Museu Etnogràfic Vallhonrat

The Museu Etnogràfic Vallhonrat (also known as the Museu Vallhonrat) is a private ethnographic museum in Rubí, in the Vallès Occidental comarca of Catalonia, Spain. It was created in 1962 and is dedicated to preserving and displaying the everyday history of Rubí and its surroundings. Its rooms bring together collections of ethnography, archaeology, furniture, tools and inventions that illustrate how past generations lived and worked. The museum is closely associated with the Vallhonrat family, which began the collection and has continued it across generations. The museum's holdings are reported to number around 8,000 pieces. Among the highlights cited are African sculptures from the Fang culture, a pre-Columbian utensil, and two representative paintings by the artist Pons Cirac. In 2014 the owner was the businessman Pere Vallhonrat. The institution also operates a multipurpose auditorium used for temporary exhibitions and conferences on history, art and heritage, and it runs cultural activities that invite the public to discover new pieces, stories and perspectives on heritage. In 2019 the entity was awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi, one of Catalonia's highest civil distinctions. The citation praised the enormous work of collecting, conserving and exhibiting begun by Miquel Vallhonrat i Brau almost sixty years earlier and continued without interruption by his heirs, starting with family pieces from the early 18th century. It described the foundation as an indisputable cultural reference for Rubí and Catalonia, especially in protecting, disseminating and promoting the historical heritage of the city and the country. The museum presents itself as a welcoming space open to citizens and organizations, intended to share knowledge and enrich the cultural life of Rubí. It maintains an official website at museuvallhonrat.com, where visitors can learn about the museum, its auditorium, temporary exhibitions and cultural activities.

The Museu Etnogràfic Vallhonrat was created in 1962 in Rubí, Catalonia. Its origins lie in the collecting work of Miquel Vallhonrat i Brau, who began assembling pieces that documented the daily life, traditions and material culture of Rubí and its surroundings. According to the citation for the Creu de Sant Jordi awarded in 2019, the work of collecting, conserving and exhibiting began almost sixty years before that award and was continued without interruption by his heirs, initially with pieces from the family dating to the early 18th century. Over the decades the collection grew into a museum with around 8,000 pieces. Its rooms bring together ethnography, archaeology, furniture, tools and inventions. Notable items cited include African sculptures from the Fang culture, a pre-Columbian utensil, and two representative paintings by the artist Pons Cirac. In 2014 the owner was the businessman Pere Vallhonrat. The museum also operates a multipurpose auditorium where temporary exhibitions and conferences related to history, art and heritage are held. It describes this as a welcoming space open to citizens and organizations, designed to share knowledge and enrich the cultural life of Rubí. The institution runs temporary exhibitions and conferences presenting cultural, artistic and historical content, as well as cultural activities that allow visitors to discover new pieces, stories and perspectives on heritage. In 2019 the entity was awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi. The award citation praised the enormous work of collecting, conserving and exhibiting begun by Miquel Vallhonrat i Brau almost sixty years earlier and continued by his heirs. It stated that over its long trajectory the foundation had become an indisputable cultural reference for Rubí and Catalonia, especially in protecting, disseminating and promoting the historical heritage of the city and the country. The museum remains active and maintains an official website at museuvallhonrat.com.

• 2019

  Awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi for collecting, conserving and exhibiting heritage.

• 2014

  Businessman Pere Vallhonrat recorded as owner.

• 1962

  Museu Etnogràfic Vallhonrat created in Rubí.

A local ethnographic museum and cultural reference for Rubí and Catalonia, focused on everyday history and heritage.

• Permanent ethnographic rooms

  Rooms displaying ethnography, archaeology, furniture, tools and inventions.

• Multipurpose auditorium

  Space for temporary exhibitions and conferences on history, art and heritage.

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