Museo Juan Cabré

The Juan Cabré Museum is a museum in Calaceite (Teruel, Aragon), under the Government of Aragon, dedicated to the figure of the Calaceite archaeologist Juan Cabré Aguiló and the dissemination of archaeological, artistic and ethnological heritage. It was born as a monographic museum about his life and work, and later expanded its contents to become a cultural center of reference in the field of archeology, contemporary plastic arts and ethnology. Its headquarters occupy an 18th century manor house located in the historic center of Calaceite. The building was built as a private home in 1790 and is an outstanding example of the civil architecture of its time; its museum adaptation respected many of the structural, functional and decorative elements of the old manor house. The collections are organized around three main themes: the figure of Juan Cabré, contemporary art and ethnology. This combination of traditional and modern collections gives the museum a unique personality within the Aragonese museum network, with special attention to research, conservation and dissemination of its collections. The museum is located in the old quarter of Calaceite, a town directly linked to the biography of Juan Cabré, born there in 1882. Its location and content make it a key heritage resource for understanding the cultural history of Matarraña and the relationship between local memory, archaeology and artistic heritage.