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The Stämpfli Foundation receives the works that extend its collection

| 7 February 2019
The facilities of the Stämpfli Foundation have received today 25 works that expand their collection and will be exhibited in the three rooms won with the new enlargement. These are pieces, above all, by Pere Stämpfli, but also by other artists, such as Michel Tysblat, who have arrived from several...view ›

The mermaid of Pere Jou recovers its original condition

| 31 January 2019
The mythical and emblematic sculpture of La Sirena, a work by Pere Jou and which was completed in 1965, is already ready to look like in its origins. The restoration carried out on the initiative of the Council of Culture of the City Council and the Consortium of Heritage of Sitges has allowed to...view ›

The Catalan Government grants Cau Ferrat and the Maricel Museum the status of 'National Interest'

| 17 January 2019
The museums of Cau Ferrat and that of Maricel are already of National Interest. The Government of the Generalitat today approved this entitlement, which had already been approved by the Board of Museums of Catalonia in March. The condition of National Interest will allow Cau Ferrat and Maricel...view ›

The Museums of Sitges appear prominently in the first promotional video of the year

| 14 January 2019
The cultural activities of Sitges and, in particular, the Museums of Sitges focus much of the content of the first promotional video of 2019 . The video, produced to wish a good new year to the users of social networks, takes a snap picture of natural landscapes, the heritage catalog and the...view ›

A guide accompanies the route around the Maricel ensemble

| 20 December 2018
The history, secrets and itineraries around the architectural ensemble of Maricel have been included in a new guide published by the Sitges Heritage Consortium on the occasion of the centenary of the building and the activities that have been programmed around it. The guide is entitled A walk...view ›

Christmas visits the Museums of Sitges with activities for the whole family

| 10 December 2018
The installation of the carp on La Frigate and the lighting of decorative street lamps shows that Christmas has arrived to Sitges. This year's institutional campaign, called Sitges, your Christmas , brings together more than thirty proposals that will be extended until the beginning of January and...view ›

A program of visits to the entire Maricel ensemble allows to size the project ambition of Charles Deering

| 23 November 2018
How was Maricel, once Charles Deering materialized his project devised by Miquel Utrillo? This is what proposes a new activity that the Museums of Sitges have incorporated into their calendar, on the occasion of the Maricel Centenary exhibition (1918-2018) . This is a guided tour of the interiors...view ›

The excellence of Maricel is reflected in an exhibition on the occasion of its centenary

| 15 November 2018
The Maricel Centenary exhibition, which presents the Maricel Museum, shows the process of building one of the most outstanding and relevant architectural works of the Noucentisme culminated one hundred years ago: the Maricel ensemble. The ensemble became one of the Catalan cultural icons, Maricel...view ›

The restoration of the sculpture 'La Sirena' by Pere Jou is on his way

| 13 November 2018
The sculpture 'La Sirena' by Pere Jou will be moved on Thursday to carry out the works of conservation and restoration. The specialized workers moved it from the beginning of the breakwater, which is facing the stairs of La Punta, to the ground floor of Can Falç. The Sitges Town Council, in...view ›

The Maricel Museum hosts the central exhibition of the centenary of the Maricel ensemble

| 9 November 2018
The Maricel Museum will present, as of Thursday, November 15, the central exhibition of the centenary of the Maricel. ensemble. It is a portrait of the process of design and construction of a singular building, which at the time of its inauguration caused a significant impact in the cultural...view ›

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