Museo de Tudela (Palacio Decanal)

The building of the Dean's Palace along with the cloister of the Cathedral are today Museum of Tudela. It also accesses the visit of the Cathedral, after hours of worship.

The Dean or Dean's Palace is a magnificent brick building erected irregular layout next to the cathedral of Tudela and adjoining cloister. Has been the residence of the main religious authority of the city and Episcopal Palace of the diocese of Tudela in times has been governed with own bishop.

It has also been the residence of many famous people who visited the city, especially during the Modern Age. Several kings of Spain have stayed in it, and even Pope Adrian VI, after his election and way of Rome to be proclaimed.

It was built in the fifteenth century and consists of two main bodies crowned upper gallery of arches that end in brick eaves. They are evident in the two construction stages. The first between the years 1477-1520, and she left Gothic-Moorish remains on a facade and a thick line of impost that marks the transition to a gallery double pointed Gothic arches. The south angle remains of a Mudejar tower, torn down at the end of the nineteenth century and double window of ogee arches and a body decorated with diamond cloths Moorish flavor. The second phase dates from 1830 in which the surface of the palace expands, annexing a body to the Plaza de San Jaime opening another gateway.

The main facade of the palace is a magnificent plateresque work done in 1515 under the auspices of the dean Villalón, whose arms appear on the cover alongside those of Pope Julius II.

The original palace remains of the staircase and a small Gothic chapel built inside the old tower are preserved.

Inside you can visit the Romanesque cloister of S. XII, various pieces of sacred and profane art displayed in the museum and a collection of archaeological remains.

ROMANESQUE CLOISTER OF THE CATHEDRAL Since the opening of the Museum of Tudela, on June 26, 2000, access to the Cloister of the Cathedral is from this room.

It is declared a National Monument along with the Cathedral in 1884.

It is a building of the late twelfth century, rectangular with twelve arches in the largest and sides nine children. These arches are supported by double and triple columns, appearing in the center of the sides binoculars pillars. It emphasizes especially all the capitals from the point of formal, stylistic and iconographic view. neotestamentales scenes in North and East galleries are represented, while in the South mostly hagiographic scenes are depicted. West gallery found in capitals with religious and secular representations.

CONTENTS OF THE MUSEUM In the cellar of the Dean's Palace, built in medieval times, pieces of jewelry of incalculable beauty and artistic value are exhibited.

In the hall of the Palace you can admire the magnificent cloth azulejería the sixteenth century that was originally decorating the Chapel of Our Lady of Remedios Church of San Nicolas de Tudela as a prominent part. In addition gothic stone relief of a Christian gentleman, where popular tradition sees the figure of the king of Navarre Sancho VII the Fort admires.

The visitor can see on the ground floor a collection of pieces of imagery from different eras, mainly Baroque. Highlights include works such as the bust-reliquary of San Esteban Gabriel Joly seventeenth century, the Renaissance image of El Salvador Domingo de Segura or the likes of Santiago pilgrim anonymous work of the seventeenth century.

The first floor is dedicated to painting room, where mainly oils are exposed on canvas of Vicente Berdusán, considered the greatest Baroque artist in Navarre the seventeenth century as well as other interesting panel paintings as The Last Judgment attributed to El Bosco, or Gothic San Lucas table.

On this floor visitors will discover, in its original location, a small chapel, private chapel of the Dean Villalón sixteenth century with Gothic vault and sixteenth Muel tiles on the floor and in front of the altar.

In the basement you can admire the Renaissance altarpieces Tornamira and Don Martin de Sesma, as well as several complete sets of suits, liturgical costumes, varied chronology.

In the cellar of the Palace is the archeology room where pieces ranging from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages of the most important sites in the Ribera de Navarra is.

MUSEUM HOURS until 31/10/2016 Monday to Saturday Mornings from 10:00 to 13:30 h.Tardes from 16:00 to 19:00 h. Sundays and holidays Mornings from 10:00 to 13:30 Closed h.Tardes

• This schedule may vary. Check by phone visiting hours on holidays or Easter bridges.