Museo de La Rioja

Over het museum

The museum has its origins in the 19th century. Following the Mendizábal laws on ecclesiastical disentailment, the Provincial Commission of Monuments of Logroño gathered the property of suppressed convents and religious orders, and in 1892 the Museo de la Provincia opened to the public in premises of the Beneficencia Provincial. At the same time there was a Museo de Logroño, made up of sculpture casts and paintings deposited by the Museo del Prado and drawn from the National Exhibitions of Fine Arts.

On 11 July 1963 a decree created the Museo de Logroño, which merged the holdings of both institutions. After the province changed its name, it became the Museo de La Rioja. It opened to the public in December 1971.

Its seat is a palace built in the mid-18th century by Pedro Ruiz de la Porta, known as the Palacio de Espartero because General Baldomero Espartero lived there after retiring from politics in 1856. Over time the building served as an episcopal palace, an almshouse, a foundling home and the seat of various institutions, before becoming a museum. Today the collection traces the history of La Rioja from prehistory to the contemporary era.

Hoogtepunten

• Collection spanning prehistory to the present, spread over three floors
• Sections on pre-Roman archaeology and Romanisation
• Collections of the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period
• 19th-century painting and a folk culture section
• Housed in the Palacio de Espartero, an 18th-century building
• Free admission

Vaste collectie

• Planta 1: Prehistoria, Prerromanos y Romanización – First part of the permanent collection tour, devoted to prehistory, the pre-Roman world and the Roman era in La Rioja.
• Planta 2: Edad Media y Edad Moderna – Permanent collection room covering the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period.
• Planta 3: Cultura popular y pintura del siglo XIX – Top floor of the tour, with the folk culture section and a selection of 19th-century painting.

Opgericht

1963

Beheerder

Gobierno de La Rioja (Servicio de Museos y Exposiciones de La Rioja)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Free admission, in application of Article 70.1 of the Law on Cultural, Historical and Artistic Heritage of La Rioja.

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

The museum's Educational Department organises workshops and activities for groups, upon prior request.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is located at calle San Agustín, 19, in Logroño.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Shop with publications, catalogues, guides, educational sheets and reproductions; open Monday to Saturday, 10:00–14:00 and 16:00–21:00, and Sundays and public holidays, 10:00–14:00.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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