The bastion museum
The sixteenth-century wall as vessel for white concrete.
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Roof, view and architecture alone repay the ticket for place-lovers — the art a skimmable bonus. Friday evening's free-pricing settles any hesitation.
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Es Baluard is Palma's architectural intelligence: the Sant Pere bastion of the sixteenth-century sea wall turned into the island's modern and contemporary museum — pure white concrete within the old ramparts, the bastion's roofs a sculpture walk with the full bay-and-cathedral view. The collection turns on Mediterranean artists and the island's guests: Miró, Mallorcan by adoption, is its core, with Picasso, Magritte and Barceló ceramics — plus bold temporary shows. A well-measured one-hour museum fit for a holiday city. Enter from Santa Catalina square or by lift from the seafront promenade — and make the rampart roof your exit at sunset: the bay ignites as the boats come home.
The sixteenth-century wall as vessel for white concrete.
The island's holdings of its adopted son.
Plaça de la Porta de Santa Catalina 10, 07012 Palma