What to do · Cuenca
Antonio Pérez Foundation
Information
- From
- €5 per person
- Duration
- 45 min
- Season
- All year
- Who it's for
- Everyone
The Antonio Pérez Foundation is at Ronda de Julián Romero 20, the street that skirts the top of the Huécar gorge, a few steps from the cathedral. It occupies a 17th-century building, the former convent of the Discalced Carmelites, in the heart of the World Heritage old town, and brings together the contemporary art collection built up by Antonio Pérez, collector, publisher and also an artist.
What you see inside
The tourist office sums it up well: the foundation is, above all, the life of Antonio Pérez, and his collection comes from two passions, art and literature. The building has four floors and more than 30 rooms, with works of Informalism, abstraction and pop art. Among the names it cites are Manuel Millares, Luis Gordillo, Gustavo Torner, Antonio Saura, Equipo Crónica, Bonifacio Alfonso, Andy Warhol, Eduardo Chillida, Fernando Zóbel, Gerardo Rueda and Rafael Canogar. Many were his friends or collaborators, and that shows in the tone of the museum, more friendly than solemn.
The most personal part is Antonio Pérez's own "found objects": pieces made from everyday or discarded things that he collected and turned into art, shown alongside paintings and sculptures. It is the part that hooks teenagers most, because it invites you to look at a piece of wood or a tin can with new eyes. There are also temporary exhibitions; in autumn 2026 the foundation announces one devoted to Manolo Millares and another of graphic work from its holdings.
Hours and tickets
It is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 20:00, and Sundays from 11:00 to 14:00. It is closed on Mondays, except for some holiday or long-weekend Mondays that the foundation publishes on its website, and you cannot enter in the half hour before closing. General admission costs €5, reduced €2.50 (students, youth card, over-65s and people with disabilities, with documentation) and the family ticket €7 for two adults and up to three under-18s. Under-14s do not pay.
It is free on Sunday mornings, on 18 May and for residents of the province of Cuenca. A useful detail: the general, reduced and family tickets also include the Casa Museo Zavala, in the Plaza de San Nicolás, so with a single payment you see two museums. Allow about 45 minutes for the foundation, longer if you stop in every room.
How to combine it
The easiest way is to walk up from the Plaza Mayor: it is very close to the cathedral and to the Hanging Houses and the Abstract Art Museum, which holds the collection of the abstract generation and rounds off the visit very well. If you have time left, cross the San Pablo bridge to see the gorge from the opposite side. The foundation has other venues in San Clemente, Huete and Sigüenza, where the Centro de Arte La Plazuela is.
