The Museum of Fine Arts is located in an old nunnery, in the Convento de la Merced Calzada, from the beginning of the 17th century. The Museum's collection has been assembled throughout history thanks to disentailed ecclesiastical assets, private donations and public acquisitions. In its rooms you can see brilliant works by painters such as El Greco, Pacheco, Alonso Cano, Velazquez, among others. Without forgetting to highlight the space dedicated to Murillo and the 17th century Sevillian school, and to Zurbarán's religious paintings.
The building is in the Andalusian Mannerist style. The façade preserves the structure of the convent that it once was. The building is structured around three patios connected by a staircase and the church located at the ends of the convent. It also has a lobby where you can see a design of tiles selected from different convents in the Seville region.
The museum is divided into 14 rooms. The religious theme is the predominant one and only the most modern works are separated from them. The first rooms house medieval works from Seville. The The former convent church is room 5, and is located dedicated to Murillo and the great masters who preceded him in the 17th century. In room 10 we can see conventual works by Zurbarán. And in rooms 12, 13 and 14 we are welcomed by the Andalusian traditional paintings, with their images of bullfighting, bandits, fairs and the cigarette cases.
On Sundays an art market is held in the square and there is also an antiques shop.
The Museum of Fine Arts in Seville contains a space where children can experience and discover art.
From Tuesday to Saturday from 09:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Sundays and holidays from 09:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.