Museu de les Cultures del Vi de Catalunya

Over het museum

The Museo de Vilafranca was founded in August 1935 with a board chaired by the mayor Josep Masachs Llorach, following the precedents of El Niu d'Art (1915-1927), the first Exposición de Arte del Penedès (1926) and the first archaeological excavations in the region. From the exhibition “La arqueología del vino”, presented at the first Feria de la Vid y el Vino (1943), the first wine museum in Spain emerged in 1947. Its historic home is the Palau Reial of Vilafranca, whose medieval forms were recovered in the 1940s and 1950s.

Between 1962 and 1978 four major bequests arrived: the ornithology of Pere Mestre Raventós, 19th-century Catalan art and furniture from the Pladellorens family, Catalan art of the first half of the 20th century and the liturgical art of mosén Manuel Trens, and the ceramics of mosén Antoni Bonet i Baltà. In 1980 the chapel of Sant Pelegrí was added as a temporary exhibition room. From 2004 a major transformation was undertaken, with a new museological project, a new image and the name Vinseum (2007); the renovated Palau Reial opened in October 2012.

The second phase, with the demolition of the old building and the construction of a new exhibition space, ended with the opening of the renovated museum in November 2024. The main exhibition occupies the three upper floors and is organised in four areas: the origin, the winery, the journeys of wine and the spirit of wine; the visit ends with a glass of Catalan wine in the tasting room. On the ground floor, the Plaza del Vino has free access. In July 2025 the Government of the Generalitat declared Vinseum a museum of national interest.

Hoogtepunten

• Medieval Palau Reial of Vilafranca, the museum's historic home
• First wine museum in Spain (1947)
• Tour over four floors, with audio guide and wine tasting included in admission
• Plaza del Vino with free access on the ground floor
• Collection of wine presses and containers, from bottles to vats
• Tasting room and museum tavern

Vaste collectie

• Les Cultures del Vi de Catalunya – Main exhibition across the three upper floors, in four areas: the origin of the vine, the winery, the journeys of wine and the spirit of wine; it ends in the tasting room.
• La Plaça del Vi – Free-access space on the ground floor that brings together Catalan designations of origin and the people who make and enjoy wine.

Opgericht

1935

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: The first Sunday of each month.

General and reduced admission include an audio guide and a tasting of wine from the winery of the fortnight. Free admission also for Amics de VINSEUM (cardholder), unemployed people and accredited professionals (journalists, active teachers, official guides and ICOM members); free admission does not include the tasting. The Plaza del Vino (ground floor) and the temporary exhibitions in the chapel have free access.

Toegankelijkheid

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

The building is wheelchair accessible and has a lift to all floors; there are accessible toilets on the ground and first floors, and the museum lends a wheelchair and portable stools. Assistance dogs are admitted. There are Braille guides to the exhibitions “Les Arrels” and “La Plaça del Vi”, eight multisensory modules from the “La mirada tàctil” programme and an induction loop. The audiovisuals and audio guides of “Les Arrels” and the audiovisuals of “La Plaça del Vi” have sign-language versions. The museum takes part in the Apropa Cultura programme.

Kinderen & gezin

• Verschoonruimte

Baby-changing table in the first-floor toilet of the Palau. Children under 13 enter for free.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is opposite the basilica of Santa Maria. From the AP-7, take exit 28 (Vilafranca del Penedès Nord), 29 (Vilafranca – Vilanova i la Geltrú – Sitges) or 30 (N-340 Vilafranca – Santa Margarida i els Monjos).

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel
• Kluisjes
• Wifi

Free Wi-Fi (network “VINSEUM Free”) at reception, the auditorium, the tavern and the courtyard. Lockers on the ground floor: items larger than 35 x 35 x 25 cm and sharp objects must be left there. Shop with wines of the designations of origin, books on viticulture and oenology, local products and souvenirs. Museum tavern with Catalan wines by the glass and cold tapas. Payment by card (Visa, MasterCard and American Express) or in cash.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur

Tot 168 personen.

Auditorium with 168 seats, covered Gothic courtyard (30 seated or 60 standing), terrace, tasting room, training room and a viewpoint on the fourth floor; can be combined with a guided visit.

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