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Sorolla Museum

Museo Sorolla
Façade of the Museum
Location	Madrid, Spain
Coordinates	40°26′8″N 3°41′33″W / 40.43556°N 3.69250°W / 40.43556; -3.69250
Type	Single-artist museum
Spanish Cultural Heritage
Official name	Museo Sorolla
Type	Non-movable
Criteria	Monument
Designated	1962
Reference no.	RI-51-0001383

The Sorolla Museum (Spanish: Museo Sorolla) is a single-artist museum in Madrid, Spain, devoted to the work and life of Joaquín Sorolla and the members of his family, such as his daughter Elena. The museum is located in the house that was the artist's home and workshop, which was converted into a museum after the death of his widow. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1962. It is one of the National Museums of Spain and it is attached to the Ministry of Culture.

The building was designed by Enrique María Repullés. 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 temporary exhibitions. In 2014, these rooms presented an exhibition of David Palacin photographs of the ballet Sorolla produced by the Spanish National Dance Company.

Selected collection highlights

• Capturing the moment
• Strolling along the Seashore
• Types and Bride of Lagartera

See also

• List of single-artist museums

References

1. Borrás, Daniel (28 February 2014). "Helena Sorolla, la hija del artista" [Helena Sorolla, the Artist's Daughter]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
2. "El Ballet Nacional atrapado 'Bailando Sorolla'". Europa Press. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Overview of temporary exhibitions held at the Sorolla Museum (in Spanish)
• Sorolla Museum within Google Arts & Culture
• Listing for the Museo Sorolla at the Artist's Studio Museum Network
• Vayamadrid.com: The-intimate-museo-sorolla

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