Palacio de Elsedo
18th-century palace in Pámanes with a museum of Spanish contemporary art from the 20th century and a chapel with the tombs of the founders.
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About the museum
The Palacio de Elsedo, in Pámanes (Liérganes), was built between 1710 and 1715 on the commission of Francisco de Hermosa y Revilla, first Count of Torre-Hermosa, a Knight of Calatrava and senior official at the court of Felipe V. It replaced the family’s former ancestral house. The design is attributed to the architect Francisco Agüero, possibly a native of Pámanes, who also worked on the cathedral of Oviedo.
The complex brings together several buildings with a degree of independence. It is entered through a portal bearing the coat of arms of the Avellano and Hermosa families, and the octagonal-plan tower stands out, a novelty in the region. Next to the palace is a Latin-cross chapel that holds the tombs of the founder and several relatives. The building was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 1983.
The palace is privately owned, and much of it is devoted to a museum of modern art. The collection presents Spanish contemporary art from 1900 and is organised into four thematic groups: still life and object; history, memory and society; landscape, matter and environment; and nude, action and body. The artists represented include Pablo Serrano, Berrocal, Chillida, Vázquez Díaz, María Blanchard, Gutiérrez Solana, Pancho Cossío and Lucio Muñoz.
Highlights
- Palace of 1710–1715 with octagonal tower and heraldic portal
- Latin-cross chapel with the tombs of the founders
- Collection of Spanish contemporary art from 1900
- Works by Chillida, Pablo Serrano, Berrocal, María Blanchard and Gutiérrez Solana
- Four thematic axes: object, memory, landscape and body
- Bien de Interés Cultural since 1983
Permanent exhibition
- Colección de arte español contemporáneo – Spanish painting and sculpture from 1900, grouped under four themes: object and real life; history, memory and society; landscape, matter and environment; nude, action and body.
- Founded
- 1710
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| Good to know | Visits are arranged by phone (654 228 770, according to the Consejería de Cultura de Cantabria). |
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