Museo ROM: Románico y Territorio

About the museum

The ROM Exhibition Centre, “Románico y Territorio” (“Romanesque and Territory”), opened on 5 July 2006 in the monastery of Santa María la Real in Aguilar de Campoo, after two years of works. It is promoted by the Fundación Santa María la Real del Patrimonio Histórico and occupies the sacristy and the church of the monastery, which has more than eight hundred years of history.

Its aim is to show Romanesque art as an inseparable whole of monumental, natural and human heritage: roads, villages, churches, traditions, landscapes, food and people. It also seeks to show how life was lived at the time and what has survived from that society to the present day. Its aims are emotion, entertainment and education.

The regional museum directory describes a collection of scale models of Romanesque buildings from the surroundings and from the Montaña Palentina, alongside pieces from the medieval monastery. The visit includes, besides the museum, the church, the chapter house, the refectory, the lower and upper cloisters and the Salona. Several routes can be chosen, such as the historical-artistic visit, “La cara oculta del monasterio” (“The Hidden Side of the Monastery”), a children’s visit and the Bosque Románico (Romanesque Forest), with information points offering audio, text and photographs in the centre’s app.

Highlights

• Scale models of Romanesque buildings from the Montaña Palentina
• Visit to the monastery of Santa María la Real: church, chapter house, refectory, cloisters and Salona
• Routes “Histórico-artística” and “La cara oculta del monasterio”
• Children’s visit and app with audio, text and photos
• Bosque Románico route

Permanent exhibitions

• Románico y Territorio – Exhibition presenting Romanesque art as monumental, natural and human heritage, with scale models of Romanesque buildings from the surroundings and from the Montaña Palentina.
• Monasterio de Santa María la Real – Visit to the church, chapter house, refectory, lower and upper cloisters and the Salona, with pieces from the medieval monastery.

Founded

2006

Operated by

Fundación Santa María la Real del Patrimonio Histórico

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Wednesdays 18:00–20:00 during usual hours; Mondays 18:00–20:00 in summer hours.

Self-guided visit: €4.50. Guided visit: €7.50. Groups of 10 to 29 people: €6.50; groups of 30 or more: €5.50; children’s and youth groups: €3.50. Holders of the Amigos del Patrimonio or Amigos de los Museos card: €6. For special activities (dramatised visits, Romanesque routes) contact the centre. Tickets sold online.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide

There is a children’s visit (13 information points in the centre’s app) and a separate rate for children’s and youth groups.

Getting there & parking

The monastery is at the western end of Aguilar de Campoo, next to the CL-626 road that links the town with Cervera de Pisuerga.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museum shop

Bookshop and gift shop. Restaurant-café at the back (Posada de Santa María la Real). Outdoor car park.

Events & venue rental

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