Casa Museo Casares Quiroga
Birthplace of the actress María Casares and home of the Republican politician Santiago Casares Quiroga, with three permanent exhibitions. Free admission.
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About the museum
The house museum was the home of the family of Santiago Casares Quiroga, a lawyer and Republican politician who served as Minister of the Navy, of the Interior and of War, and as President of the Government of the Second Republic. In it, in 1922, his daughter María Casares was born, a leading stage and film actress who achieved success in exile in France, where she received the Molière Award.
The museum opened on 14 April 2007 and is run by A Coruña City Council. It recreates how the house was, with its dining room, kitchen, library and bathroom, and explains the history of the Casares family and of republicanism in A Coruña and Galicia through original objects and reproductions of photographs and documents.
It has three permanent exhibitions, devoted to María Casares and Casares Quiroga, to the Second Republic and to the Casares Quiroga family. The ground floor is used for temporary exhibitions.
Highlights
- House of the Casares Quiroga family recreated with dining room, kitchen and library
- Birthplace of the actress María Casares
- Exhibition on the Second Republic
- Original photographs and documents on republicanism in A Coruña
- Free admission
Permanent exhibitions
- María Casares y Casares Quiroga – Exhibition on the actress María Casares and her father, Santiago Casares Quiroga.
- La Segunda República – Exhibition on the Second Republic and republicanism in A Coruña and Galicia.
- Familia Casares Quiroga – Recreation of the house and exhibition on the history of the Casares family.
- Founded
- 2007
- Operated by
- Concello da Coruña
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
The house museum is on Rúa Panadeiras, in the old town of A Coruña. Bus lines 4, 5, 6, 6A, 7 and 11 stop on Rúa Panadeiras.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours on the first Thursday of each month at 19:00, with 25 places and free entry until capacity is reached. School and group visits are requested from the municipal house museums service. |
