aramburu.

In addition, in this period of the year, Es Baluard programmed the exhibitions "Reproductibilitat 1.1" featuring also works from its collection, "Gabinet. Manolo Millares", "Natxa Pomar. Las Hermanitas", the two PalmaPhoto exhibitions "Gabinet. 6x6" and "Observatori. Saltando muros" retrospective "Rafel Joan. Paintings 1983-2013" and the collectively "Tabula rasa or the (im)possibility of building a generation".

These exhibitions, located in different areas of the museum along with other open lines in the planning areas of the Es Baluard's cultural complex, are complemented by a wide range of productions and collaborations with groups and organizations such as Poetry Slam Mallorca, Escola Superior d’Art i Disseny de les Illes Balears, Platoniq, Associació d’Artistes Visuals de les Illes Balears, Associació de Veïns Puig de Sant Pere, ONCE, Instituto de Arte Contemporáneo, Fundación ARCO, amongst others.

In all the contents, in addition, it will be worked especially research and development projects, such as Education and Training projects "Cartografiem-nos" with CEIP Santa Catalina or Les Clíniques d'Es Baluard no formal education for artists.