Museo de la Guitarra Española Antonio de Torres

About the museum

The Museo de la Guitarra Española “Antonio de Torres” opened on 20 December 2013 in the building that had housed the Museo de la Ciudad, behind Almería Cathedral. It was promoted by the town council's Culture Department as an exhibition and information centre that explains the key aspects of the guitar in an engaging way and pays tribute to the Almería-born luthier Antonio de Torres, regarded as the father of the modern guitar. At the opening, figurines bearing the silhouette of a guitar designed by Torres were presented to guitarists, musicians and personalities linked to the project.

The three-storey building houses exhibition rooms, a multipurpose room, an auditorium for around 150 people and common areas. The permanent exhibition is organised by theme: the guitar through art, the history of the instrument, Torres's workshop and the birth of the modern guitar, Almería in his day, the Torres guitars around the world, a world of guitars, the gallery of guitarists, a didactic room, an interactive room and a listening room.

In late October 2017 the museum's School of Luthiery was launched, a pioneering project in Spain for teaching people how to build musical instruments.

Highlights

• Room on the workshop of the luthier Antonio de Torres and the birth of the modern guitar
• The guitar through art and its history
• Torres guitars around the world
• Gallery of guitarists
• Interactive room, didactic room and listening room

Permanent exhibitions

• El taller del luthier Antonio de Torres y el nacimiento de la guitarra contemporánea – Room on the workshop of Antonio de Torres and his role in creating the modern guitar, alongside a room on Almería in his day.
• La guitarra a través del arte y la historia de la guitarra – The first rooms of the route, presenting the guitar in art and the historical evolution of the instrument.
• Galería de guitarristas, sala didáctica, sala interactiva y sala de audiciones – Final rooms dedicated to guitarists, to learning and to listening to music.

Founded

2013

Operated by

Ayuntamiento de Almería

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free.

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Getting there & parking

The museum is behind Almería Cathedral, on the Ronda del Beato Diego Ventaja, in the historic centre.

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