It opened on 27 April 2007 and was formed by the Langreo City Council with donations from the Cultural Society La Carbonera.

Named after the Basque painter and sculptor Eduardo Úrculo (Santurtzi, 1938 — Madrid, 2003), who specialized in portraying luggage, the gentleman's hat, and the female bottom,[1] the museum honors his artistic and personal relationship with Langreo.

Featured are the artists Zuco, Úrculo himself, Beltrán, Lombardía, Rey Fueyo, Vicente Iglesias, Xulián Fueyo, and Gil Morán, as well as prominent contemporary Asturian artists such as Antonio Suárez, Bartolomé Sanjurjo, Herminio, Fega, Pelayo Ortega, Miguel Galano, Melquíades Álvarez, Mojardín, Vicente Pastor, Kely, Lisardo, and Maojo.

The industrial buildings that house the center were constructed in 1919 by the municipal architects Francisco Casariego and Enrique Rodríguez Bustelo.

Restored between 2005 and 2006 by Jovino Martinez Sierra, the arts center consists of four buildings linked by glazed corridors, as well as a garden.