Museo del Escritor
Museum of the personal memory of Spanish-language authors, with objects, first editions and documents; free admission and guided visits.
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About the museum
The Museo del Escritor is dedicated to the personal memory of the authors who wrote in Spanish: it displays their objects and belongings more than their books. It is run by the Argentine founders Raúl Manrique Girón and Claudio Pérez Míguez, who had already founded the Centro de Arte Moderno in Argentina in 1995 and moved to Madrid in 2002. The museum grew out of a display case opened to the street in 2007.
Its holdings include personal objects, first editions, publications and documents by Spanish-speaking writers. Some 200 objects are on show today, and much of the collection is kept in storage. The museum has moved to Calle de Hilarión Eslava, in the Argüelles district, near the house where Benito Pérez Galdós lived; in the same building there are a bookshop, two publishing houses and an art gallery.
In addition to free visits, the museum offers guided tours, a workshop on how books were made with movable type, a literary walk through Chamberí and breakfast at the museum.
Highlights
- Personal objects of Spanish-language writers
- First editions, publications and documents
- Guided visits with anecdotes about the authors
- Workshop “¿Cómo se hacía un libro?” with a hand printing press
- “Chamberí Literario” walk past writers’ houses
Permanent exhibition
- Colección permanente: memoria de los escritores – Personal objects, first editions, publications and documents of authors who wrote in Spanish.
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Guided museum visit (about 1.5 hours) | €3Per person. |
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| Museum visit and workshop “¿Cómo se hacía un libro?” | €5Per person, materials included. |
| Chamberí Literario and Museo del Escritor | €15Per person; walk of about 2 hours and visit, 3 hours in total, with a light refreshment. |
| Have breakfast at the Museum | €10Per person; 2 hours, maximum 12 people, by arrangement. |
Free admission for visits on your own; guided visits and activities have a charge and are arranged with the museum.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| Good to know | Guided visits, the workshop, the literary walk and breakfast are booked by contacting the museum, which provides dates and conditions. |
