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Museum · Lugo, Galicia
Museo Provincial de Lugo
Provincial museum in the former convent of San Francisco, with a 15th-century cloister, 18th-century kitchen and refectory, Roman mosaics, castreja metalwork and Sargadelos ceramics.
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About Museo Provincial de Lugo
The Provincial Museum of Lugo was founded by the Diputación Provincial in 1932 and, since 1957, has occupied the former convent of San Francisco in the centre, renovated by the architect Manuel Gómez Román with inspiration from Galician pazos. From the convent the cloister, dating to the 15th century, and the kitchen and refectory, from the 18th century, have been preserved.
The collection covers from prehistory to contemporary art. In archaeology there are castro-period pieces, including gold jewellery, and material from Roman Lucus Augusti, with tombstones, statues and mosaics that once decorated city houses. There are also coins, medieval metalwork and sacred art.
The museum holds a large collection of Sargadelos ceramics, the Galician factory founded at the end of the 18th century, and rooms of Galician painting and sculpture from the 19th and 20th centuries.
The cloister, with the stone pieces on display, and the old kitchen, with its large hearth, are among the most interesting spaces.
Before you go
Practical information
Cidade Turismo reviews its information regularly, but something may have changed. Check with the place before planning your trip.
How much time to set aside
About 1 to 1.5 hours.
Best time
Right at opening, to visit at a relaxed pace; check times before you go. It's a good plan for rainy days.
How to get there
It is on the praça da Soidade, in the centre, inside the wall, about a 5-minute walk from the praça Maior.
Tip
Don't miss the old convent kitchen, with its enormous hearth: it shows how food was prepared for the whole community.
Get your questions answered
Frequently asked questions about Museo Provincial de Lugo
What to see at the Provincial Museum of Lugo?
Mosaics and objects from Roman Lucus Augusti, jewelry from the castros, Sargadelos ceramics, Galician painting and the cloister of the former convent.
Where is the museum located?
In the former convent of San Francisco, in the center of Lugo, inside the wall.
When does the museum's cloister date from?
From the 15th century.