The Terrassa Museum is a museum entity which encompasses all the municipally owned museums in the city of

Terrassa Terrassa (, es, Tarrasa) is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona, ''comarca'' of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell. The name ''Terrassa'' derives from Latin ' ...

. It belongs to the History Museum and Monument Network of CataloniaVilaweb.cat

' access data 21/10/2010 and the

Barcelona Provincial Council Local Museum Network The Barcelona Provincial Council Local Museum Network ( ca, Xarxa de Museus Locals), also known as ''Catalonia’s Biggest Museum'', is a tool for support and collaboration from and for the museums of the province, which makes available to municipal ...

. The Terrassa Museum has different areas, elements and collections related to the

cultural heritage Cultural heritage is the heritage of tangible and intangible heritage assets of a group or society that is inherited from past generations. Not all heritages of past generations are "heritage"; rather, heritage is a product of selection by soci ...

of Terrassa. It comprises the following sections:

Vallparadís monastery-castle

Vallparadís monastery-castle is the main section of the Terrassa museum. It was originally a defensive structure from the 12th century which was later converted into a

monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...

in the 14th-15th century. In 1959, it was opened to house the Municipal Art Museum and currently houses a permanent exhibition on the evolution of the territory and human settlement in

from the first

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inhabitants to contemporary times.

Churches of Sant Pere

The monumental complex of the churches of Sant Pere encompasses the churches of Sant Pere, Santa Maria and Sant Miquel, which formed part of the old Èsgara diocese. In addition to the interesting architecture and archaeological remains on the site, there is also a notable collection of

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paintings, with masterpieces by

Jaume Huguet Jaume Huguet (; 1412–1492) was a Catalan painter. Originally from Valls, he moved to Tarragona to stay with his uncle Pere Huguet, who was also a painter. When they moved to Barcelona he was exposed to modern trends of the time. Between 1440 ...

Lluís Borrassà Lluís Borrassà (c.1360, Girona? - c.1426, Barcelona?) was a Catalan painter. He was employed by the Crown of Aragon and is widely considered to have introduced the International Gothic painting style into the Principality of Catalonia. Life & ...

and Jaume Cirera, among others.

Casa Alegre de Sagrera

Casa Alegre de Sagrera was the

manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals w ...

of Joaquim de Sagrera, a textile manufacturer who worked at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries. The house, renovated by Modernisme architect Melcior Viñals, is a model example of an industrial middle-class dwelling of the time. It houses a series of municipal museum collections, with works of art by Alexandre de Riquer or Joaquim Vancells, among many others, and an Oriental ceramics and porcelain collection. Of additional note are the rooms dedicated to writers Agustí Bartra and Ferran Canyameres and Terrassa artist Mateu Avellaneda.

Palace tower

The palace tower is all that remains of the

castle-palace. This castle keep, which was a prison until the start of the 19th century, was the only structure left standing when in 1891 the last owner of the castle decided to knock down all that remained of the building. It was given to the town in 1994 and guided visits are given by appointment only. The original large windows and

portals have been preserved and can be seen at Vallparadís castle.

Sant Francesc convent

The convent of Sant Francesc d’Assís (

Saint Francis of Assisi Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, better known as Saint Francis of Assisi ( it, Francesco d'Assisi; – 3 October 1226), was a Mysticism, mystic Italian Catholic Church, Catholic friar, founder of the Franciscans, and one of the most vener ...

), is a

Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

building dating back to the beginning of the 17th century. Today only the church, cloister and some adjoining areas remain. The cloister is the most emblematic space, with walls covered in polychrome ceramic panels (1671-1673), attributed to the master potter from

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, Llorenç Passoles. The preserved sections of the convent were refurbished recently and today the cloister may be visited.

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