[1] Miró wanted to create a new building that would encourage particularly younger artists to experiment with contemporary art.

It was claimed that the new foundation represented a new way of viewing the concept of a museum and how the people of Barcelona could relate to their cultural heritage.

[3] Highlights include: In line with Miró's original idea the Foundation has a space named "Espai 13" which is dedicated to promoting the work of young experimental artists.

Many curators have been in charge of that program, including Frederic Montornes, Monica Regàs, and Ferran Barenblit, who was later Director of MACBA.

[3] The museum uses QRpedia to allow visitors to read Wikipedia articles about objects in the collection, translated into their preferred language.