MARCO

"Do you like contemporary art? Don't miss the Vigo Museum of Contemporary Art, MARCO: it is the centre with the most avant-garde art proposals in Vigo, located on the pedestrianised Calle del Príncipe, one of the most popular shopping areas in Vigo. At MARCO, you can always enjoy temporary exhibitions dedicated to the most recent artistic production in different creative fields: visual arts, architecture, video, online art, drawing, cinema, music, fashion, etc. The MARCO building was designed in 1861 by José María Ortiz to house the Vigo prison and the Palace of Justice. Its renovation has preserved some of the most characteristic elements of the original building, such as the central circular space around which the exhibition rooms are arranged. If you are interested in architecture, it is worth a visit to see the reconversion of its original “panoptic” structure, with a radial floor plan. If you want to live a unique cultural experience, dare to participate in the Hotel MARCO, a project by Michael Lin & rvr architects. This original museum project consists of transforming an exhibition hall into a hotel room."