Casa Museo de Camilo José Cela
House museum of the Fundación Camilo José Cela in Iria Flavia, with the manuscripts, library and art collection of the Nobel laureate.
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About the museum
Camilo José Cela was born in Iria Flavia on 11 May 1916 and died in Madrid on 17 January 2002. He published La familia de Pascual Duarte in 1942 and wrote some 120 books in very varied genres. He received the Premio Nacional de Narrativa (1984), the Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras (1987), the Nobel Prize in Literature (1989) and the Premio Cervantes (1995).
The museum is the house museum of the Fundación Pública Gallega Camilo José Cela, which bears the writer's name following the donation of his heritage in 1990. It is in the Casas dos Cóengos, opposite the collegiate church of Santa María de Adina, in Iria Flavia.
Its main holdings are the author's manuscripts, together with a large collection of letters, a library with editions of his books and studies of his work, his personal library, a press archive with references from 1942, and the complete collection of his literary magazine Papeles de Son Armadans. An art gallery brings together paintings by Picasso and Miró, and other collections show the writer's personal and cultural background.
Highlights
- Original manuscripts by Camilo José Cela
- Personal library and collection of letters
- Complete collection of the magazine Papeles de Son Armadans
- Art gallery with works by Picasso and Miró
- Casas dos Cóengos, opposite the collegiate church of Iria Flavia
Permanent exhibition
- Museo Camilo José Cela – Manuscripts, correspondence, libraries, a press archive, the magazine Papeles de Son Armadans and an art gallery with works by Picasso and Miró.
- Operated by
- Fundación Pública Gallega Camilo José Cela
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Reduced | €1.50 |
General admission: €3; reduced admission: €1.50.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 60 min |
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Getting there & parking
Iria Flavia is half an hour by car or train from Santiago de Compostela.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The foundation's website states that the site can be visited in a little over an hour. Visits are requested at visitas@fundacioncela.com; the foundation also offers an educational programme. |
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