Museu de Lleida Diocesà i Comarcal

Over het museum

The Museu de Lleida was founded in 1893 as a diocesan museum, promoted by Bishop José Meseguer y Costa to gather and protect the artistic heritage of the churches of the diocese. Over the years archaeological and art collections from other sources were added, and the collection passed through several sites, including the former Seminary, the church of Sant Martí and the Episcopal Palace. During the Civil War the pieces were moved to keep them safe.

In 1997 a public consortium was formed by the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Diputació (provincial council), Lleida City Council, the Consell Comarcal del Segrià and the Bishopric, giving the museum its present character as a shared institution. The new building, designed by the architect Joan Rodon, occupies part of the former Hogar de San José and opened on 30 November 2007.

The permanent route arranges the collections chronologically: Palaeolithic and Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age and the Ilergetes, the Roman period, Late Antiquity, Al-Andalus, Romanesque, Gothic, and the Renaissance and Baroque. Among the best-known pieces are a chess set from the 10th and 11th centuries, Romanesque altar frontals, Gothic altarpieces from the Seu Vella and Baroque paintings. The museum also manages the church of Sant Llorenç, which can be visited on a guided tour.

Hoogtepunten

• Chronological route from the Palaeolithic to the Baroque
• 10th- and 11th-century chess set from Àger
• Romanesque altar frontals and Gothic altarpieces from the Seu Vella
• Renaissance and Baroque paintings
• Church of Sant Llorenç, visited with a guide

Vaste collectie

• Colección permanente: de la prehistoria al barroco – Chronological tour of the archaeology and art collections, from the Palaeolithic and Neolithic to the Renaissance and Baroque, with sections devoted to Rome, Al-Andalus, the Romanesque and the Gothic.

Opgericht

1893

Beheerder

Consorci del Museu de Lleida

Directie

Clara Arbués

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: First Tuesday of each month, 11 May, 18 May (International Museum Day), the Night of the Museums, 11 September and 29 September.

Free entry also for members of the Cercle d'Amics del Museu de Lleida, Amics del MNAC, holders of ICOM and AMC cards and the teaching card of the Generalitat de Catalunya. Guided visits for groups must be booked in advance; visits in another language or outside opening hours carry a supplement of €20.

Toegankelijkheid

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

Building adapted for people with reduced mobility, with lifts (buttons with Braille) and a stairlift platform. Wheelchair available on loan at reception. Adapted toilets.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour

Guided and interactive family visits and workshops for children aged 3 to 12 during holidays and public holidays; teaching materials and a children's section in the shop.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is next to the Rambla d'Aragó, before the Public Library if you come down from the Plaça Ricard Vinyes.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe
• Kluisjes

Museum café (Cafè del Museu) and museum shop (Botiga). Free cloakroom lockers; items must be collected before closing.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur

The museum offers space hire; details are in the services section of its website.

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