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Museo Municipal López-Villaseñor

15th-century manor house in Ciudad Real presenting the permanent collection of the painter Manuel López-Villaseñor.

Opening hoursFree admission

About the museum

The museum occupies a 15th-century manor house on Calle Reyes, where Hernán Pérez del Pulgar was born in 1451. Ciudad Real City Council acquired the building and, after restoring it, opened it in 1990 to bring together much of the work of the painter Manuel López-Villaseñor (Ciudad Real, 1924 – Torrelodones, 1996), who promoted the project and after whom the museum is named.

The façade is Renaissance in style, with a wrought-iron balcony and the family coat of arms. Inside, the Castilian courtyard stands out, with stone columns, a wooden gallery and a central well. The route runs in the reverse order of the artist’s output: the ground floor shows works from his later years, roughly 1973 to 1993, and the upper floor brings together large-format paintings, early works, drawings and sketches, impasto painting, the “Éxodo” series and the painter’s tools.

The collection traces his development from his academic beginnings to a critical realism with touches of Expressionism, and to the still lifes of his last period. The museum also organises temporary exhibitions during the year.

Highlights

15th-century manor house, birthplace of Hernán Pérez del Pulgar
Castilian courtyard with stone columns, a wooden gallery and a well
Works by López-Villaseñor from his academic period to his still lifes
“Éxodo” and “Retratos de cosas” series
Room of drawings and sketches, and room with the painter’s tools
Free admission

Permanent exhibition

Colección permanente López-Villaseñor – Survey of the work of the painter Manuel López-Villaseñor, from his academic beginnings to critical realism and still lifes, with drawings, sketches and his working tools.

Founded: 1990
Operated by: Ayuntamiento de Ciudad Real