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A museum's permanent collection is like its nerve centre, out of which all other messages emanate. The Reina Sofía Museum's permanent collection has been developing since 1894 and the foundation of the Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art, bringing together, almost a century later, all the state's various collections of modern and contemporary art.
The museum's permanent collection now comprises almost 25,000 pieces and spans the last decades of the 19th century through to the present day. The principal focus is the history of Spanish art but there is international work too, with a particular emphasis on Latin America.
Dennis Oppenheim
Aging, 1974
This video documents the process involved in mounting Dennis Oppenheim’s sculptural installation Aging (1974), the conservation and exhibition of which entail labour-intensive production, maintenance and adaptation work owing to the use of perishable materials — particularly the wax figures — and technical devices predisposed to becoming obsolete. The aim of preserving the conceptual and formal totality of the installation requires transversal work between different specialists in the Museo, with a central role played by the Conservation and Restoration Department.
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Guided visit to the Collection led by mediator Koumba as part of the Neighborhood Picnic, Museo Reina Sofía, June 10, 2023
Photograph: Paula Lorenzino
The Museo Reina Sofía's main headquarters has two buildings, Sabatini and Nouvel, where you can visit the Collections, ranging from the earliest avant-garde movements to the present day, as well as temporary exhibitions, activities, and events for all audiences. Find out how to get there.
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