Museu Diocesà de Tarragona

About the museum

The Museu Diocesà de Tarragona is a century-old institution linked to the cathedral. It houses a first-rate collection of art and archaeology, notable for its group of Gothic paintings from various parts of the archdiocese, and is spread across several spaces of the cathedral, next to the cloister.

The cathedral stands on the highest part of the city, on the site where the temple of Augustus of the Roman Tarraco once stood. Its cloister is the largest Romanesque cloister in Catalonia, and it is reached through a great Romanesque portal. The museum occupies several rooms around the cloister and in the canons' quarters, where the most representative pieces of the prehistoric period are displayed.

The visit also includes the archaeological route, which allows visitors to see the perimeter wall of the imperial enclosure of Tárraco. Admission to the museum is not sold separately: entry is with the ticket for the cathedral visit, which gives access to the nave, the cloister, the rooms of the Diocesan Museum and the archaeological route.

Highlights

• Ensemble of Gothic painting from the archdiocese
• Medieval art and archaeology in the museum rooms
• The largest Romanesque cloister in Catalonia
• Perimeter wall of the imperial enclosure of Tárraco
• Included in the cathedral ticket

Permanent exhibitions

• Museo Diocesano: arte medieval y pintura gótica – Collection of art and archaeology with a notable group of Gothic paintings from the whole archdiocese, displayed in the museum rooms next to the cloister.
• Itinerario arqueológico – Route that allows visitors to see the perimeter wall of the imperial enclosure of Tárraco and the canons' quarters, with pieces from the prehistoric period.

Founded

1914

Operated by

Arquebisbat de Tarragona

Admission & discounts

Admission includes the cathedral, the cloister, the rooms of the Diocesan Museum and the archaeological route. Free admission also for holders of the “passi tarragoní”, official guides and ICOM members.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Most of the route is accessible by wheelchair, except the archaeological route.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The cathedral offers family activities with treasure-hunt games and stories, lasting about 90 minutes, in Catalan and recommended from age 6; children must be accompanied by an adult.

Getting there & parking

The cathedral is in the upper part of the city, on the Pla de la Seu. By road: AP-7 and N-340 from Barcelona, Tortosa and Valencia; N-240 and AP-2 from Lleida, Zaragoza and Madrid.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Souvenir shop with religious articles and items related to the cathedral. Card payments are accepted in the shop and in the museum.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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