Girona Art Museum
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Founded in 1976 and with a headquarters located in the old Episcopal Palace, the Girona Art Museum is designed to offer a chronological retrospective of the styles and periods of the city's art, ranging from Romanesque to Noucentisme. This museum stands out for having the third most important collection of Romanesque and Gothic art in Catalonia. In addition, the museum has travelling exhibition areas and other rooms for various activities.
The original architecture of the old Episcopal Palace remains almost intact, though it has been adapted to modernity to consolidate the exhibition areas based on its immense and wide spaces. In fact, this palace underwent a series of extensions, reforms and restorations over the centuries that have made it, in itself, a prominent protagonist in the history of Girona and the city's artistic past.
Interesting areas such as the Throne Room and the Arch Room became filled with abundant natural light after the important renovations undertaken during the 17th century.
The collection of artistic pieces—in addition to glass objects and relics, as well as ceramics and the Catholic liturgy itself—is colossal and completely takes over the vast and spacious monographic rooms where the medieval collections stand out. These include priceless pieces such as the altar of the Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes.
Due to its vast artistic wealth and the immense heritage importance of its headquarters, the Girona Art Museum is considered one of the most important in the region and is one of the most visited every year.
The original architecture of the old Episcopal Palace remains almost intact, though it has been adapted to modernity to consolidate the exhibition areas based on its immense and wide spaces. In fact, this palace underwent a series of extensions, reforms and restorations over the centuries that have made it, in itself, a prominent protagonist in the history of Girona and the city's artistic past.
Interesting areas such as the Throne Room and the Arch Room became filled with abundant natural light after the important renovations undertaken during the 17th century.
The collection of artistic pieces—in addition to glass objects and relics, as well as ceramics and the Catholic liturgy itself—is colossal and completely takes over the vast and spacious monographic rooms where the medieval collections stand out. These include priceless pieces such as the altar of the Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes.
Due to its vast artistic wealth and the immense heritage importance of its headquarters, the Girona Art Museum is considered one of the most important in the region and is one of the most visited every year.
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