Miró and the United States

What is the title of the exhibition?

Miró and the United States

Where, when, how, and how much does it cost?

The exhibition Miró and the United States is open to the public at the Joan Miró Foundation until February 22, 2026. The museum is open every day except Mondays, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tickets cost €14 online and €15 at the box office, and children under 15 are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Exceptionally, it is possible to purchase a combined ticket online to visit both this exhibition and Cristina Iglesias' Pasajes at La Pedrera for a total of €26.

What languages is it in?

Visiting this exhibition won't be a problem for you even if your Spanish isn't fluent, because all the information is available in Spanish, Catalan, English, and French. What's more, if you're someone who prefers to have someone accompany you and explain what you're seeing, that's no problem either, because they also offer guided tours in all these languages.

What is it about and why should I go?

As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, the Joan Miró Foundation is organizing a major exhibition featuring more than 130 works (paintings, drawings, sculptures, engravings, photographs, films, etc.) that showcase the mutual influence between Joan Miró and several generations of artists born or living in the US, including Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko, among others. Traditionally, Miró's history has been closely linked to France, but Miró saw the US as a dream of freedom and creativity, and US artists considered Miró to be the most important painter of the interwar generation. The exhibition focuses on Miró's two retrospectives in New York (in 1941 and 1959) and the seven visits Miró made to the United States between 1947 and 1968 to reconfigure how we understand Miró's relationship with modern art, showing that his connection to the United States was much deeper than we usually think. If you still need more reasons to visit, the exhibition gives special prominence to many women artists of the time, highlighting their role in the emergence of artistic movements such as gestural painting, abstraction, and action painting.

Is it a good idea to go with children?

The Miró Foundation is a very flexible and child-friendly space, regularly organizing visits and activities designed for families. Taking your children to see this exhibition is a good idea (and not just because they get in free if they are under 15) because it includes large, visually powerful works by Miró and American artists that can capture the attention and spark the curiosity of little ones. In addition, several of the rooms have information boards that visitors can pick up and use to interact in different ways with the works in the room, paying attention to gestures, colors, meanings... and turning part of the visit into an interesting game for all audiences.

Can I have a drink or grab something to eat near the exhibition?

The Miró Foundation is located on Montjuic mountain, surrounded by parks and offering beautiful views of the city, but there aren't many restaurants nearby. Fortunately, the museum itself has a very pleasant café and restaurant. If you fancy trying something different, near the museum, within the Laribal Gardens, the historic building of the Font del Gat restaurant, designed by Puig i Cadafalch in 1925, has reopened this year. 

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