Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art Museum

Address: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante (MACA), Plaza de Santa María, 3, 03002 Alicante, Spain

Website: https://maca.alicante.es

Hours: Tue-Sun 10am-8pm (hours may vary seasonally; closed Mondays)

Admission: General adult tickets typically around €3-€5 (prices vary); check website for current rates. Free entry on certain municipal cultural days may apply.

The Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art (Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante, MACA) is a municipal museum in central Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain, that focuses on 20th-century and contemporary art. It is known for a permanent collection of modern Spanish art alongside temporary exhibitions.

Highlights in the galleries include works by major Spanish modern artists such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Joan Miró, presented alongside rotating contemporary shows and thematic displays. Exhibition spaces are compact and concentrated in the city centre, so visits typically take under two hours for the permanent collection.

The museum grew from municipal collections and acquisitions to form a focused modern art holding that complements Alicante’s regional cultural institutions. It presents both paintings and works on paper and stages temporary exhibitions drawn from national and international loans.

The museum sits in central Alicante near the old town and the main commercial streets, within easy walking distance of the city port and other cultural attractions in the historic core.

• Notable artists: Holds important works by several leading 20th-century Spanish artists, including Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Joan Miró.

MACA is in Alicante’s old town, adjacent to the Santa María Basilica. From Alicante train station it’s a 15-20 minute walk uphill toward Castillo de Santa Bárbara; several local buses stop nearby. The museum is well signposted from the marina and central plazas.

• See the permanent collection first: MACA has important works by Picasso, Miró and many Spanish contemporaries housed in a Renaissance-style building.
• Check for temporary exhibitions and late openings-museums in Alicante sometimes extend hours on Thursdays.
• The museum is close to the Santa María Basilica and Castillo de Santa Bárbara-combine these for a day of art and views.