The Museum dedicated to the figure of the famous Córdoban painter, Julio Romero de Torres, opened He opened his doors to the public in an old palace in 1931, a year after his death and after his wife and children put all his collections at the service of society. The first exhibition was inaugurated by the President of the Second Republic, Niceto Alcalá. Zamora but just three years later, the adjacent lands were acquired with the aim of being able to expand the collections in the future.
Today the Julio Romero de Torres Museum shares its headquarters with the Museum of Fine Arts, curiously in the same building where the artist was born. the artist since his father was Director of the Academy and they lived there before it became a museum. Considered an Asset of Cultural Interest since 1961, it took It carried out its last renovation in 2012 to adapt the museum program to new exhibition trends.
This property was built by order of the Catholic Monarchs in the 15th century as the Hospital of Charity of Our Lord Jesus Christ and managed by the Third Order of San Francisco. Today, it shows us the life and work of Julio Romero de Torres in an intimate tour in which, in addition to his work, we can see the original furniture from the painter's studio and numerous family photographs and objects. personal. Six rooms are arranged in the historic building to tell us about its family environment in the first, about its initial period using a palette of cheerful colors in the second, about its mystical stage in the third space that corresponds to the hospital chapel, his themes related to flamenco and cante jondo in the fourth, his portraits in the fifth and the essence of the city of Córdoba in the last, using at this time a color palette in dark tones.
Notable aspects of this prolific artist#39s collection are the numerous posters he worked on. as a means of expression in an emerging modern society, a support that led him to He rose to fame thanks to the collaboration with the well-known Bodegas Cruz and the labeling of their bottles, which put the works of Romero de Torres behind showcases throughout the country. On the other hand, its participation in various national and international artistic competitions and its projection beyond the world are evident. of our borders, as well such as its membership in the prestigious Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.
from September to June from Tuesday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 8:45 p.m., Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Sundays and holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. From June to September from Tuesday to Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Sundays and holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Other nearby places of interest are the Posada del Potro, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Casa de las Cabezas.