Museo de Arte Valencia

The Museum of Fine Arts of Valencia is the most important museum reference in the Valencian Community. From its foundation in 1837 to the present moment, almost two centuries have passed, in which it has witnessed numerous vicissitudes linked to the historical evolution of the city of Valencia. Fundamentally it is made up of a large art gallery and an extensive collection of drawings and engravings, as well as sculptures, archaeological pieces, architectural fragments, photographs and decorative arts.

The origin of the Museum is related to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos, which saw its statutes approved by King Carlos III in 1768. A small nucleus of works was gathered within the corporation with donations from teachers and students , whose set would become the first important contribution of the future museum.

The building of the Museum of Fine Arts in Valencia
The Seminary College of San Pío V had been founded by the Archbishop of Valencia, Fray Juan Tomás de Rocabertí (1627-1699), to house the Minor Regular Clerics, an order created by Pope Pius V to instruct secular clergy in diocesan seminaries .

Its traces, of baroque appearance, following pre-existing models in Valencia, had been commissioned to the Valencian architect Juan Bautista Pérez Castiel, and construction began in 1683.