The Museum dedicated to the figure of the famousCordoban 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 it shares its headquarters with the Museum of Fine Arts, curiously in the same building where the museum was born. the artistsince his father was Director of the Academy and they lived there before it became a museum. Considered A Site 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 Cató Kings ;licenses in the 15th century as Hospital of Charity of Our Lord Jesus Christ and managed by the Third Order of Saint Francis. 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 strong> of the painter's studio and numerous family photographs and personal objects. Six rooms are arranged in the historic building to tell us about his family environment in the first, his initial period using a palette of cheerful colors in the second, of his mystical stage in the third space that corresponds to the hospital chapel, of his themes related to flamenco and cante jondo in the fourth, of his portraits in the fifth and of the essence of the city of Córdoba in the last, using a color palette in dark tones at this time.
Notable aspects of the collection of this prolific artist These are the numerous posters that 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 the showcases throughout the country. ;s. On the other hand, its participation in various national and international artistic competitions and its projection beyond the international community are evident. of our borders, as well such as his membership in the prestigious Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.
From September to June, 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 Museo de Bellas Arts and the House of Heads.