Museo Eugenio Granell
Museum of the Fundación Eugenio Granell in the Pazo de Bendaña, with works by the Surrealist painter and collections of Surrealist and ethnographic art.
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About the museum
The Fundación Eugenio Granell was established in Santiago de Compostela in 1995 and opened its holdings to the public in the Pazo de Bendaña, on the Plaza del Toural. Its purpose is to study the work of Eugenio Granell, Surrealism and related currents; it also organises temporary exhibitions, concerts, performances, workshops and guided tours.
Granell was born in A Coruña in 1912 and died in Madrid in 2001. He spent his childhood and youth in Santiago, began as a violinist, was active in the POUM (Workers' Party of Marxist Unification) and began painting in 1941 in exile in the Dominican Republic. He met André Breton in 1949, lived in Guatemala and Puerto Rico and from 1956 in New York, where he taught Spanish literature at Brooklyn College.
The museum houses the Eugenio Granell collection (oils, constructions, ready-mades, collages, drawings, photographs and prints), the Surrealist collection of works by friends of his, among them Miró, Lam, Duchamp and Steinberg, the ethnic collection with objects from the five continents, the Philip West collection, with some 200 works deposited in 1997, and that of Amparo Segarra, with collages. The pazo, built at the end of the first half of the 18th century and associated with the architect Clemente Sarela, stands out for its symmetrical façade with three projecting balconies and a monumental staircase.
Highlights
- Works by Eugenio Granell: oils, constructions, ready-mades, collages and drawings
- Surrealist collection with works by Miró, Lam, Duchamp and other artists
- Ethnic collection with objects from the five continents
- Philip West collection, some 200 works
- Pazo de Bendaña, Baroque mansion on the Plaza del Toural
- Founded
- 1995
- Operated by
- Fundación Eugenio Granell
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2 |
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| Reduced | €1 |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Free admission for under-18s. |
| Seniors | freeFree admission from 65 years. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree admission for people with disabilities. |
Free admission: Every Wednesday; 18 May (International Museum Day); 28 November (anniversary of Eugenio Granell).
Free admission also for unemployed people, journalists and official tourist guides; the valid official document must be presented at reception.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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- Family tours & workshops
The education area offers workshops for children and activities for school groups from age 6, with a maximum of about 25 pupils per group.
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Amenities & dining
The foundation has an online shop on its website.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Private parties
- Corporate events
The 300 m² terrace, rooms 2 and 3 on the second floor, the Surrealist Room, the Amparo Room, the education space and the skylight are available for lectures, receptions, concerts, presentations, courses and photo shoots, from €170 per event of less than three hours during opening hours. Contact: administracion@fundacion-granell.org.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Individual guided visits to the temporary exhibitions are led by trainee art history students, at €1 per person. Groups can book workshop visits (about 1.5 hours, in Galician or Spanish, €1 per student) from Tuesday to Thursday, 11:00–14:00 and 16:00–19:00, by telephone (+34 981 576 394 or +34 981 572 124) or at didactica@fundacion-granell.org. |
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