The Lluís Domènech i Montaner House-Museum (), in

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, in the region of El

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, is a space dedicated to the study of the life and works of architect

Lluís Domènech i Montaner Lluís Domènech i Montaner (; 21 December 1850 – 27 December 1923) was a Catalan architect who was very much involved in and influential for the Catalan '' Modernisme català'', the Art Nouveau/ Jugendstil movement. He was also a Catalan pol ...

. The House-Museum includes the Domènech house, a work of the architect in collaboration with his son, Pere Domènech and his son-in-law, Francesc Guàrdia, and the 16th-century Can Rocosa farmhouse, which Domènech i Montaner converted into his workshop-study. The House-Museum is part of the

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Exhibition

The Lluís Domènech i Montaner House-Museum aims to introduce visitors to the architect's way of life while he lived at his

residence and architectural workshop. There are

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s, sketches and

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, both past and current, of some of the projects of

Domènech i Montaner Domènech () is a common Catalan surname. Its variants are Domènec, Domenech and Doménech. It can also be found sometimes as a given name. People As surname * Adrián Domenech, a retired Argentine football player and former coach of Argentin ...

, as well as some emblematic pieces. The museographical project was designed and executed by Sono Tecnologia Audiovisual.

References

External links

Lluís Domènech i Montaner House-Museum site

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