Museu de Llimiana
Memory museum in the Casa Bonifaci in Llimiana, which explains the history of the town, a family of doctors and the life of Dr Josep Bonifaci Mora.
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About the museum
The Museu de Llimiana occupies the Casa Bonifaci, a three-storey building on the Plaça Major, opposite the Romanesque church. The Bonifaci family lived there from the mid-19th century, and five doctors came from the family, starting in the early years of that century. The residential floor has been preserved and adapted as a museum, with the elements kept from its former owners.
The visit offers two perspectives on the past: the history of Llimiana and of the Bonifaci family on the one hand, and the biography of Josep Bonifaci Mora (Llimiana, 1895 – Barcelona, 1989) on the other. A graduate in Medicine from the University of Barcelona, during the Civil War he held posts in the PSUC and the UGT and was Director General of Social Assistance in the Republican government. He accompanied José Díaz as his personal doctor to Paris and Moscow, and lived in long exile in several European countries (Moscow, Toulouse, Prague, Bucharest and Paris). He returned to Barcelona in 1970 and spent his last years between Barcelona and Llimiana, where his remains are laid to rest.
Family documents, the preservation of the rooms and the municipal acquisition of the building have made it possible to incorporate Bonifaci's legacy, his defence of democracy, freedom and medical professionalism, into Catalonia's memorial heritage. The museum is part of the Xarxa d'Espais de Memòria.
Highlights
- Three-storey manor house with preserved family rooms
- Biography of the doctor and republican politician Josep Bonifaci Mora
- History of the Bonifaci family of doctors
- Part of the Xarxa d'Espais de Memòria of Catalonia
- Guided visits of the museum, the church and the village
Permanent exhibition
- Casa Bonifaci – Museu de Llimiana – Tour of the residential floor of the house, presenting the history of Llimiana and the Bonifaci family and the biography of Josep Bonifaci Mora.
- Operated by
- Ajuntament de Llimiana
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided visits to the museum, the church and the village: contact +34 630 663 731 (according to the website llimiana.com). |
