Casa de la Festa Major de Vilafranca del Penedès
Saint Felix).[1] Municipally owned, it is part of the Barcelona Provincial Council Local Museum Network
.
The building
Classified as an industrial Art Nouveau building, the old chicken and giblets market was the work of Vilafranca architect Santiago Güell; it was built in 1911 and renovated in 1927. Since 1987, this space has had two functions: to archive and store the folkloric heritage related to the Vilafranca town festival and to serve as a museum to disseminate said heritage.[2]
Exhibition
The Town Festival Centre exhibits the typical dances of the Vilafranca town festival, or festa major, many of which are medieval in origin and related to the different
castellers, or human castles, and all the dances and music that are part of the festivities.[1]
References
- ^ a b Llodrà, Joan Miquel (2005). Petits tresors dels Museus Locals (in Catalan). Sàpiens Publicacions / Oficina de Patrimoni Cultural, Diputació de Barcelona. p. 26.
- ^ "Casa de la Festa Major". vilafranca.org. Retrieved January 17, 2012.