The MACBA exhibitions programme and offer visitors access to a complex vision of contemporary culture, in which today’s art becomes a key element for understanding current social, economical and political dynamics. Temporary exhibitions invite visitors to experience modern and contemporary art through some of its leading exponents, while showcases of the MACBA Collection constantly revise the historical narrative that explains the different periods. Both types of exhibitions allow MACBA to disseminate art and the knowledge derived from studying it.
In addition, art generates a twofold patrimony, in which interpretation also becomes a subject of exhibition. These new elements – which are often documents – coexist with and are displayed alongside traditional artistic objects. In order to adequately manage the archives that are produced as a result of research, knowledge and writings relating to works of art, the Museum opened the MACBA Study Centre in 2007, which also houses a library specialising in contemporary art. The Study Centre holdings are regularly exhibited to the public and are available to researchers on request.
