Museum of Leather Artistry. A. Colomer Munmany Collection

Interior of the Museum

The Museum of Leather Artistry (Catalan: Museu de l'Art de la Pell), in Vic, is a museum dedicated to the decorative and applied leather arts, founded in 1996 and located in the refurbished convent of El Carme. It exhibits the collection of Vic tanner Andreu Colomer i Munmany, focusing on objects made totally or partially of leather, such as trunks, room separators, altar frontals, chest tables, stools, saddles, masks or shadow puppets.[1] Of particular interest is the guadamassil technique (polychrome- or gold-embossed leather) and cordovan applied to boxes and chests.

It is part of the Barcelona Provincial Council Local Museum Network.

References

  1. ↑ Omnium, Fitxa del Museu de l'Art de la Pell de Vic

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Coordinates: 41°55′55.42″N 2°15′09.12″E / 41.9320611°N 2.2525333°E / 41.9320611; 2.2525333

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