2024-04-27T15:55:44-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150251871/hauser-wirth-menorca-to-open-after-two-year-conservation-project Sean Joyner 2021-02-25T15:45:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6f/6fcc6edeb644c16ad4f4157e7ea5f5dc.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Through a two-year conservation project, Hauser &amp; Wirth has repurposed a collection of historic buildings on Isla del Rey, located in the port of Mahon in Menorca, into a 1,500 square meter art center. An education program has been developed to engage the local community and visitors in contemporary art through screenings, talks, and workshops.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/71/71ec90187aa3e129dc407d076464ad85.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/71/71ec90187aa3e129dc407d076464ad85.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Hauser &amp; Wirth Menorca on Isla del Rey. Courtesy Hauser &amp; Wirth. Photo: Be Creative, Menorca.</figcaption></figure></figure><p>Throughout the site, a sculpture trail will feature work by Louise Bourgeois, Eduardo Chillida, and Frantz West, among others. A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Hauser &amp; Wirth partnered with the Menorca Preservation Fund to realize the project.</p> <p>Paris-based Argentinian architect Luis Laplace led the restoration of the project. Tiled roofing and terrazzo flooring used in the project was created with local stone, and the interior architecture features the original restored wooden beams.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5f/5f905856a62fd0fb426c6486ccfa45e6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5f/5f905856a62fd0fb426c6486ccfa45e6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Hauser &amp; Wirth Menorca on Isla del Rey. Courtesy Hauser &amp; Wirth. Photo: Be...</figcaption></figure></figure>