Casa-Museo Unamuno
Former residence of the rectors of the University of Salamanca, where Miguel de Unamuno lived from 1900 to 1914, with his furniture and personal objects.
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About the museum
The Casa-Museo Unamuno opened in 1953 to mark the seventh centenary of the University of Salamanca. It is attached to the Plateresque façade of the Escuelas Mayores and was designed by the architect Andrés García de Quiñones in the 18th century as the university's meeting room and the rector's residence. Miguel de Unamuno and his family lived in the house from 1900, when he was appointed rector, until his dismissal in 1914. Four of his children were born there, and he wrote several of his best-known works there.
The visit covers three levels. On the ground floor is the Salón Rectoral (Rector's Hall), an institutional space and the writer's workplace, furnished with a 17th-century tapestry, a Baroque bargueño and a Renaissance chest with eight locks, and presided over by a portrait of Unamuno painted by José Aguiar in 1935. The first floor houses an exhibition on his life, his work as a professor and his political activity, with portraits, caricatures and landscapes by artists of his time, as well as early paintings and paper bow ties made by Unamuno himself, and it preserves the family home with its furniture and personal objects. On the second floor are his library, his personal archive and a documentation centre.
Unamuno's descendants ceded his archive to the State on the condition that the University of Salamanca should keep it, so the house is now a reference centre for research on the author. Since 1994 it has also handled the editorial secretariat of the “Cuadernos de la Cátedra Miguel de Unamuno”, a journal founded in 1948. The museum is a founding member of ACAMFE and belongs to ICOM.
Highlights
- Rector's Hall with a 17th-century tapestry, a Baroque bargueño and a Renaissance chest
- Family home with Unamuno's furniture and personal objects
- Reading lectern that the writer himself designed for use in bed
- Portraits, caricatures and landscapes by artists contemporary with Unamuno
- Library, personal archive and documentation centre on the second floor
Permanent exhibition
- Casa-Museo Unamuno – Guided visit through the Rector's Hall, the exhibition on Unamuno's life and the family home with its furniture and personal objects.
- Founded
- 1953
- Operated by
- Universidad de Salamanca
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Reduced | €2Students, retired people, large families and groups of at least 10 people |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 11 · Free admission for under-12s. |
| Seniors | €2Reduced admission for retired people. |
| Students & apprentices | €2Reduced admission (50% discount). |
| Groups (10+ people) | €2 per personReduced admission for groups of at least 10 people, with advance booking by email. |
| Families | €2Reduced admission for large families. |
Free admission: Admission is free on Mondays.
Free entry also for members of the University of Salamanca, with accreditation. Reduced admission must be accredited. Individual tickets are bought at the Escuelas Mayores building of the University of Salamanca.
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Getting there & parking
The house is on Calle Libreros, next to the façade of the University's Escuelas Mayores.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Good to know | The visit is always guided and lasts one hour. Groups book by email (unamuno@usal.es). There is a virtual tour through Google Arts & Culture. |
