Tras la casa del artista. Arquitecturas del Museo Sorolla (1905-2026)

An exhibition tracing the history of Joaquín Sorolla's house, from its construction to its transformation into the present-day museum, through works of art and archive documents.

The exhibition is organised around the house that Joaquín Sorolla designed for himself and his family, and around the changes it has undergone over more than a century. The curator, Covadonga Blasco Veganzones, has brought together paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, plans, letters and archive documents to show this evolution in the museum.

The route begins with the opening of the studio's large bay window, a change made while the painter was still alive, which underlined the relationship between architecture, light and creative work. The visit then follows the building's successive adaptations to new needs. Another room focuses on the origins of the project, when Sorolla and the architect Enrique María Repullés y Vargas designed a house intended for family life, artistic practice and social life. The plans, sketches, correspondence and photographs make it possible to follow that process.

The final section presents the spaces of the extension designed by the studio Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos. A patio inspired by Andalusian architecture and rooms lit from above through skylights reinterpret the painter's former studios. It is a proposal designed for anyone who wants to understand how the building has moved from residence to museum, both for visitors interested in architecture and for enthusiasts of Sorolla's work.