Description
Tours that embrace the cultural and natural heritage of Lleida from prehistoric times to the 21st century.
The Lleida County and Diocesan Museum is the great reference museum of the history of Lleida counties.
The works displayed at the museum come from the merger of two century-old collections. One of these is the collection of sacred art from the Diocesan Museum, the most recent incarnation of the museum created in 1893 by Bishop Messeguer. The other is the archaeological collection of the Lleidan Studies - Institut d'Estudis Ilerdencs (IEI), which traces its origin back to the Museum of Antiquities founded in the mid-19th century, whose collection passed into the hands of IEI in 1942 .
The museum also houses the coin collection from Provincial Council's Numismatic Department, along with some pieces from the so-called Cathedral Treasure. Among the 974 works of art and archeological pieces on permanent display at the museum are items from the Bronze Age (from the Genó site in Aitona), the Iberian Era (the Gebut site in Soses) and the Roman period (a Roman villa from Romeral, in Albesa).
There are also items from the Visigoth settlement at El Bovalar, including the outstanding baptismal font. Other interesting items include rock-crystal chess pieces from Ager (dating from the Fatimite period, 9th century), Romanesque altarpieces, stone sculptures from Seu Vella, the mural paintings of Pia Almoina, Gothic panel paintings from the Herrero studio, 14th century sculpture from what is known as the School of Lleida, and Flemish tapestries and clothes worn by Pope Calixtus III.
Program
The Lleida Museum offers a cultural and educational program structured in several thematic itineraries:
- Free and/or guided visit to the permanent exhibition:
- Physical Environment, Paleolithic and Neolithic
- Bronze, Iron and Ilerget State
- Roman era
- late antiquity
- Al-Andalus: Caliphate and Taifa
- Romanesque
- Gothic
- Renaissance and Baroque
- Guided tour of the current temporary exhibitions
- Guided visit to the Church of Saint Llorenç
- Combined guided tour Museum of Lleida and Church of Saint Llorenç
- Guided visits to the Museum's technical services (reservations, restoration workshop, SAM)
- Guided tours for school groups
- Educational itineraries to the permanent exhibition
- Educational routes to the temporary exhibition
- Educational itinerary + workshop + city tour
- Educational itinerary + workshop
- Guided visit to the church of Saint Llorenç
- School educational program
- Guided tours a la carte
- Visits to the museum's restoration workshop
Schedule
- Winter - from October 1st to May 31th
- Tuesday to Saturday: from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Sundays and public holidays: from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Summer - from June 1st to September 30th
- Tuesday to Saturday: from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Sundays and public holidays: from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Closed every Monday (except public holidays), December 25th and 26th, January 1st and 6th, and Easter Monday.
- Access to the museum will close 15 minutes before closing time.
- Access with animals: you cannot enter the museum with animals, except for lap dogs.
Observations
- The Museu de Lleida offers guided tours of the permanent collection on the third weekend of the month. Price: €3
- Discover the Museum of Lleida - Saturdays at 5:00 p.m
- Come in family to the Museum of Lleida - Sundays at 11:00 a.m
- Free entry on the first tuesday of the month.
- Entrance to the museum is not included in the guide service.
- Guided tours last approximately between 1 hour 30 minutes and 2 hours.
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