Can Mario is the Fundació Vila Casas Museum of Contemporary Sculpture in Palafrugell (Costa Brava). It was opened in 2004. It has around 220 works on show dating from the 1960’s to the present day by a wide range of artists born or living in Catalonia. Temporary exhibitions are also held every year.
Can Mario was a cork factory dating from the early 20th century and was one of the buildings of the Miquel & Vincke cork company. Today it is a place for contemplating art situated in the Plaça de Can Mario, where we can also find a modernista water tower and the Cork Museum.
Sice April 2011, 33 sculptures by artists from the Empordà region of Catalonia have been placed in the Jardí de Can Mario, as permanent, open air exhibits. In October of the same year the Sala Empordà was opened in the Museum, for holding temporary exhibitions of artists from the region.
Winter opening hours: from January 11th to June 15th and from September 15th to November 23th
Saturday: from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Monday to Friday: closed
Closed on festive days
Summer opening hours: from June 16th to September 14th.
Tuesday to Sunday: from 11 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. and from 5.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Monday: closed
Closed on festive days
Access to the museum until 30 minutes before closing time.
From November 23th 2025 to January 9th 2026.
Visitors who show a valid card confirming certain conditions or a membership to some entities have de possibility to purchase the reduced entrance ticket.
Visitors> 65 years
Students < 25 years
Teachers
Carnet Jove
La Vanguardia Subscribers
TR3SC (+1 companion)
Pensioners
Unemployed
Amics dels Museus de Catalunya
PAAC – Plataforma Assembleària d’Artistes de Catalunya
Galeria d’Art El Claustre
Òmnium Cultural
Fundació Ciutat Invisible
Associació Museòlegs de Catalunya
* Less than 12 years old, free entrance.
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