Antoni Vila Casas

Antoni Vila Casas was born in Barcelona on November 27, 1930, into a Catalan bourgeois family connected to the textile industry. Despite this he studied Pharmacy and made his career in the pharmaceutical industry, a sector that in Spain in the 1960’s was in its infancy. Antoni Vila Casas progressed in the field and became involved in the setting up of a pharmaceutical company called Prodesfarma that later, in 1997, was to merge with Almirall, another Catalan pharmaceutical firm. From then on he dedicated himself full-time to his foundation, Fundació Privada Vila Casas, bringing together two sides of his personality: art and health.
Antoni Vila Casas is a member of the Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi, the Reial Acadèmia de Farmàcia de Catalunyaref> Premio Reial Academia de Farmacia</ref> and ex-member of the Consell Social de la Universitat de Barcelona. He was awarded the Gran Creu de l’ordre del Mèrit Civil in 1996 ,, the Creu de Sant Jordi in 1999, the Premi Montblanc al Mecenatge in 2004 and the Premi Consell Nacional de la Cultura i les Arts (CONCA) al patrimoni cultural in 2009.
As a collector, he takes great satisfaction in helping his country by rehabilitating buildings that are emblematic of Catalonia and Catalan traditions and turning them into museums for contemporary art. With the foundation he opened the doors to his private collection in order to share it with society and promote the art and culture of Catalonia. A collector true to his passion, he has at his disposal a living and dynamic collection, presently consisting of over 2,000 works of art dating from the 1960’s to the present day, of painting (Can Framis Museum), sculpture (Can Mario Museum) and photography (Palau Solterra Museum).

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