vendrell museums

The Deu Museum has one of the most important art collections in the country, with pieces dating from the 12th Century to the present day: carvings, rugs, basins, sculptures and paintings, precious metals, glass and ivory. These artistic pieces can be seen wonderfully curated, in which the preservation and arrangement of the works have been meticulously cared for.

Pau Casals (1876-1973) was and is one of the greatest cellists of all time. Beyond music, he became a tireless defender of peace and freedom of the people, in an era shaken by wars and oppression. The house where Pau Casals was born preserves the atmosphere of a house of a very humble family from the end of the 19th Century. On the ground floor of the house you can follow Pau Casals’ childhood related to the town through photographs and two very significant musical instruments that marked the beginning of this maestro’s career: the “carbasseta” (a small cello made from a gourd) and the “gralla” (traditional Catalan double reed instrument). A staircase next to the narrow entrance door leads to the two floors that the Casals family occupied.

Nearby places of interest related to Pau Casals: parish church and baroque organ; El Vendrell cemetery; the Pau Casals School of Music Auditorium; Museum Villa Casals; Pau Casals Auditorium and Sant Salvador hermitage.

Services: guided tours; Pau Casals Route with organ listening; shop.

Àngel Guimerà (1845-1924), son of a father from El Vendrell and a Canarian mother, lived in the Guimerà manor house in El Vendrell during the 19th Century. In this house he began his poetic activity, first in Spanish and then in Catalan, later becoming a successful playwright. One of his main works was Terra Baixa.

A friend of Picasso, the sculptor Apel·les Fenosa (1899-1988) left behind an exceptional body of work, which inspired the greatest poets of his time. The Museum is located in the residence and summer studio of the artist, a restored 16th Century building with a beautiful Mediterranean garden. It features an important collection of original terracotta and plaster sculptures, as well as a selection of monumental bronzes.