The Can Papiol Romanticism Museum () is a museum located in the historic centre of

Vilanova i la Geltrú Vilanova i la Geltrú () is the capital city of Garraf ''comarca'', in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Historically, it is the result of the aggregation of the medieval center of La Geltrú with the center built outside the medieval w ...

Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...

, Spain. It is a

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 usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...

dating from the end of the 18th century and is characteristic both for the furniture and decorative elements preserved from the time. Its aim is to evoke 19th-century society by analysing the everyday life of a well-to-do family of the time. The museum is part of the

Barcelona Provincial Council Local Museum Network The Barcelona Provincial Council Local Museum Network (), 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 municipalities a series of services ...

History

In 1959, a descendant of the Papiol family sold the house and all its furniture to Barcelona Provincial Council, to turn it into a museum. After some restoration work, the museum was opened in 1961 and the Romanticism Museum became a museum with two centres, one in Vilanova and one in

Sitges ; , ) is a town about 35 kilometres southwest of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain, renowned worldwide for Sitges Film Festival, its film festival, Carnival, and LGBTQ culture. Located between the Garraf Massif and the Mediterranean Sea, it is know ...

, until 1995, when its management was split.

The building

Can Papiol is the manor house of the Papiol family. The building, comprising a ground floor, first floor, two upper floors and an attic, was built between 1790 and 1801 by politician and scholar Francesc de Papiol. It is Neoclassical in style with decorative elements (ashlars, columns, tympanums) painted on the walls; inside, the walls of the main room are decorated with biblical themed

grisaille Grisaille ( or ; , from ''gris'' 'grey') means in general any European painting that is painted in grey. History Giotto used grisaille in the lower registers of his frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua () and Robert Campin, Jan van Ey ...

s. The space also has a garden from the

Romantic period Romanticism (also known as the Romantic movement or Romantic era) was an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century. The purpose of the movement was to advocate for the importance of subjec ...

. Through the analysis of everyday life for a well-to-do family of the time, it brings 19th-century society to life.

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{{Authority control Houses completed in 1801 Barcelona Provincial Council Local Museum Network Museums of Romanticism Vilanova i la Geltrú Historic house museums in Catalonia

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The building

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