València’s Fine Arts Museum, known as Museo de Bellas Artes in Spanish, is the second most important gallery in Spain. With collections showcasing the great artists of the country’s past, the gallery is the most renowned in the Region of Valencia and has become a flagship of art and culture.
The historic building housing the gallery was originally Colegio Seminario San Pío V, a school and seminary founded in 1683 by archbishop of València, Juan Tomás de Rocabertí. Later, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos was founded, which grew into what is now known as San Pío V Fine Arts Museum.
Since its inauguration in 1839, the gallery has evolved and adapted alongside the needs of the city of València, offering a living testimony of the artistic history of Spain.
As you make your way around the gallery, you will come across two extraordinary rooms dedicated to the legacy of Joaquín Sorolla and Francisco de Goya. You can also see spaces that showcase Gothic Art, where you can stop to appreciate the Valencian school led by the painters and sculptors Pinazo and Benlliure.
Beyond these attention-grabbing names, the permanent collection displays other great artists, including Jacomart, Joan Reixach, Paolo de San Leocadio, Joan de Joanes, Francisco Ribalta, Jerónimo Jacinto de Espinosa, José de Ribera, Diego Velázquez, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Vicente López, Antonio Muñoz Degraín and Cecilio Pla.
We invite you to come and explore València’s Fine Arts Museum and immerse yourself in the world of Spanish art. You might just find yourself feeling the most powerful emotions and sensations.
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