IVAM

What you will see

The Institut Valencià d'Art Modern was established by law in 1986 and opened its València venue, the Centre Julio González, in 1989 in a building constructed for it. The main holdings of its collection are displayed here alongside temporary exhibitions.

The collection began in 1984 with works by Eduardo Arroyo, but its real foundation came in 1985, when the museum acquired 360 pieces by Julio González (Barcelona, 1876 – Arcueil, 1942): sculptures, drawings, metalwork, paintings and reliefs.

The other major name at the museum is Ignacio Pinazo (València, 1849 – Godella, 1916), with nearly 500 works on deposit including paintings, panels and drawings. In 2024 these returned to their original room, a space of 1,000 m². The museum also preserves a 68-metre stretch of medieval wall in what is called the Sala de la Muralla (Wall Room).

Cost

General admission is €5.00. It is free on Wednesdays from 16:00 to 19:00 and on Sundays all day. Cultural groups pay €2.50 per person.

Opening hours

Open Tue-Sun 10:00-19:00; closed on Mondays. Also closed on 1 and 6 January, 1 May and 24 and 25 December. On 31 December it opens only 10:00-14:00.

How to get there

Located at calle Guillem de Castro, 118 (46003 València).

• EMT bus: line C1 stops at the door; lines 28, 79, 80, 94 and 95 also serve it.
• Metro: line 1, Turia station, 800 metres away (about 11 minutes on foot).
• Car: the surrounding streets are in the orange pay zone Mon-Fri 09:00-14:00 and 16:00-20:00, and Sat 09:00-14:00; free on Sundays and public holidays.

Worth visiting if…

…you are interested in 20th-century sculpture: the Julio González collection that gave rise to the museum is here. Also if you want to see Pinazo's painting all in one place and a 68-metre stretch of medieval wall within a museum. If you visit on a Sunday, admission will not cost you anything.