LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial Museum

Address: C/ Jorge Luis Borges, 2, 33394 Gijón, Asturias, Spain

Website: https://www.laboralcentrodearte.org

Hours: Tue-Sun 11am-7pm, closed Mondays (hours may vary for events)

Admission: Free-paid special programs

LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial is a multidisciplinary cultural centre in Gijón, Asturias, Spain, focused on contemporary art, digital culture and creative technologies. The centre opened in the mid-2000s and functions as a museum, research lab and production space.

Exhibitions present contemporary art that engages science, technology and industrial processes alongside public programs, workshops and screenings. The centre runs artist residencies and research projects and offers hands-on educational activities aimed at schools and specialist audiences.

Established by regional cultural authorities in Asturias, LABoral was created to host collaborative projects linking artists, researchers and industry with a focus on new media. Since opening it has developed a mix of temporary exhibitions and longer-term research initiatives.

Located in the Cabueñes area of Gijón, the centre sits within an institutional and cultural campus in the eastern part of the city, with road access from central Gijón and regional transport links.

• Mission: Founded to bridge contemporary art with digital culture, the centre emphasizes exhibitions, residencies and research at the intersection of art, science and technology.

What to See#

• Exhibition halls: Large flexible exhibition halls used for temporary shows of contemporary art, often focused on intersections of art, science and technology.
• MediaLab and research facilities: MediaLab and research facilities that host residencies, digital-art projects and collaborative research on new media and creative technologies.
• Auditorium and workshop spaces: Auditorium and workshop spaces used for public programs, screenings, lectures and educational activities.

LABoral lies in the outskirts of Gijón near the University Campus. From Gijón city center take local buses (several lines serve the campus area) or a short taxi ride. There is limited on-site parking for visitors.

• Check the program schedule online - LABoral's exhibitions are often experimental and time-limited.
• Arrive for a workshop or talk: the center is as much about production and debate as it is about exhibitions.
• The building is accessible by local bus; central Gijón or Avilés connections are the easiest transit points.