Mallorca Day 16 - Can Prunera, Museu Modernista

Eve and I took it easy this morning and didn't get on the tram to Soller until 11:30. Cool and partly cloudy. Coffee in the main square and then shopped our way up to Can Prunera. It's a good time for shopping, to make way for spring collections the winter clothing is 50% off. Lunch and then into the Museu.

Can Prunera is an Art Nouveau mansion, finished in 1911, which has most of its original furnishings and also showcases contemporary art.

Even the basement, which housed the kitchen, cistern, storage and servants dining room, has some lovely ornate plaster work.

Looking up the circular staircase showing the plaster work and wrought iron.

The staircase is lit by a skylight.

Marble stairs and

decorated walls. As you can tell, I was rather taken with the staircase.

The ceilings were also amazing; paneled, carved and painted

many with the original lights.

Art nouveau detail on a ceiling.

The overall effect was of a very grand house. Some of the furnishings almost looked modern.

Doors and many of the windows were etched with horticultural designs with coloured and cut glass integral to the designs.

Some of the doors and windows also had wood designs.

This window to the garden had wooden bee inserts and engraved bamboo and leaf designs.

As for the contemporary art, it was predominantly abstract and I didn't find much to my liking.

I liked this; Cala Tuent, 2004, Josep Munar.

and this, Santiago Calatrava, Sense Titol, 2006

The garden from the second story. I think it probably had 2 water areas where there is greenery now.

The garden had a resident bunny. He was very curious, stayed close, but didn't want to be petted.

The back of the house from the garden. The modern section on the left has the reception area, gift shop and an elevator.

Wrought iron and another impressive house, taken while we were waiting for the tram to go back to "Port"