Can Prunera: A modernist manor house in Sóller

Can Prunera, renowned as Can Magraner, is a museum of modernist art located in the heart of Sóller, Mallorca. Constructed between the years 1909 and 1911 by Joan Magraner Oliver, a wealthy Solleric immigrant from France, the building reflects the artistic trends of modernist architecture prevalent in the town during its creation. The architect is believed to be Joan Rubió i Bellver, a protege of Antoni Gaudí who also designed the Banc de Sóller and the modernist facade of the church of Sant Bartomeu in Sóller.

In 2006, the house was acquired by the Ferrocarril de Sóller and is now managed by the Fundació Tren de l'Art, under the leadership of Solleric editor, entrepreneur, and art collector Pere A. Serra. Following a comprehensive restoration co-funded by the Govern de les Illes Balears, supervised by architect Luis A. Corral Juan, Can Prunera reopened its doors in 2009. Today, the house museum consists of several facilities: a room for temporary exhibitions, a permanent exhibition by Juli Ramis on the ground floor, a museum house, library, and center for interpretation of modernism on the noble, first, and second floors, a permanent exhibition on the third floor, a garden for various events in the internal courtyard, and an entrance, tent, and a room for events located on the buildings at carrer de la Lluna n. 86 i 88.

The museum holds a collection of contemporary art from the 19th and 20th centuries by national and international artists, fundamentally pictorial. While the building is a notable example of civil modernist architecture, the majority of the works on display are from the late 20th century, primarily by Mallorcan painters.

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