Image: Gothic painting room.
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THE MUSEUM. The Museu d'Art, is housed in the Episcopal Palace of the old neighborhood of Girona. It is one of the most outstanding buildings in the city, adjoining to the Cathedral, in the plaça dels Apňstols. It is a complex and heterogeneous construction wich has slowly taken shape through time. The first pieces of information gathered about the Palace date from the 10th century, and reveal that this building was owned by Count Borrell. This building has been modified and rebuilt several times. There is documentary evidence that a palace was built in the 12th century. At the beginning of the 14th century, the Throne Room and the towers of the facade and the prison were built, which strengthened the building's appearance, it nouw looked like a fortress. The currently preserved structure corresponds to works made in the Renaissance style in the 16th century. In the 17th century, a side wing connecting the museum with the plaça dels Lledoners was constructed, and, in the 18th century, anew chapel was built and the Romanesque arches belonging to an internal corridor were moved to the facade. The last and most important remodeling works and extensions were carried out between 1977 and 1991 in ordre to adjust the building to the new needs of the current Art Museum. THE COLLECTION. The Art Museum of Girona is the result of the joint presentation of some pieces from the collection of the old Provincial Museum of Antiques and Fine Arts and some others from the collection of the Diocesan Museum. In addition, some works of art from the Generalitat of Catalonia have recently been incorporated. The art collection is made up of 8,500 art pieces that range from the pre-Romanesque period to the present day, and wich were created within the geographical boundaries of the Region of Girona. Some of the works are exhibited in the permanent rooms of the Museum. On the one hand, and on the other, it groups furniture, ceramic and glass objects, and pieces of liturgical art. The chronogical exhibition is organized according to the different art periods, from room 1 to room 18. The last permanent room include a works art oh the beginning og 20th century. |
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