Museu Salvador Vilaseca
Archaeology museum in Reus in the former Banco de España building, with the exhibition “Prehistòria i món antic” based on the collection of Salvador Vilaseca.
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About the museum
The Museu Salvador Vilaseca owes its name and origins to the Reus physician and prehistorian Salvador Vilaseca Anguera (1896–1975), who devoted his life to archaeology, promoted the first municipal museum in Reus (1933) and left a prehistoric collection of international renown. That collection was later integrated into the archaeology museum that bears his name.
In 1978 the Banco de España agreed to close its Reus branch and transfer the building to the city for public use. In 1982 the municipal plenary, in agreement with the Generalitat, approved the creation of two public foundations, the Museu d'Arqueologia Doctor Salvador Vilaseca and the Museu Comarcal de Reus, and in 1984 the archaeology museum opened in the former Banco de España building, at Raval de Santa Anna 59. In 1991 both museums were merged, and the Institut Municipal de Museu de Reus and other services such as the Centre de la Imatge Mas Iglesias were later created. In 2012 the facilities were modernised and two air-conditioned rooms for temporary exhibitions were created in the building.
Today the building, which is also the headquarters of the Institut Municipal Reus Cultura, houses the permanent exhibition “Prehistòria i món antic” on the first floor, a chronological tour from the earliest hominids to Romanisation; the ground floor is used for temporary exhibitions.
Highlights
- “Prehistòria i món antic”: a chronological tour from the earliest hominids to Romanisation
- Salvador Vilaseca collection, with palaeontological and archaeological finds from 1919
- Engraved slab from the Balma de Sant Gregori and remains of the Chalcolithic burial cave Cau d'en Serra
- Housed in the historic former Banco de España building
- Free admission
Permanent exhibition
- Prehistòria i món antic – A chronological tour of the Reus area from the earliest hominids to Romanisation: the end of the Ice Age, farmers and herders, the Chalcolithic, the Bronze and Iron Ages, Iberian culture, and the Roman and Late Antique periods.
- Founded
- 1984
- Operated by
- Institut Municipal Reus Cultura (Ajuntament de Reus)
- Director
- Salvador Vilaseca i Anguera
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
The website lists general admission as free (€0.00) and refers to an online ticket reservation system (ticket.reuscultura.cat).
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Lifts are available for people with reduced mobility or in wheelchairs (ask staff at the museum entrance), and there are accessible toilets. Guide dogs are permitted in the buildings and rooms.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Photography and filming in the galleries are permitted for personal use, without flash or tripod; permission is required to photograph people. |
| Good to know | Guided tours are announced in advance and require registration; associations, groups and accredited guides can book by email. Rucksacks, suitcases and bags larger than 30 × 30 cm, umbrellas, helmets, drinks, food and animals (except guide dogs) are not permitted in the galleries. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. A 360° virtual tour is available on the website. |
