The Building

The Casa Lis, commissioned by Miguel de Lis at the beginning of the 20th century, is a small palace designed by the Architect, JoaquínVargas. It houses the collections of the Manuel Ramos Andrade Foundation.

Whilst having several owners over the years, the building has been used for a variety of purposes. Most recently in the 1990s, it was transformed into a Museum to exhibit the collections of Manuel Ramos Andrade, an antique dealer from Salamanca. Two architects from Salamanca, Javier Gómez Riesco and Francisco Morón, undertook the renovation of the building, in whose restoration and decoration Ramos Andrade oversaw. The Catalonian artist Juan Villaplana was commissioned to create the stained glass windows. And thus, the Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Déco first opened its doors to the public on April 6th, 1995.

• Virtual Stroll
• Hall of the Casa Lis