The Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, preserves the Mallorca home and studios of the artist Joan Miró and his wife, Pilar Juncosa. On March 7, 1981, Miró offered to donate about 43,000 square feet (4,000 m²) of land with buildings and works. The foundation was formally created in 1992.
Rafael Moneo designed the 1992 building that houses the administration and rotating exhibitions. Miró commissioned the Sert Workshop from Josep Lluís Sert and used it until his death in 1983. Son Boter is an 18th-century Mallorcan house Miró bought in 1959 as a studio. Son Abrines, his residence from 1956, is closed to the public. A sculpture garden includes sculptures and murals.
The artist donated about 6,000 works, including 118 paintings on canvas, 1,512 drawings, 35 sculptures and more than 700 graphic works. The archives hold about 800 letters and a library of more than 17,000 documents.
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