The Palace of the Marquis of Dos Aguas, houses the Ceramics Museum
The Ceramics Museum was the seat of the Rabassa de Perellós Family as early as the fifteenth century. From the end of the sixteenth century onwards many alterations were made to the building and it was greatly enlarged. In the twentieth century, the palace suffered serious damages, and in 1949, at the suggestion of D. Manuel González Martí, it was purchased by the Ministry of Education after restoration, it became the National Ceramics Museum and Sumptuary Arts was opened after restoration in June 1954
Its rococó style facade stands out.
This palace houses a magnificent collection of ceramics donated to the state by Don Manuel González Martí and his wife, Amelia Cuñat y Monleón. Beyond ceramics, you can see furniture and other objects.
On the ground floor, you can see the old ceremonial Carriage of the Nymphs of the Marquises de Dos Aguas, carved by the sculptor Ignacio Vergara in 1753, The Marquis the Llanera’s carriage in Empire style, and a sedan chair from the eighteenth-century.
On the first floor, you will see, the Room of Illustrious Men, the Skylight Room, the Chinese Room, the Dining Room, the Smoking Room, the Oratory, and others.
The ceramics exhibition is housed on the second floor, it will give you an overview of the topic from prehistoric times to the actual ceramic.
