Three centuries of Sevillian artists
Paintings, sculpture and drawings gathered from the academy's members.
José Luis Filpo Cabana — CC BY 3.0 · Jl FilpoC — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mperezreviriego — Public domain · Mperezreviriego — Public domain
Seville's academy of fine arts, an institution going back to the eighteenth century, holding an art collection, a library and an archive. Spain's royal academies are official cultural bodies gathering leading artists and scholars, and over the centuries they have accumulated collections from members' gifts and their own work. Those collections are rarely presented as museums, which is what makes visiting one different. The holdings here are paintings, sculpture and drawings by Sevillian artists across three centuries, with an archive documenting the history of art education in the city. It should be clear that this is a working institution rather than a museum: hours are very limited and tied to the academy's own work, the visit may be by appointment or at announced times, and it may close for events. Check before going. The building is in central Seville a short walk from the cathedral, so the addition costs you no detour if its hours happen to suit.
Paintings, sculpture and drawings gathered from the academy's members.
Spanish academies' holdings are seldom opened as museums.
Documents showing how painting was taught in Seville over the centuries.
Calle Abades, central Seville
You may not be able to. This is a working academic institution rather than a visitor facility, and its public opening times are limited and changeable. Check before going and do not build part of your day around it. If you find it closed, the cathedral and the Alcázar are minutes away.
The Museum of Fine Arts in Seville is the first destination, among Spain's most important painting collections after the Prado, holding Murillo, Zurbarán and Valdés Leal in a former convent. The Hospital de la Caridad with its paintings is another.
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