TRIBAL ART COLLECTION FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT HOTEL URBAN IN MADRID

The art collection of Hotel Urban 5*GL in Madrid is one of the most distinctive features of the establishment, making it much more than a luxury hotel: a true living exhibition space. Since its opening in 2004, the hotel has been building an important private collection of over 200 pieces, around one hundred of which are permanently displayed in its common areas and rooms. The ensemble combines contemporary design with tribal and ethnological art, creating an immersive aesthetic experience for guests from the very first moment.

The most distinctive core of the collection is made up of pieces from Papua New Guinea, acquired over the years by collector Jordi Clos. It is a selection of great anthropological and visual richness that includes carved totems, ritual masks, ceremonial shields, traditional chairs, drums and ancestral figures, many of them linked to the historic Tambaran spirit houses. These works not only decorate but narrate the worldview of ancestral cultures that have kept their traditions alive over time, giving the hotel a unique character in the international hotel landscape.

Alongside this main collection, Hotel Urban also displays Chinese, Indian, African and Khmer art pieces, with special relevance of Buddhist and Hindu sculptures from the 15th to the 19th centuries, as well as portraits and Chinese panels of great historical value. This diversity turns each stay into a continuous cultural journey, where art dialogues with the building’s avant-garde architecture. Thus, Hotel Urban offers its guests an exclusive experience in which contemporary luxury merges with an exceptional art collection, designed to move, inspire and enrich every visit.