You don’t need a time machine to embark on a journey into the past – a trip to the medieval heart of the city is enough Vic At the foot of the Pyrenees, where the Museo Episcopal de Vic hides. Just looking at the monumental building opposite the famous cathedral, you can hear the ghosts of the past whisper behind the thick stone walls.
29,000 artworks at the Museo Episcopal
However, if you start the journey through the rooms with over 29,000 works of art, then the runaway time suddenly seems to be alive again.
Roman and Gothic era
With his collection of glass, metal and textile works, as well as countless paintings and sculptures from the Roman and Gothic era The museum is considered a worldwide unique piece that provides an impressive insight into Catalan history.
Catalan art legacy
After an artistic architectural exhibition had previously taken place and a Romanesque temple was discovered near the city, the museum became 1891 founded by a bishop to Catalan art legacy to process. No less spectacular so many a modern art exhibition – if you walk past showcases filled with ceramics and glasses, you suddenly think you’ll see the narrow lips of shady faces in front of you, which this or that jug donated wine to which the sight of the Ornaments decorated with ornaments And the filigree carved comb is caught in the question of how well the hair looked like it unraveled many years ago.
Heart of the Episcopal Museum
The heart of the museum However, his Romanesque – Gothic collection of paintings and works of art, on which the story has left its mark, but which have been lovingly refurbished. If you realize that every single brush stroke and every little detail, no matter how tiny executed by a bare hand you can no longer get around the traffic jam. At the latest when you see the delicate embroidery and hand-woven robes, all your mouths will be open.
In addition to the museum’s collection, which can be viewed at any time, lure to the ground floor all the time Changing special exhibitionsin which various aspects of the story are examined in more detail. Probably the best thing about the Museum in Vic is that he succeeds in refuting that cliché, according to which museums always have a kind of layer of dust that makes the visit a pleasure only for the greatest history lovers. However, no one will get bored here.
get there:
Museo Episcopal de Vic
Placa Bisbe Oliba, 3
08500 Vic (Barcelona)
when:
April – September: Tuesday to Friday 10.00 a.m. – 7.00 p.m
October – March: Tuesday to Friday 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m
Saturday: 10.00 a.m. – 7.00 p.m
Sundays and public holidays: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m
how much:
Normal: 8.00 euros
Reduced: 5.00 euros
Children under 10 free admission
More: Vic – Charming Small Town, The Cathedral of Sant Pere in Vic.
