Point of interest
Museu del Cau Ferrat
in Sitges, Spain
Santiago Rusiñol's 1890s house-studio, crammed with his art, works by friends including Picasso, and his wrought-iron collection.
Where it is
The museum sits on Carrer Fonollar in the old town, right by the sea next to the Maricel Museum.
Address: Carrer de Bernat de Fonollar, Sitges
What it is
The house preserves Rusiñol's collection of wrought iron, ceramics, glass and paintings, including works by Picasso, Casas and two panels by El Greco. Its atmospheric, artist-designed rooms make it one of the most evocative house-museums in Catalonia.
History
The artist Santiago Rusiñol founded the Cau Ferrat in 1893 as a house-studio that became a gathering place of Catalan Modernisme. After his death it opened as a public museum in 1933 and was thoroughly restored between 2010 and 2014.