Museo Jovellanos, Municipal museum in Cimadevilla district, Gijón, Spain.
Museo Jovellanos is a museum in the Cimadevilla district of Gijón housed in a stately house featuring two towers. The collection comprises approximately 650 artworks from Asturian art spanning the 19th and 20th centuries, including paintings, prints, and sculptures by various artists.
The building was constructed in the late 15th century and underwent renovations in the 16th century and again in 1758, before it became the birthplace of Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos. This architectural history makes it an important record of Gijón's building development across several centuries.
The museum displays manuscripts, books, and personal belongings that reveal how this important thinker lived and worked. The exhibition spaces also feature works by regional artists such as Dionisio Fierros Álvarez, reflecting the artistic production of Asturias.
The museum is located in the oldest part of Gijón, where narrow streets and historic facades help visitors find the site easily. The rooms are housed in a historic building with uneven floors, so comfortable footwear is helpful for navigation.
The Goya prints are not in the attached Los Remedios chapel, where Jovellanos is buried, but among the museum's donations: they came with the bequest of Carmen and Severo Ochoa, together with works by Salvador Dalí and a collection of pre-Columbian pieces. The museum also runs contemporary art projects beyond its walls, such as Paco Cao's "Usted misma".
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