Pau Casals Museum

The Pau Casals Museum, located in the coastal town of El Vendrell in Tarragona, celebrates the life and legacy of Pau Casals, one of the greatest cellists and conductors of the twentieth century. The museum is housed in Casals’s summer home, a beautiful villa by the sea that he built as a place of rest, creativity and inspiration.

Pau Casals was not only a brilliant musician but also a tireless advocate for peace, democracy and human rights. The museum preserves his spirit by telling the story of his life through his music, personal belongings, photographs and archival recordings. Visitors can explore the rooms where Casals lived and worked, including his music room, library and the garden where he often played his cello overlooking the Mediterranean.

The museum’s exhibitions highlight Casals’s extraordinary career as a performer, his role in revitalising the Bach cello suites, his work as a conductor and festival founder, and his principled stand against dictatorship and war. His exile from Spain during the Franco regime and his voice for freedom and peace around the world remain central themes throughout the museum’s storytelling.

Beyond its permanent collection, the Pau Casals Museum offers concerts, educational workshops and cultural events that keep his musical and humanitarian legacy alive for new generations. Special programmes for schools, families and young musicians invite visitors to experience Casals’s belief that music has the power to bring people together and make the world a better place.

As a candidate for the European Museum Academy’s Luigi Micheletti Award, the Pau Casals Museum stands out for its dedication to preserving not only the memory of an artist but also the universal values he championed. It shows how a house museum can be a place of learning, reflection and cultural exchange, inspiring visitors through the timeless language of music.

https://www.paucasals.org/en/the-museum