Sorolla Museum
Located in the Chamberí district, in what was the residence and studio of the painter, it was created at the request of Joaquín Sorolla's widow, who bequeathed her assets to the state for the foundation of a museum in memory of her husband. The museum houses the majority of the objects that Joaquín Sorolla gathered during his lifetime. The artist's work predominates, both in painting and drawing, making it the most extensive and representative collection preserved.
It is the house-studio where Joaquín Sorolla lived until the end of his days, donated to the state by his widow, Clotilde García, and inaugurated as a museum in 1932. This Sorolla house-museum was built between 1910 and 1911 and was occupied by the artist and his family at the end of the year.
In the museum, you will find most of the objects Sorolla collected in his lifetime, as well as the majority of his outstanding paintings: "Swimmers," "Stroll by the Sea," "The Siesta," "The Child with the Boat"... You will also find a variety of works acquired by the Spanish State.
The museum's mission is the conservation and public exhibition of authentic works executed by Sorolla, as well as any paintings, art objects, furniture, etc., existing in house 37 on Paseo del General Martínez Campos, and those acquired in the future for said museum. The works collected here come from donations made by his wife and children to the Spanish State to create the museum, and were further augmented in 1951 with the donation of all his assets by Sorolla's son, Joaquín Sorolla García.
In the house-museum, you can see the three gardens, Sorolla's workspace, and the family's living area.
Descubre la vida y el arte de Joaquín Sorolla
Se trata de la casa-estudio en la que vivió Joaquín Sorolla hasta el final de sus días y que fue donada al Estado por su viuda, Clotilde García, e inaugurada como museo en 1932. Esta casa-museo de Sorolla se construyó entre 1910 y 1911 y fue ocupada por el artista y su familia a finales de año.
En el Museo se encuentran la mayoría de los objetos que Sorolla recopiló en su vida, así como la mayor parte de los cuadros más sobresalientes: "Nadadores", "Paseo a orillas del mar", "La siesta", "El niño de la barquita"... En el museo encontrarás también una variedad de obras que se han ido adquiriendo por parte del Estado Español.
La misión del museo es la conservación y exposición al público de las obras auténticas ejecutadas por Sorolla y cuantos cuadros, objetos artísticos, muebles, etc., existan en la casa 37 del Paseo del General Martínez Campos y de las obras que se adquieran en el futuro con destino a dicho museo. La obra aquí recogida proviene de las donaciones que su mujer y sus hijos entregaron al Estado Español para crear el Museo, y resulta acrecentada en 1951 con la entrega de todos sus bienes por parte del hijo varón de Sorolla, don Joaquín Sorolla García.
En la casa-museo se pueden ver los tres jardines, la zona de trabajo de Sorolla y la zona de vivienda de la familia.
