Tortosa Museum

Tortosa

Façade of Tortosa Museum in the former abattoir, a Modernist building by the architect Pau Monguió.

Tortosa Museum opened in 2012 as heir to the town’s first museum established in 1900. Its home is the former Tortosa abattoir, a Modernist-style building designed by the architect Pau Monguió i Segura built between 1906 and 1908 and used for its original purpose until 1997.

The building is exceptional for its style and floridity, which was inspired by Mudejar architecture. It was built with stone foundations, roughcast masonry, brickwork, ceramics and glazed tiles and stands on the banks of the Ebro on land reclaimed from the river.

A tour of the permanent exhibition will tell you the history of Tortosa and its territory from prehistory to the present day. You can also admire the most representative items from the municipal collection.

SPACES

<p>The abattoir, shortly after its construction was completed in 1908.</p>

The modernista building of the former abattoir

<p>On the lower stretch of the Ebro prehistory was a time of huge environmental and cultural change.</p>

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Origins. From the tool to the symbol

<p>The vestiges left by the Iberians tell us of a society with close ties to other Mediterranean peoples.</p>

Iberians. A first identity

<p>Dertosa, the head of an extensive <em>municipium</em>, now lies hidden below present-day Tortosa.</p>

Dertosa. A Roman municipality

<p>Turtuxa became one of the most important towns of Al-Andalus on the Levante coast.</p>

Turtuxa. On the frontier of Al-Andalus

<p>With the Christian conquest in the 12<sup>th</sup> century, Islamic Turtuxa became Tortosa</p>

Tortosa, at the heart of the Kingdom of Aragon. Modernity: Dynamism and conflic

Tortosa, at the heart of the Kingdom of Aragon. Modernity: Dynamism and conflict

OBJECTS

Neolithic vessel

<p>Female bust, 4th-3rd century BC. Tortosa Museum.</p>

Demeter

<p>Funerary stela depicting a ship, 2nd century AD. Tortosa Museum.</p>

The Ship Stela

Maqabriya

Virgin of the Procurators

INFORMATION

ADDRESS

Rambla de Felip Pedrell, 3
43500 Tortosa (Baix Ebre)

FEES

General admission: €3,00

Reduced admission: €2,00 with free audio guide for the over 65s, large- and single-parent families, the disabled, students with identity card and holders of the Sefarad Card.

Free admission: on the last Sunday of the month; Tortosa Card holders, tourist guides, teachers, ICOM members; with free audio guide: under 14s and Club Super3 members.

Group admission: €2,00 per person for groups between 15 and 49 people; €1.00 per person for groups of 50 or more.

Audio guide hire: €1,00

TELEPHONE

+34 977 510 144 | +34 977 510 146

WEBSITE

http://www.museudetortosa.cat/

OPENING TIMES

From October 1 to April 30
From Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 1.30 pm and from 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm
Sundays from 11 am to 1.30 pm
Access will be free on the last Sunday of each month
Mondays and holidays closed

From May 1 to September 30
From Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 1.30 pm and from 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm
Sundays from 11 am to 1.30 pm
Access will be free on the last Sunday of each month
Mondays and holidays closed

The Museum of Tortosa will remain closed on the days

Every Monday and holidays

The first Sunday of September (Festa Major)

EMAIL

museudetortosa@tortosa.cat

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