The Museu de l’Art Prohibit opened to the public on October 26, 2023.
Barcelona Museum Gives Censored Art a Permanent Home, by Maya Pontone, Hyperallergic.com, October 10, 2023
The new Museu de l’Art Prohibit will house a collection of more than 200 artworks that have been removed, banned, or denounced.
Where does art deemed controversial go after it’s been removed, banned, or denounced? One possible destination: the Museu de l’Art Prohibit, opening later this month in Barcelona to house a wide assortment of censored artworks.
Spanning two floors with over 200 paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs, and more by mostly modern and contemporary artists including Gustav Klimt, Ai Wei Wei, Tania Bruguera, and Banksy, the museum’s diverse collection explores the censorship of art due to “political, social or religious reasons.” Read more here.