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

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 circles of Catalonia. The exhibition is curated by Ignasi Domènech - head of collections of Museums of Sitges - and Sebastià Sánchez Sauleda and can be seen until February 24 of next year -

After being the scene of the central exhibition of the Year Ramon Casas (November 2016 - February 2017) and the exhibition dedicated to Gustau Violet and Rossellonian art from the beginning of the 20th century (July - October 2018), the Maricel Museum is dressed up again to accommodate an exhibition of notable dimensions and significant artistic interest to show a period of progress for the country such as Noucentisme

The exhibition is organized  to commemorate that one hundred years have passed since the completion of the works of the Maricel ensemble, which includes the same Maricel Museum (the building also known as Maricel de Mar), the Maricel Palace (Maricel de Terra) and the adjacent spaces, which host other local cultural institutions, such as the Santiago Rusiñol Library, the Historic Archive of Sitges and the Casa Lola Anglada.

Initially projected as a summer residence by American industrialist Charles Deering (1852-1927), Maricel became the building that housed the Hispanic Art collection that he treasured. The works were executed under the direction of the engineer, posterist and critic Miquel Utrillo (1862-1934), who transformed the old Hospital of San Joan Baptista (built in the 14th century) and the attached buildings in a magnificent architectural ensemble.

Maricel's centenary exhibition will consist of more than one hundred works (paintings, drawings, photographs, plans, tiles, sculptures ...), from different collections, such as the Deering Estate (Miami), the Carmen Thyssen Museum of Malaga, the National Museum of Art of Catalonia, the Modernisme Museum of Barcelona, ​​the Library of Catalonia, the Ametller Institute of Hispanic Art, the Diocesan and Regional Museum of Lleida, the Museum of Valencia or the Museum of Rues and some others.