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The exhibition 125 years of Cau Ferrat will be extended until March 22

| 4 February 2020
The exhibition 125 years of Cau Ferrat. The construction of an ideal (1894-2019) will be extended for five weeks until March 22. The exhibition, which can be seen on the ground floor of the Maricel Museum, recounts the gestation of Cau Ferrat, on the occasion of its 125th anniversary, as well as...view ›

The Maricel Museum receives the painting 'Sitges in the 20th Century', by Miquel Utrillo

| 27 January 2020
The oil by Miquel Utrillo 'Sitges in the 20th century', - also known as 'Sitges to come', - has arrived at the Maricel Museum, on loan from the National Museum of Art of Catalonia (MNAC). The work was placed last Thursday next to the painting Sitges from the past, by Santiago Rusiñol, in a dialogue...view ›

An improvement intervention can consolidate the interior walls of Can Falç

| 22 January 2020
Over the last few weeks, work has been done on the renovation and repair of several walls in the interior of Can Falç, with the aim of keeping the emblematic building of La Ribera in good condition before carrying out the second stage of his refurbishment. This second stage will run through 2020,...view ›

The Maricel Museum receives an International prize for preserving heritage

| 15 January 2020
The Maricel Museum of Sitges, which is part of the Network of Local Museums ascribed to the Government of the Province of Barcelona, received the William I. Irvine prize for their leadership in the preservation of heritage awarded by the American Organization called Deering Estate Foundation. The...view ›

The Museums of Sitges include sign language for the first time in an audiovisual project

| 13 January 2020
The Office of Cultural Heritage of the Barcelona Provincial Government deployed, during 2007, a series of actions to narrow the gap between museums and their legacy and society at large. All are included within the program La Mirada Tactil, carried out with the assessment of the Catalan Federation...view ›

The Museums of Sitges will form part of the Collective Catalogue of Catalonian Universities

| 31 December 2019
The library of the Sitges Heritage Consortium is now part of the Collective Catalogue of the Catalonian Universities (CCUC). A bibliographical repository that allows to locate with a single search all the documents of the library that form part of the Consortium of University Libraries and other...view ›

The sculpture 'Apollo', at the Fregata, regains its splendor after a restoration performance

| 23 December 2019
The sculpture Apollo , located in the gardens of la Fragata and which was beheaded last Carnival by a vandal action, has recovered its splendor, after a restoration process promoted by the Consortium of Heritage of Sitges and the Department of Culture . The piece, whose date of creation is unknown...view ›

The Museums of Sitges validate TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

| 22 December 2019
For the fifth year, Sitges Museums has been awarded the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. The distinction has been awarded since 2010 and has already established itself as a reference among the tourism sector in the digital world. The operation is simple: the award is given by registered users...view ›

Families will have a discount on access to museums and children under 16 will be free of charge

| 17 December 2019
The Sitges Heritage Consortium has approved the new public price tariffs for 2020, which extend the age for free access to Sitges museums, provide family discounts and reductions for the more loyal public. The prices will come into force on January 2 and retain the 10 euros as a standard entry for...view ›

The Museums of Sitges open doors to Christmas

| 11 December 2019
Sitges already breathes Christmas. The lighting of the lights at the Cap de la Vila, the Christmas fairs at the Tent of the Frigate or the solidarity campaign for the collection of toys in some thirty entities of the town are some of the usual activities of this time of the year, which on this...view ›

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