University of Navarra - Museum building by Rafael Moneo

The University of Navarra is a private pontifical university based at the southeast border of Pamplona, Spain.

Now, in 2014, a new museum has been built and its opening will be in January 2015.

The museum will, apart from housing an art and photography collection, also incorporate its performing arts activities.

The art collection, considered as one of the greatest regarding contemporary Art of Spain, includes works of Pablo Picasso, Mark Rothko and Wassily Kandinsky, among other authors, has been donated to the University by María Josefa Huarte Beaumont.

The architect in charge of the project is Pritzker prize winner (1996), Rafael Moneo.

The museum has been designed as the common grounds between the different Faculties, Departments and Schools, and it will represent a new centre of reference for the University.

Poltrona Frau Contract has proudly supplied the auditorium chairs for the 692 seat auditorium for this extraordinary project. The chair has been designed personally by Rafael Moneo and was given the name “Circa” by Moneo.

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