Sorolla Museum

Museum Sorolla
Native name
Spanish: Museo Sorolla
Location Madrid, Spain
Coordinates 40°26′07″N 3°41′33″W / 40.435404°N 3.692539°W / 40.435404; -3.692539Coordinates: 40°26′07″N 3°41′33″W / 40.435404°N 3.692539°W / 40.435404; -3.692539
Official name: Museo Sorolla
Type Non-movable
Criteria Monument
Designated 1962
Reference no. RI-51-0001383
Location of Museum Sorolla in Spain

The Museum Sorolla (Spanish: Museo Sorolla) is a museum located in Madrid, Spain. It features work by the artist Joaquín Sorolla.

The building was originally the artist's house, and was converted into a museum after the death of his widow. Designed by Enrique María Repullés, it was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1962. The principal rooms continue to be furnished as they were during the artist's life, including Sorolla's large, well-lit studio,where the walls are filled with his canvasses. Other rooms are used as galleries to display Sorolla's paintings, while the upstairs rooms are a gallery for special exhibitions. In 2014 these rooms held an exhibition of David Palacin photographs of the ballet Sorolla produced by the Spanish National Dance Company.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "El Ballet Nacional atrapado 'Bailando Sorolla'". Europa Press. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
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