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Casa Planas

Fundación Casa Planas

Palma, Illes Balears, Spain

Arts & CultureHeritage
Operating foundationRegional reach
Profile last updated: August 11, 2026

About

Casa Planas is a foundation based in Palma, Spain working on arts & culture, heritage.

Fundación Casa Planas is a creation centre based in Mallorca, Spain, focused on interpreting the tourist imaginary. It manages the Planas Archive, a photographic and documentary collection of more than three million images on mass tourism and the transformation of the Balearic Islands, produced by the company founded by Josep Planas i Montanyà. The foundation runs artist and researcher residencies, open calls, public archive visits, publications, and the Uncovering Archive and Observatorio COSTA initiatives, and manages the rights to the photographic fund.

Location

Palma, Spain

Organisation type

Operating foundation

Legal form

Fundación

Legal name

Fundación Casa Planas

Focus areas

archivetourism imaginaryphotographyresidenciescontemporary artMallorcaheritage

Languages

ESCAEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Arts & CultureHeritage

Works for

Communities

How they work

Awareness & educationResearchCapacity building

Programmes

Uncovering Archive

Arts & Culture

Programme that opens the Planas Archive to artists, scientists and researchers to generate new narratives, artistic projects and research groups.

Residencias de investigación en el Planas Archive

Arts & Culture · Spain

Research and creation residencies for artists and researchers working on the interpretation of the tourist image, with accommodation, archive access and public presentation.

Architours

Heritage · Spain

Guided visits to the Planas Archive that present the recent history of the Balearic Islands and the construction of the tourist imaginary.

Paisatges expandits

Arts & Culture

Research programme in which artists and researchers study the Planas Archive, resulting in publications.

Goethe auf Mallorca

Arts & Culture

Residency programme run with the Goethe-Institut for artists and researchers working with the archive.

Countries of operation

Spain

Funding & support

Funded by

Government fundingGrantsCorporate partnerships

Ways to support

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Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Institut d'Estudis Baleàrics, Consell de Mallorca, Ajuntament de Palma, Eurorregión Pirineos Mediterránea, Ministerio de Cultura, IB Dona, Goethe-Institut, Fundación Teatre Principal, Fundación Daniel y Nina Carasso, Grupo Barceló, Grupo Serra Diario Última Hora, Fundació Camper, Consorci Serra de Tramuntana, Observatorio COSTA, TBA21 Academy

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