Sitges Maricel Palace - Palau de Maricel
Spectacular palace built (1913 to 1918) for American millionaire industrialist Charles Deering by Miquel Utrillo to serve as a home & place to display his art collection
About Sitges Maricel Palace - Palau de Maricel
Maricel Palace or Palau de Maricel is an emblematic early 20th century palace in Sitges. It is sometimes referred to as Maricel de Terra becuase it is on the land ward side where as the Maricel Museum Maricel de Mar is on the sea facing side of Calle de Fonollar.
Maricel Palace History
Built by Miquel Utrillo i Morlius (who lived in Paris with Santiago Rusiñol) between 1913 and 1918 as a home and place to display the important art collection belonging to American millionaire industrialist, collector and patron of the arts, Charles Deering, who lived there until 1921.
In 1935 it was rented by the Catalonian Generalitat as an extension of the Cau Ferrat Museum's collections and since then it has been dedicated to artistic and cultural activities. Acquired by the Sitges Town Hall in 1954.
The palace consists of The Gold Room, the Blue Room, the Chapel Room, the Ship's Room, Terraces and the Cloister, each space with a distinctive decor. The palace as well as being a museum also serves as a cultural centre, conference and seminar space, and events venue for hire.
This is a spectacular and regal palace that has just the right amount of preservation to maintain the spaces but not making it look new and modern.
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