Spain Guide
Castilla-La Mancha
Museo de Arte Abstracto
Opening time: Tues– Fri 11am–2pm & 4–6pm, Sat 11am–2pm & 4–8pm, Sun 11am–2.30pm
Price: €3
The artistic highlight of Cuenca is the Museo de Arte Abstracto. Established in the 1960s by Fernando Zóbel, one of the leading artists in Spain's "abstract generation", it's now run by the prestigious Fundación Juan March, which displays works from a core collection of abstract painting and sculpture by, among many others, Eduardo Chillida, José Guerrero, Lucio Muñoz, Antonio Saura, Antonio Tàpies and Fernando Zóbel, and hosts some of the best exhibitions to be found in provincial Spain. The museum itself is a stunning conversion from the extraordinary Casas Colgadas ("Hanging Houses"), a pair of fifteenth-century houses, with cantilevered balconies, literally hanging from the cliff face.