Museu Diocesà i Comarcal de Solsona
Diocesan and regional museum housed in the Palau Episcopal in Solsona, with art and heritage from the comarques of the diocese, from the Neolithic to the 20th century.
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About the museum
The museum was founded in 1896, when Bishop Ramon Riu i Cabanes, wishing to safeguard and make known the heritage of the diocese, opened the Musaeum Archaelogicum de Solsona, one of the first diocesan museums in Catalonia. In the first half of the 20th century it grew considerably with a new prehistory section.
It is housed in the Palau Episcopal in Solsona and was completely renovated in the 1980s under the patronage of the Diocese of Solsona, the Generalitat de Catalunya and Solsona town council. The diocese contributed its holdings, the Generalitat the archaeological material from the Solsonès region, and the town council its ethnographic collection.
Today it holds multidisciplinary collections of the historical and artistic heritage of the comarques that make up the diocese, from the Neolithic to the 20th century, with examples of painting, sculpture, goldsmithing, textiles, ceramics, wrought iron and metalwork. A storeroom on the upper floor of the building holds the items not displayed in the permanent galleries, classified into two main groups: archaeology and art.
Highlights
- Museum housed in the Palau Episcopal in Solsona
- Multidisciplinary collections from the Neolithic to the 20th century
- Painting, sculpture, goldsmithing, textiles, ceramics, wrought iron and metalwork
- Archaeological finds from the Solsonès and an ethnographic collection
- Guided tour on Saturdays without prior booking
Permanent exhibition
- Colecciones permanentes del Museu Diocesà i Comarcal de Solsona – Historical and artistic heritage of the comarques of the diocese of Solsona, from the Neolithic to the 20th century: painting, sculpture, goldsmithing, textiles, ceramics and metalwork.
- Founded
- 1896
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Reduced | €2 |
| Saturday guided tour | €6No booking required. |
Free admission: Open-day events: International Museum Day, the Festa Major de Solsona and the European Heritage Days.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tour on Saturdays, no advance booking required. |
