Fundación Rocamora
House museum of Manuel Rocamora’s art collection in an Isabelline mansion in Putxet, visited on a guided tour.
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About the museum
The Fundación Rocamora is a private, non-profit cultural organisation set up in 1976 by Antonio Rocamora Pellicer, Marquess of Villamizar, from the bequest of the art collection of his great-uncle Manuel Rocamora Vidal. It is housed in Casa Rocamora, an Isabelline mansion on calle Ballester in the Putxet district, which was Manuel Rocamora’s usual residence from 1935. The house has undergone extensive restoration.
Manuel Rocamora Vidal was born in Barcelona in 1892 and was a painter, writer, patron and one of the city’s great collectors. He is best known as a collector of costume and clothing, but he is better described as a “collector of collections”. He was related to the painters Ramon Casas and Anglada Camarasa and associated with artists and intellectuals of Catalan Modernism.
The foundation holds more than twenty collections, including Alcora ceramics, drawings, paintings, sculpture and furniture from the 18th to the 20th centuries, and a room with works by Ramon Casas on permanent display. There are also distinctive pieces such as the original bronze model of the Columbus monument in Barcelona and Picasso’s mobile for “Els Quatre Gats”, as well as collections of advertising signs, figureheads, playing cards and automata. The library holds some five thousand volumes. The house has around 600 m² of exhibition space and a garden with palm trees and a pond.
Highlights
- Permanent room dedicated to Ramon Casas
- Alcora ceramics and more than twenty collections
- Original bronze model of the Columbus monument in Barcelona
- Picasso’s mobile for “Els Quatre Gats”
- Library of about 5,000 volumes and romantic garden
Permanent exhibition
- Colección permanente de la Casa Rocamora – More than twenty collections of Catalan art from the 18th to the 20th centuries spread across the rooms of the house, with Alcora ceramics, furniture, drawing and painting, and a permanent room of works by Ramon Casas.
- Founded
- 1976
- Operated by
- Fundación Rocamora
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €18 |
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| Reduced | €15People over 65, residents, people with disabilities, members of large families and students. |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 11 · Free admission for children under 12. |
| Seniors | €15Reduced admission for people over 65. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €15Reduced admission for people with disabilities. |
| Students & apprentices | €15Reduced admission for students. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €15 per personPrice per person; minimum 10 people and compulsory booking (casessingulars@casessingulars.com). |
| Youth admission (ages 12 to 30) | €12 |
Tickets for individual visits are sold on the website of Cases Singulars, which has managed the guided tours since 2011.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Lesseps (L3), Pàdua (L7)
Metro L3, Lesseps station, and L7, Pàdua station; buses H6 (Mitre–Saragossa) and 131 (Saragossa–Ronda General Mitre); Bicing, station 321.
By car
Parking available
Parking Mitre Barcelona and Aparcament Municipal Mitre–Putxet.
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
The foundation’s website offers the hire of spaces in Casa Rocamora.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Visits are by guide only. Individual visits on Saturdays in English (10:00), Spanish (11:00) and Catalan (12:00); tickets are bought on the Cases Singulars website. Groups book by email at casessingulars@casessingulars.com, subject “Reserva Grupo Casa Rocamora”. |
