Sorolla Museum

As of 1 October 2024, the museum will remain closed due to an extensive renovation and expansion project. It is expected to reopen its doors at the beginning of 2026.

The Sorolla Museum, which has retained the original atmosphere of the home and studio of the renowned Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Valencia, 1863 - Cercedilla, 1923), houses the largest collection of the artist's works. It's one of the best preserved house-museums of an artist in Europe, with a garden designed by Sorolla himself. This green space, often featured in his later paintings, serves as a small oasis in the heart of the city.

Situated in the Chamberi neighbourhood, just off the busy Castellana avenue, it was the home in which the artist lived with his family from 1911 till his death in 1923. The house and all its belongings were bequeathed to the Spanish government by his widow Clotilde García del Castillo in 1925 who asked for a museum to be opened in memory of her husband.

Inside the museum, which opened in 1932 and which retains its original decor, you'll find most of the objects Sorolla acquired throughout his lifetime including sculptures, ceramics, traditional clothes and jewellery, letters and photographs. It also holds a remarkable collection of over 1,200 of his paintings and drawings, which has continued growing since 1982 thanks to pieces purchased by the Spanish state.