New SpaceApril 8, 2021
MUV, the First Virtual Museum in Spain
The MUV is a platform for art and culture, an interactive virtual and digital setting, open to new ways of influencing research, communication, and education through artistic practice. The initiative was born in collaboration with the Fundación María José Jove (FMJJ), the MUV: the first exclusively virtual museum in Spain. A pioneering proposal in the international museum scene and one more step for the Foundation to support artistic creation conceived as an exchange structure that will facilitate the connection from Galicia between artists, curators, researchers, and cultural entities from all over the world, fields, and disciplines.
Designed by the architects Creus e Carrasco, the MUV was developed in an imaginary place in Galicia, collecting the spirit of the landscape and the land’s identity. Artists, curators, researchers, or other professionals will support the production of critical ideas and actions concerning the closest context: Galicia. In this sense, Felipa Jove, president of the Fundación María José Jove, points out that “with the MUV we also want to contribute to the positioning of Galicia in the international contemporary art scene and help strengthen its cultural infrastructure.”
The MUV can be accessed through the web https://muv.fmjj.org/ with a digital display or through Virtual Reality, for which VR glasses are necessary. At its headquarters in A Coruña, a physical space for virtual viewing, and another in the Normal space of the University of Coruña, coinciding with a first exhibition.
Susana González, director of the FMJJ Art Collection, explains that “the museum’s digital nature makes it a versatile, flexible and nomadic space, which facilitates the development of what cannot be done in a real museum. We will support innovative projects that are articulated around issues such as preserving cultural and natural heritage.”
The MUV has already started with an exhibition calendar for this first year, including Irene Kopelman, Katrin Niedermeier, and Damián Ucieda. And it is also committed to an important editorial component, including publications, panel talks, and a digital archive. Likewise, it will maintain a direct link with the projects associated with the scholarships, awards, and artistic residencies promoted by the Fundación María José Jove and the FMJJ Art Collection contributing to the visualization of the works of the artists supported by the entity.
Designed by the architects Creus e Carrasco, the MUV was developed in an imaginary place in Galicia, collecting the spirit of the landscape and the land’s identity. Artists, curators, researchers, or other professionals will support the production of critical ideas and actions concerning the closest context: Galicia. In this sense, Felipa Jove, president of the Fundación María José Jove, points out that “with the MUV we also want to contribute to the positioning of Galicia in the international contemporary art scene and help strengthen its cultural infrastructure.”
The MUV can be accessed through the web https://muv.fmjj.org/ with a digital display or through Virtual Reality, for which VR glasses are necessary. At its headquarters in A Coruña, a physical space for virtual viewing, and another in the Normal space of the University of Coruña, coinciding with a first exhibition.
Susana González, director of the FMJJ Art Collection, explains that “the museum’s digital nature makes it a versatile, flexible and nomadic space, which facilitates the development of what cannot be done in a real museum. We will support innovative projects that are articulated around issues such as preserving cultural and natural heritage.”
The MUV has already started with an exhibition calendar for this first year, including Irene Kopelman, Katrin Niedermeier, and Damián Ucieda. And it is also committed to an important editorial component, including publications, panel talks, and a digital archive. Likewise, it will maintain a direct link with the projects associated with the scholarships, awards, and artistic residencies promoted by the Fundación María José Jove and the FMJJ Art Collection contributing to the visualization of the works of the artists supported by the entity.
