Arquipélago - Centro de Artes Contemporâneas

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Entrance area of ​​the museum

The Arquipélago - Centro de Artes Contemporâneas is a museum for contemporary art and cultural center in Ribeira Grande in the Azores that opened on March 29, 2015 .

architecture

Old and new buildings of the museum

The museum was built on the site of a former alcohol and tobacco factory based on the plans of the architects Menos é Mais and João Mendes Ribeiro and consists of a mixture of restored old and completely new buildings. It was completed in 2014 and opened at the end of March 2015.

The complex covers 12,914 m², of which 9,736 m² are in the buildings. The old buildings are made of lava stones, the new buildings are made of concrete using local basalt. In addition to the exhibition space, the complex consists of a multi-purpose hall, a library, workshops and studios, as well as offices, a cafeteria and a shop as well as storage areas. There are two interconnected courtyards between the buildings. The construction costs amounted to 13 million euros.

In 2015 the building ensemble was proposed for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture .

use

In addition to a permanent exhibition, changing exhibitions by mostly contemporary Portuguese artists and performances are shown again and again . Artists can use rooms on the museum grounds as studios. The museum also fulfills an educational mandate and conducts workshops.

Web links

  • Arquipelago. Governo dos Açores, accessed January 10, 2016 (Portuguese).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Arquipélago Contemporary Arts Center. Attitude Interior Design Magazine, March 28, 2015, accessed January 10, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Arquipelago. Domus (magazine) , accessed January 10, 2016 .
  3. ^ Arquipélago - Center for Contemporary Art in Ribeira Grande. BauNetz Wissen, accessed on January 10, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Isabel Salema: A Benção da Arte Contemporanea. In: Público. April 10, 2015, accessed February 14, 2016 (Portuguese).
  5. ↑ Contemporary arts center on a Portuguese island contrasts volcanic stone with concrete. de zeen, February 11, 2015, accessed on February 6, 2016 .

Coordinates: 37 ° 49 ′ 7.9 "  N , 25 ° 31 ′ 45.1"  W.