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The bank was founded by Emperor Pedro II on 12 January 1861, as Caixa Economica e Monte de Socorro in Rio de Janeiro as a financial institution destined to collect national savings, mostly from the poor. Over the years, several similar institutions were created, until most of them were merged into present-day Caixa Econômica in 1967.
Located in Paseo del Prado in a former power station, it is owned by the not-for-profit banking foundation "la Caixa". The art center opened its doors in 2008 and it hosts temporary art exhibitions and cultural events. The cultural center was designed by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and built by Ferrovial between 2001 and 2007. [1]
The foundation commonly dates itself to the 1990 creation of the Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona (Spanish: Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona, "La Caixa") as a merger of the Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad de Barcelona founded in 1844 and commonly known as Caja de Barcelona, founded in 1844, with the Caja de Pensiones para la Vejez y de Ahorros de Cataluña y Baleares, founded ...
CaixaBank's parent company, financial group La Caixa, said it estimated it would bring in €317 million in capital gains from the deal. [ 11 ] In June 2014 CaixaBank's Board of Directors appointed Gonzalo Gortázar as their new CEO, having approved the resignation by mutual consent of Juan María Nin as Deputy Chairman and CEO. [ 12 ]
The museum is sponsored by "La Caixa" banking foundation. Formerly known as the Science Museum of Barcelona, it closed for renovations in 1998 and reopened in 2004 under its current name. It has interactive exhibitions such as touch and play for small children, planetarium , bookstore, gift shop, library, teaching center and café. [ 1 ]