Can Mario Museum

Can Mario Museum is a sculpture museum located in the town of Palafrugell in Catalonia. It occupies a converted cork-factory building and focuses on modern and contemporary Catalan sculpture.

The museum was created by a private foundation to preserve and exhibit regional sculpture and to repurpose the historic industrial building. The site’s industrial character is retained in the building fabric while galleries were adapted for display.

The museum sits in central Palafrugell on the Costa Brava in northeastern Catalonia, within walking distance of the town’s main streets and local transport links.

• Building and collection: Housed in a former cork factory building in the town centre, the museum displays a substantial collection of 20th-century Catalan sculpture and hosts rotating exhibits.
• Sculpture garden access: The sculpture garden makes it easy to view large-scale works outdoors and is accessible without entering all interior galleries during opening hours.

What to See #

• Main galleries: Permanent collection galleries displaying 20th-century and contemporary Catalan sculpture housed in rooms adapted from the original factory layout.
• Sculpture garden: An outdoor sculpture garden with works installed in open-air settings adjacent to the museum building.
• Temporary exhibitions: Temporary exhibition space used for rotating shows of contemporary artists and thematic sculpture displays.