Vostell Museum

The German artist Wolf Vostell (1932-1998) was an important figure in the contemporary art of the second half of the 20th century. He was the discoverer of the 'Décollage' concept as an artistic tool, father of the in Europe, pioneer of video art and initiator of the Fluxus Movement.

The first thing you will be surprised by is the location of the museum in an area which combines a natural landscape with huge granite boulders and numerous lagoons and the buildings of the wool laundry from the mid-18th century. This artist chose this place to create a unique and innovative museum as an expression of avant-garde art as well as a meeting place for art and life.

Museo Vostell Malpartida offers visitors three collections of contemporary art:

• collection Wolf and Mercedes Vostell, with artworks entailing elements from our times transformed to warn us of the shadows and conflicts in our society

• Fluxus collection donated by Italian collector Gino Di Maggio

• and collection of conceptual artists who have had a connection with the museum activities

In addition to the showrooms, you can also visit the Centre of interpretation of the livestock routes and history of the laundry wool. The Museum extends the landscape of los Barruecos with two sculptures installed among the rocks.