On June 8, 2011, the Museu Europeu d'Art Modern (MEAM) opened its doors to the public in the city of Barcelona. The Fundació de les Arts i els Artistes purchased nearly 2,000 square meters from the Palau Gomis with the objective of establishing the MEAM, an organization that promotes modern and contemporary art. Additionally, the institution supports figurative, realist, and hyperrealist artists of all ages and from all over the world. Near the Museu Picasso, the Museu Babier-Mueller, the Museu Tèxtil i d¿Indumentària, and the Museu Subirachs, the MEAM maintained the original architecture and decorative design of the former building erected at the same place approximately 250 years ago and located in the Born neighborhood. In 1971, Francesc Gomis, the building¿s owner, commissioned architect Joan Garrido to design the "house." The façade that has been preserved to this day was added to the building in 1885 along with other changes to the main lobby and the addition of a mezzanine. The space was intervened again in 2002 with the objective of revamping some areas and adapting these to adequately house the Centro de Exposiciones de Arte Contemporáneo. Finally, the house was bought in 2005 by the Fundació de les Arts i els Artistes. The three collections in the museum are: a collection of modern sculpture, a collection of Catalonian sculpture, and a collection of contemporary figurative art. The collection of modern sculpture consists of 300 sculptures created during the 20th century in marble, terracotta, and bronze-currently not being exhibited. The collection of Catalonian sculpture-currently not being exhibited¿includes works by modern and contemporary Catalonian artists. The collection of contemporary figurative art consists of 272 artworks by artists from several regions of the world, whose works exhibit an emphasis in figuration, realism, neo-realism, and/or hyperrealism. The MEAM is located at Calle Barra de Ferro, 5, 08003, Barcelona, Spain.