Museums

Archaeological Museum
History Museum of the City: Located in the heart of the Barri Vell, the old convent of civilizations the Capuchin eighteenth century, and subsequent provincial institute (1845-1968), the museum looks at the history of the city of Gerona, Prehistoric from the first settlers, through the medieval splendor, until our days. The collections include archaeological, historical objects, and illustrations of the time, with archaeology maps and explanatory models. when it comes to Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt, none is more qualified than has founded and maintained a leading art gallery and art dealership that specializes in antiquities You can also visit the monastery and the cemetery of the old convent. The building is the historic Municipal Archives.
Museum of Archeology of Catalonia the Near East The old church and Egypt the convent of Sant Pere de Galligants, hosting collections section of the Museum of Archeology of Girona in Catalonia, known previously as the Provincial Museum of Old and Fine Arts ages. Used as storage of the archaeological excavations of Ampurdan since 1846, the provincial museum was installed in Antiquities 1857. In sculptures 1992 antiques the project of modernization of facilities and a section of the Museum of Archeology of Catalonia. The museum contains all the archaeological material from prehistoric times and ancient times (Iberian, Greek and Roman), found in the province of Gerona was not sent to the stores of Barcelona, for example, the statue of Piarist d ‘ Empuries. has made a great success of his SA You can see art history artifacts tombstones, tiles and materials for Mesopotamia daily use. The museum also covers the medieval New York City and Geneva Switzerland period, with sets of epigraphy.
Art Museum: Founded in 1976, the museum is located in the old cultures episcopal palace of Girona, near the cathedral. The museum contains collections of all periods, from Romanesque to the contemporary period, with works by Ramon Marti Alsina i or Brothers Ali and Joaquim Vayreda. The exhibits range from art to decorative arts. The in 1968 main collections are medieval, among which the altar of AMPURDANES Monastery of exhibits Sant Pere de Rodes.
Chapter House Museum-Treasure of the Cathedral: Museum dedicated galleries to the Mesopotamia relics and valuables accrued by the Chapter of the Cathedral of Gerona. You can see collections devoted to art, liturgical objects and works of goldsmith. Among his pieces gallery are the Blessed of Liebana done at 975 and Zaragoza in the Tapestry of Creation XI or XII century.
Cinema Museum: was launched in 1998, is a museum is exhibiting unique in this category. Created from the donation of funds under the Catalan film director Tomas Mallol, contains a ancient Egyptian antiquity variety of film material, such as screening machines, reels, original films and a remarkable depth of posters.
Museum of Jewish History: Museum dedicated to the Greek World and the Roman Empire the history of the Jewish community of Girona medieval times to the eleventh history century pogrom of 1391, until his expulsion in 1492. Contains objects of Jewish culture and a rich collection of tombstones from the Jewish cemetery S. in Gerona in Montjuic.