Palau Solterra
The Palau Solterra houses the Contemporary Photography Museum of the Fundació Vila Casas (national and international) located in the town of Torroella de Montgrí[http://www.guiadelocio.com/girona/arte/torroella-de-montgri/palau-solterra Guia del Ocio, Palau Solterra] in the Baix Empordà region of Catalonia. It was opened in 2000.
The collection comprises some 300 contemporary photographs with works by artists from around the world, including Chema Madoz, Alberto García Álix, Toni Catany and Otto Lloyd.{{Cite web|url=https://visitemporda.com/pdf/publicacions_710_3.pdf|title=Museums and collections of the Baix Empordà region|last=Consell Comarcal del Baix Empordà|first=|date=2016|website=|access-date=}} In addition to the centre's permanent collection, temporary exhibitions and a cycle of conferences on history and humanities are held annually.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120225174009/http://www.torroella-estartit.cat/recomanem/exposicions.html Ajuntament de Torroella de Montgrí]File:Museo Palau Solterra.jpg
Related with the building, the Palau Solterra is a 15th-century palatial mansion[http://cultura.catalunya.com/es/detall.php?tipus=membres&id=17_16001_30&menuId=0 Cultura Catalunya, Palau Solterra] that was once the residence of the Counts of Torroella de Montgrí.
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External links
- [http://www.fundaciovilacasas.com/en/museums-and-art-galleries/palau-solterra-museum-torroella-de-montgri/_m:5/ Palau Solterra Website Fundacio Vila Casas]
- [http://oci.diaridegirona.cat/agenda/ocio-girona/museus/torroella-montgri/lug-5104-museu-palau-solterra.html Palau Solterra Diari de Girona]
- [http://www.artdiscover.com/es/galerias/museo-palau-solterra-id2087 Art Discover Palau Solterra]
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