Casa Museo Valle-Inclán
Birthplace of the writer Ramón del Valle-Inclán, with an exhibition on his life and work and a furnished 19th-century Galician house.
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About the museum
The Casa do Cuadrante is a traditional two-storey Galician pazo with an L-shaped plan, featuring a patín and solana, in the centre of Vilanova de Arousa. Originally it formed part of the town's Benedictine priory. It later belonged to the Peña family and passed to the maternal grandparents of Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Francisco de la Peña Cardecid and Josefa Montenegro y Saco Bolaño. Ramón José Simón Valle Peña, who would become famous as a writer under the name Valle-Inclán, was born here in 1866. Royal Decree 249/1976 declared the building a National Historic-Artistic Monument.
The house was lived in until the 1990s. In 1994 a fire destroyed much of the interior and the following year Vilanova de Arousa town council bought the building to restore it and turn it into a museum. After restoration, the house museum opened to the public in May 2002.
On the ground floor, in the former stables, there is a permanent exhibition with panels on the life and work of the writer, first editions and copies of his books, original manuscripts and documents linking his family to Vilanova. The noble floor recreates a mid-19th-century Galician middle-class home, furnished with period pieces. The visit includes a screening of an excerpt from the silent film “La malcasada”, and in the garden, with camellias and a large magnolia, concerts, poetry evenings and theatre performances are held.
Highlights
- Birthplace of Ramón del Valle-Inclán, National Historic-Artistic Monument since 1976
- First editions, copies and original manuscripts by the writer
- Mid-19th-century Galician middle-class home with period furniture
- Traditional patín and solana, and a garden with camellias and a magnolia
- Screening of an excerpt from the silent film “La malcasada”
Permanent exhibition
- Exposición permanente sobre Valle-Inclán – On the ground floor, panels, first editions and documents on the writer's life and work; on the noble floor, a Galician home from the mid-19th century furnished with period pieces.
- Founded
- 2002
- Operated by
- Concello de Vilanova de Arousa
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €1.50Young people aged 12 to 18, people over 65 and pensioners |
| Children & teens | €1.50free up to age 11 · Free admission for children under 12; reduced rate for those aged 12 to 18. |
| Seniors | €1.50Reduced rate from age 65 and for pensioners. |
| Groups | €2.40 per personPer person, for guided visits for groups of more than 25 people. |
Free admission also for residents registered in Vilanova de Arousa, pilgrims, group leaders and guides of guided tours.
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