Monasteries · Donostia / San Sebastian

San Telmo Museoa

Museo San Telmo

an ethnographic and art museum in San Sebastian Spain

  • TypeMonasteries
  • WhereDonostia / San Sebastian, Spain
  • AddressPlaza Zuloaga, 1

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About San Telmo Museoa

San Telmo Museoa (English: San Telmo Museum, or STM) is a museum of the Basque society located in Donostia-San Sebastián, addressing old and contemporary Basque culture, arts and history in a European, global context. It moved to its current location in 1932, Zuloaga plaza in the old town, at the foot of the hill Urgull. It occupies a former Dominican monastery complemented by a 21st-century extension.

San Telmo is presented as a museum and, at the same time, as a place to disseminate knowledge and create thought; it is an instrument to understand the present and build the future from encounters with the past and with our roots.

In 2011, a major makeover of its facilities took place by adding an extension to the convent and reshaping its facilities along the lines of its new conceptual approach as a museum of the Basque society and citizenship. The museum received a Special Mention in the 2013 best European museum contest organized annually by the Museum Forum.

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Built
1902
Architect
Francisco Urcola Lazcanotegui
Official website
santelmomuseoa.com
Also listed as
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