Orange Route – The Museums

START · Plaça de l'Om

The tour starts at Plaça de l'Om, in front of the cloister of the Monastery of Sant Cugat, where you will find the first point of the route.

MUSEUM OF THE MONASTERY - MONASTERY CLOISTER

Located in the cloister of the Monastery, the museum offers a journey through the history of the monastic complex and the daily life of the Benedictine monks. Its permanent exhibition features models, interactive elements and audiovisual displays to discover the evolution of the Monastery over the centuries.

Continue towards Plaça d'Octavià until you find, on the corner with Carrer de Sant Medir, the Cal Gerrer Museum House.

CAL GERRER MUSEUM HOUSE - MARILYN MONROE

This unique pre-modernist building, formerly home to the Arpí pottery factory, houses the only museum in Europe dedicated to Marilyn Monroe. The exhibition explores the actress's life and career and includes spaces dedicated to the Cabanas Alibau family of artists and the Arpí ceramic tradition.

Head south along Carrer de Sant Medir. Before you reach the roundabout on Rambla del Celler, you will find the Modernista Cellar on your right.

MODERNIST WINERY

Built in 1921 by the architect Cèsar Martinell, this building houses a permanent exhibition dedicated to the winemaking tradition of Sant Cugat, the history of the agricultural cooperative and the winemaking process. The museum also showcases the cellar's architectural features, with its characteristic exposed brick parabolic arches.

Continue along Carrer de Sant Medir to the roundabout and take Rambla del Celler towards Rambla de Jaume Sàbat.

Turn left onto Rambla de Jaume Sàbat, cross Carrer del Dos de Maig and continue straight on along Rambla de Can Móra until you reach Plaça de Can Quitèria, where you will find the Grau-Garriga Centre for Contemporary Textile Art.

GRAU-GARRIGA CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY TEXTILE ART

Located in the former Cal Quitèria house, it is the first centre for contemporary textile art in the Spanish State. It houses works by the Sant Cugat-based artist Josep Grau-Garriga and municipal collections of contemporary tapestry, as well as temporary exhibitions dedicated to this artistic discipline.

Continue north along Viñolas Street to Barcelona Square.

Cross the square and continue along Xerric Street to Santa Maria Street. Turn right and continue to the junction with Francesc Moragas Street.

From here, take Carrer de l'Endavallada and head up to Plaça de Sant Pere. Cross the square and continue along Carrer de Sabadell until you reach Plaça de Pep Ventura, where you will find the Museum of Comic and Illustration.

MUSEUM OF COMIC AND ILLUSTRATION

Housed in a mid-19th-century building, the museum offers a journey through the history of comics and illustration between 1865 and 2000. Its collection brings together hundreds of publications and original works, allowing you to discover the evolution of graphic language and the main styles of comics.

Cross Pep Ventura Square towards Sant Bartomeu Street and continue until you reach Hospital Street.

Turn left and continue straight on until you return to Om Square, the end point of this circular route.

FINISH · Om Square