Museo de Escultura al Aire Libre de Alcalá de Henares

Open-air museum in Community of Madrid, Spain

40°28′58″N 3°22′25″W / 40.482642°N 3.373703°W / 40.482642; -3.373703TypeOpen-air museumCollection sizeContemporary artDirectorJosé NojaPublic transit accessVía Complutense

The Museum of Outdoor Sculpture of Alcala de Henares (Museo de Escultura al Aire Libre de Alcalá de Henares) is a permanent exhibition of contemporary art in public Alcalá de Henares (Madrid — Spain), opened in 1993 and organized by the sculptor José Noja.^[1]

History

The museum was started in 1991 by sculptor José Noja inaugurated in August 1993. The collection consists of 58 sculptures both figurative and abstract art, modern and contemporary works mainly Spanish artists, as well as Americans and Europeans. The sculptures are arranged in two urban sections: along the Complutense Avenue (Vía Complutense), and bordering the old city walls. This makes it the longest in its class of all Europe, with more than two kilometers long. There are interesting statues of important artists such as Amadeo Gabino, José Lamiel, Pablo Serrano or Úrculo, among others.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Sculptors

The collection includes works by the following sculptors:^[5]

Agar Blasco
Aizkorbe
Alberto Guzmán
Amadeo Gabino
Aurelio Teno
Beatiz Kohn
Berrutti
Camín
Carlos Evangelista
Carlos García Muela
Carlos Prada
Carmen Castillo
Carmen Perujo
Cristóbal
Elena Laverón
Encarnación Hernández
Enrique Ramos Guerra
Ernesto Knörr
Feliciano Hernández
Fernando Suárez

Ferreiro Badía
Francisco Barón
Gaudi Esté
Gil Arévalo
Isidro Blasco
Javier Santxotena
Javier Sauras
Jesús Molina
Joan Llacer
Jorge Seguí
Jorge Varas
José Lamiel
José Luis Pequeño
José Luis Sánchez
José Manuel Alberdi
José Noja
Lilianne Katsuki
Lorenzo Frechilla
Luis Caruncho

María Carretero
María Teresa Torras
Máximo Trueba
Miguel Moreno
Nassio
Noud de Wolf
Pablo Serrano
Rafael Barrios
Rafael Muyor
Ramiro Arango
Ricardo Beleña
Sebastián
Teresa Eguibar
Torres Guardia
Úrculo
Venancio Blanco
Vicente Ortí
Xabier Laka
Xuxo Vázquez

Sculpture gallery

José Lamiel
Fernando Suárez
José Luis Pequeño
Aurelio Teno
Sebastián.
Quijote (2007)
Isidro Blasco
Javier Santxotena
Noud de Wolf
Miguel Moreno
Venancio Blanco
Pablo Serrano
Feliciano
Agar Blasco
María Carretero.
Pareja de Salvador (1993)
Máximo Trueba
Lorenzo Frechilla
Torres Guardia
Enrique Ramos Guerra
Ramiro Arango
Úrculo
José Luis Sánchez
Francisco Barón
Camín
Amadeo Gabino
Joan Llacer
María Teresa Torras
José Manuel Alberdi
Javier Sauras.
El Poder de la Cifra (1993)
Carlos García Muela
Ricardo Beleña
Carlos Prada
Xabier Laka
Alberto Guzmán
Gaudi Esté
Carmen Castillo
Cristóbal
Carmen Perujo
Nassio Bayarri
Rafael Muyor
Beatiz Kohn
Encarnación Hernández
Lilianne Katsuki
Jorge Varas
Ferreiro Badía
Ernesto Knörr
Gil Arévalo
Xuxo Vázquez
Berrutti
Rafael Barrios
Carlos Evangelista
Jorge Seguí
Aizkorbe
Luis Caruncho

References

^ "Museum of Outdoor Sculpture of Alcala de Henares. Turismo Alcalá. 02/03/2013". Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
^ Museo de Esculturas al Aire Libre. Alcalá de Henares, foto a foto. 2007/10/05. Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
^ Museo de Esculturas al Aire Libre. La Calle Mayor. 2011. Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
^ Museo de Esculturas al Aire Libre de Alcalá de Henares. Miguel Arroyo. 2010.
^ (in Spanish)Pastor Sánchez R, Díaz de Ancos P. Museo de Escultura al Aire Libre de Alcalá de Henares: antecedentes y evaluación actual. Anales Complutenses. 2015; XXVII: 371-99. Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine