Museu of Leather Art

Shows the collection gathered together by the tanner Andreu Colomer Munmany made up of a thousand objects of great artistic value, made completely or partially from leather. The premises, in the former convent del Carme, also hosts temporary exhibitions and other cultural activities are held there.

Centre Cultural Convent del Carme
C. Arquebisbe Alemany, 5.
Tel: 938 833 279
Opening hours: from Tuesdays to Saturdays, from 11 am to 2 pm and from 5 pm to 8 pm
sundays and Bank Holydays, from 11 am to 2 pm. Mondays, closed

Museu de l'Art de la Pell de Vic (Museu of Leather Art)

It's dedicated to decorative and applied leather art. The museum contains the collection assembled by Andreu Colomer Munmany, a collection that consist of objects made entirely or partly from leather. A wide range of pieces are displayed including chests, screens, altar frontals, escritoires, chairs, saddles, masks, shadow theatre puppets, etc.

The pieces, of great artistic value, are very varied in terms both of their origin and period, and are representative of many differents leather working techniques. Particularly outstanding are the gilt leather (gilt and polychromed sheep leather), including wall hangings, altar frontals and screens, etc. Also worthy of note are the chests and caskets covered with high quality goatskin knows as cordovan leather (a type of tanned goatskin of high quality).

The permanent exhibition allows the visitor to follow the history of European decorative and sumptuary arts, as represented by the artistic working of leather, as well as offering a glimpse of leather art in non-European cultures, such as those of China and Africa.

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