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Manresa County Museum

Manresa

Cloister of the museum with a neoclassical air.

Cloister of the museum with a neoclassical air.

The Manresa County Museum was opened at the end of the 19th century. Since then, it has preserved and disseminated the artistic and historical heritage of Manresa and Bages. It is located in the old Sant Ignasi school, a neoclassical building with a beautiful central cloister.

The visit to the exhibition presents a journey back in time, with objects and works of art dating from the area's first human occupation, 6,000 years ago, until the present day.

The Museum covers the following themes:

  • The imagery of the city: giants and dwarves
  • The formation of the landscape
  • Archaeology in Bages
  • The medieval centuries: the formation of the city, the walls and "Manresian" pottery
  • Ignatius of Loyola in Manresa
  • The Baroque centuries: from the Renaissance to Neoclassicism
  • The Peninsular War; the evolution towards an industrial society
  • 19th and 20th-century art and artists

SPACES

Catalan art from the Baroque period
Catalan art from the Baroque period
Catalan art from the Baroque period
20th century art
20th century art
20th century art
Medieval art
Medieval art
Medieval art
History of the city
History of the city
History of the city
<p>Roman mosaic from Sant Aman&ccedil; de Vilad&eacute;s (Rajadell), 4th century AD.</p>
Archaeology in El Bages
Archaeology in El Bages
<p>The formation of the landscape.</p>
The formation of the landscape
The formation of the landscape
<p>The imagery. Heritage items related to Manresa&rsquo;s festivals.</p>
The traditional imagery of Manresa
The traditional imagery of Manresa
Antoni Viladomat Manalt Hall
Antoni Viladomat Manalt Hall
Antoni Viladomat Manalt Hall
Mestres Cabanes Hall
Mestres Cabanes Hall
Mestres Cabanes Hall

OBJECTS

<p><em>Adoration of the shepherds</em>, Joan Grau (sculptor), 1642. Roser altarpiece in Sant Pere M&agrave;rtir church, Dominican convent.&nbsp;Manresa County Museum.</p>

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Adoration of the shepherds
Adoration of the shepherds
<p><em>Arribada del sometent a Manresa</em> (<em>Arrival of the Militia to Manresa</em>), Francesc Cuixart i Barjau, 1897. Oil on canvas.&nbsp;Manresa County Museum.</p>

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Arrival of the Militia to Manr
Arrival of the Militia to Manresa
<p><em>Self-portrait</em>, Josep Dalmau i Rafael, <em>c.</em> 1900. Oil on canvas.&nbsp;Manresa County Museum.</p>

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Self-portrait
Self-portrait
<p><em>Boundary cross from La Culla</em>, 14th to 15th centuries. Stone sculpture.&nbsp;Manresa County Museum.</p>

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Boundary cross from La Culla
Boundary cross from La Culla
<p><em>The Gegants Vells</em> (Old Giants) of Manresa.&nbsp;Manresa County Museum.</p>

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The Gegants Vells (Old Giants)
The Gegants Vells (Old Giants) of Manresa
<p><em>Flagellation of Christ</em>, Pere Fern&aacute;ndez, 1620. Main altarpiece at the Carme church in Manresa.&nbsp;Manresa County Museum.</p>

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Flagellation of Christ
Flagellation of Christ
<p><em>Guttus</em>, Greek ceramic (Apulian), 5th century BC.&nbsp;Manresa County Museum.</p>

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Guttus
Guttus
<p><em>Images d&rsquo;Alger (Images of Alger)</em>, Alfred Figueras Sanmart&iacute;, 1948. Watercolour.&nbsp;Manresa County Museum.</p>

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Images of Alger
Images of Alger
<p>Tree of the rosary, anonymous, second half of the 17th century. Sant Pere M&agrave;rtir church, Dominican convent.&nbsp;Manresa County Museum.</p>

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Tree of the rosary
Tree of the rosary
<p><em>La tardor (Autumn)</em>, Antoni Viladomat i Manalt, between 1700 and 1755. Oil on canvas. MNAC deposit (Ramir Lorenzale bequest).</p>
Autumn
Autumn
<p>Reliquary from Santa Maria de Lillet, 10th century.&nbsp;Manresa County Museum.</p>

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Reliquary
Reliquary
<p>Roman mosaic from Sant Aman&ccedil; de Vilad&eacute;s (Rajadell), 4th century AD.&nbsp;Manresa County Museum.</p>

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Roman mosaic in Sant Amanç
Roman mosaic in Sant Amanç
<p>Foundry mould, Bronze Age.&nbsp;Manresa County Museum.</p>

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Foundry mould
Foundry mould
<p><em>Pentecosta (Pentecost)</em>, Antoni Viladomat i Manalt, between 1700 and 1755.&nbsp;Manresa County Museum.</p>

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Pentecost
Pentecost
<p>Serving dish depicting a harpy, 14th century.&nbsp;Manresa County Museum.</p>

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Serving dish of the harpy
Serving dish of the harpy
<p>Set model of <em>A&iuml;da</em> (G. Verdi). First act, fourth set: Temple of the god Ptah, 1945.&nbsp;Manresa County Museum.</p>

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Set model of Aïda
Set model of Aïda
<p>Tusk of an <em>Elephas antiquus.&nbsp;</em>Manresa County Museum.</p>

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Canine tooth of a mammoth
Canine tooth of a mammoth

EXTENSIONS

<p>General view of the 1522 Space, The City of Ignatius. Ancient cloister of the former Preachers&rsquo; Convent.</p>
Manresa 1522 Space: The City o
Manresa 1522 Space: The City of Ignatius

INFORMATION

ADDRESS
FEES
TELEPHONE
WEBSITE
http://www.museudemanresa.cat
OPENING TIMES
GETTING HERE
EMAIL
museu@ajmanresa.cat

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