How to visit and what to see in the Jovellanos Museum (Gijón): schedules, tickets

On your walk through the historic neighborhood of Cimavilla, riding a Gijón, there is a corner that will catch your attention.

This is the palace from the end of the 16th century which is currently the headquarters of the Jovellanos Birthplace Museum, the first museum to open in Gijón.

Indeed, Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, an enlightened jurist and politician from the late 18th century born in Gijón, is one of the main historical figures linked to the Asturian city.

This palatial building was his birthplace, and is an example of a typical Asturian house from between the 16th and 18th centuries, with two large towers with a rectangular surface and a central patio.

This mansion was opened to the public in 1971 with a museum that houses the artistic collection of the municipality of Gijón, with more than 3.000 works including paintings, sculptures, drawings, engravings and photographs.

Furthermore, it should be noted that this institution develops a program of events for the dissemination and study of the figure of Jovellanos.

What to see when visiting the Jovellanos museum

During your visit to Jovellanos museum in Gijón you will be able to see a great sample of paintings and sculptures by Asturian artists from the late 19th and 20th centuries, as well as works by European artists from the 17th and 18th centuries.

You can also see two rooms where objects, furniture and works of art that belonged to Jovellanos are presented.

Altarpiece of the Sea in Jovellanos museum

Now, I tell you that what is really worth visiting this museum is to have the opportunity to enjoy the impressive work of Sebastian Miranda known as the altarpiece of the sea.

It is a great polychrome wood carving, the most important work of the prestigious Asturian sculptor, which he created at the beginning of the 30s.

This great sculptural work shows a scene from the fish market in the Cimavilla neighborhood, where an auction is taking place.

In this collective portrait in which figures representing fisherwomen and fish loaders are shown in the lower part, and buyers appear on the upper floor.

When you are before him altarpiece of the sea, be sure to pay attention to each group of figures, and even to the detail of each character, with their expressiveness.

How to Live Aligned with curiosity of altarpiece of the sea, I will tell you that the original work was destroyed during the Civil War, although the sculptor had the original plasters. In 1971 the Gijón City Council He commissioned the artist to reconstruct the work again to form part of the new museum.

Jovellanos Birthplace Museum Hours

The Visiting hours of the Casa Natal de Jovellanos museum in Gijón They are, from Tuesday to Friday, from 9,30:14 a.m. to 17:19,30 p.m., and from 10:14 p.m. to 17:19,30 p.m.; and Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, from XNUMX a.m. to XNUMX p.m., and from XNUMX p.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.

La Admission to the Jovellanos museum is free.