Palma, city of galleries

The Mallorcan gallery association Art Palma Contemporani, with its 14 member venues, is the driving force behind the most important dates in Palma’s exhibition calendar, notably Art Palma Summer, Palma Brunch and Nit de l’Art (Night of Art), which in 2026 celebrates its 30th anniversary as a major public attraction and model for similar initiatives. This year will also see the association’s programme expand with the addition of PhotoFest, a new event devoted entirely to photography.

Alongside its role as a gallery, Taller 6a also serves as a printmaking studio. Its lithographic press – one of a kind in Spain – has been used to create original prints in collaboration with artists including Miquel Barceló, Lola Berenguer and Ramón Canet. ABA ART, on the other hand, describes itself as specialising in the production of site-specific art. Located on Plaça de la Porta de Santa Catalina, not far from Es Baluard Museu d’Art Contemporani, the gallery has previously exhibited works by artists such as Miquel Adrover and Rafel Joan.

As its name suggests, CCA Andratx is located in Andratx, around 30 km west of Palma. Occupying a site spanning more than 4,000 square metres, the centre runs an artist-in-residence programme with open studio days, during which visitors can preview the works created during the artists’ month-long stays. On Menorca, Mallorca’s smaller neighbouring island, the international Hauser & Wirth gallery has been running an ambitious programme for a number of years. Past exhibitions have featured artists such as Cindy Sherman and Mika Rottenberg.

Returning to Palma, our next stop is Florit/Florit, a spin-off from Óscar Florit’s L21 that remains committed to his rigorous curatorial vision. Located on Carrer de la Reina Maria Cristina, the gallery shows works by artists including Valerie Krause, Fabio Viscogliosi and Lydia Gifford. In 2022, curator Antoni Ferrer opened Galería Fermay, his personal project just off Carrer de Blanquerna, with a focus on showcasing international talent. Since then, the gallery has made a name for itself as a space to watch, exhibiting work by Michel Bouchet, Elisa Braem, Julio Varela and more.

Galería Maior is located in Pollença in the north of Mallorca. The renowned art theorist Fernando Castro Flórez once described how the venue began life as an artists’ colony in the 1990s. Today, the gallery – founded by Jero Martínez and Amador Magraner – represents artists including Eva Lootz, José Manuel Broto and Susana Solano. Back in Palma once again, we head to Kewenig, which features works by other major figures, among them Jannis Kounellis and Anselm Kiefer. Its exhibition spaces on Carrer de Sant Gaietà and another location in Berlin give the gallery, founded by Jule Kewenig, a direct link to the German art scene. One of Art Palma Contemporani’s newest member galleries was born in 2025 from the merger of Fran Reus (founded in 2016) and LA BIBI. Together, they now operate under the name LA BIBI + REUS and run two exhibition venues: LA BIBI + REUS CITY in the centre of Palma, not far from Plaça Major, and LA BIBI + REUS COUNTRY on the city’s outskirts. Artists represented by the gallery duo include Grip Face, Fátima de Juan and Bel Fullana.

Galería Pelaires is undeniably one of the pioneers of the island’s art scene. Founded by Pep Pinya, it is the only one of the initial wave of galleries that still exists today – 4 Gats, Joan Guaita and Ferran Cano have long since disappeared, but Pinya’s legacy lives on today through his son Frederic. Gori Mora and Alain Urrutia are among the artists represented in the gallery, which also boasts an extensive collection of work by Miró, Tàpies and Hernández Pijuán. The galleries founded by Xavier Fiol and Pep Llabrés are located on Carrer de Sant Jaume, a street in the centre of Palma lined with Mallorcan “casals”. A number of these grand city residences, typically built around courtyards and gardens, are now run as boutique hotels. Since it opened in 1989, Galería Xavier Fiol has hosted numerous solo and group exhibitions, featuring artists such as Avelino Sala and Joan Bonnemaison. Pep Llabrés opened his gallery about ten years ago, representing artists including Robert Ferrer Martorell and sculptor Margalida Escales. The gallery has also been the venue for group exhibitions such as “Udol”, which showcased works by Albert Pinya, among others.

Even this brief tour of Palma’s galleries reveals the remarkable diversity of an art scene that has something to offer for every taste and budget – from established names in contemporary art to exciting newcomers. Alongside the galleries affiliated with Art Palma Contemporani, the scene is also enriched by other venues. One such example is Stain Projects, which has already shown works by Agustín Esteso and Álex Gambín. Another is the Lundgren Gallery, which focuses on international artists and has previously exhibited works by Luis Gispert and Amba Sayal-Bennett in its generously proportioned spaces.