Arts Santa Mònica

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In a controversial move, the Generalitat appointed new director Vicenç Altaió to pump up the lacklustre visitor numbers for this contemporary art space. Altaió has created 'a multidisciplinary centre for art, science, thought and communication', although detractors fear that the governmental hijacking of the management will mean diluted programming. After remodelling, the museum reopened to the public in spring 2009; stunts included an 'itinerant musical action', which involved dragging a piano (with pianist), topped by a pair of actors, down La Rambla. Other plans include reactivating Vilajoana's neon sculpture of the Cheshire Cat's grin across the façade and turning Drassanes metro station into a sister exhibition space.