Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer

Over het museum

The Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer opened on 26 October 1884 in Vilanova i la Geltrú. It was created by the writer and politician Víctor Balaguer, who had no children and bequeathed his heritage to found a cultural institution combining a library and a museum based on his collections. He died in Madrid in 1901, and his remains rest in the town's cemetery.

The master builder Jeroni Granell designed the building as a classical temple with a central dome and two symmetrical wings, one for the library and one for the museum. It was one of the first buildings in Catalonia constructed from scratch to display collections to the public. The façade bears the motto “Surge et Ambula”, and its sgraffito shows allegorical scenes of art, literature and science.

The collection starts from the books and objects brought together by Balaguer and has been expanded by numerous donations since the opening. It includes a picture gallery with 19th-century Catalan art, a selection of works from the historic deposit of the Museo del Prado, an Egyptian collection from the donation of Eduard Toda in 1886, archaeology and ethnology, decorative arts, Modernisme and noucentisme, sculpture and contemporary art.

Hoogtepunten

• Picture gallery with 19th-century Catalan art
• Works from the historic deposit of the Museo del Prado (Ribera, Murillo, El Greco)
• Egyptian collection with the mummy of a five-year-old child
• Modernist legacy of Rusiñol, Casas, Nonell and Mir
• Neoclassical building of 1884 with a heritage library

Vaste collectie

• Pinacoteca – Room with the founding collection of painting and sculpture, with outstanding works of 19th-century Catalan art, presented as a Fine Arts salon of the period.
• La presencia del Prado – Permanent selection of works from the historic deposit of the Museo Nacional del Prado, with Ribera, Murillo, El Greco, Maíno and Brueghel.
• Colección egipcia – Funerary and religious objects donated by Eduard Toda in 1886, including amulets, ushabtis, masks and the mummified body of a child.

Opgericht

1884

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: Every Thursday from 19:00 to 21:00 and the first Sunday of each month.

Also free for children under 3, members of ICOM, teachers and holders of a disability card, with accreditation.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The whole museum is accessible for people with reduced mobility.

Kinderen & gezin

The education service offers activities for Infant, Primary, Secondary and Baccalaureate levels, adapted to age and curriculum.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car, via the C-32 (exit 26 from Barcelona and exit 21 from Tarragona), the C-31 or the AP-7 (exit 29 from Barcelona and exit 30 from Tarragona and Lleida), then the C-15.

Service & horeca

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur

The heritage library on the ground floor and the gardens of the Casa de Santa Teresa are available for hire. Requests are sent to informacio@victorbalaguer.cat, stating the use, dates and number of attendees.

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