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Hauser & Wirth Menorca is an art center combining art, education and conservation in the natural setting of Illa del Rei, an island in Mahon harbor. The art center presents an exhibition program spanning ambitious new commissions by gallery artists across all media. Following a conservation project, Hauser & Wirth sensitively repurposed the existing 18th-century outbuildings of a naval hospital to create the 1,500 sq.m art center, which has welcomed over 258,000 visitors since it opened in 2021.

The exhibition space comprises eight galleries and an outdoor sculpture trail, which features works by Stefan Brüggemann, Gary Simmons, Eduardo Chillida and Pipilotti Rist. A garden by the acclaimed landscape designer Piet Oudolf runs alongside the gallery buildings, incorporating native perennials and plants suited to the Mediterranean climate. Adjacent to the gallery is Cantina, a lively eatery focusing on local produce. The outdoor restaurant offers a menu which pays homage to Menorcan cuisine, to be enjoyed under the shade of an live-tree forest. The gallery shop is found in the same building as Cantina, presenting art publications and crafts by local makers.