Museo Miguel Hernández y Josefina Manresa

Part of the legacy of Miguel Hernández, author of the "Andalusians of Jaén" poem

The bottom floor of the Rafael Zabaleta Museum building houses a big part of the legacy of Miguel Hernández, author of the “Andalusians of Jaén” poem. Its 553.85 m2 surface offers a tour of the work and life of the poet and his wife, que Quesada-born Josefina Manresa, a love story full of passion and emotions, and goes over the lifeofthepoet in 6 different rooms.

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Museo Miguel Hernández y Josefina Manresa

5 Plaza Cesáreo Rodríguez-Aguilera
23480 Quesada, Jaén

Activity program

Salas:
  • The Welcoming area, which houses his main works and summarizes his life and work.
  • The “Perito en lunas” room, which goes over his infancy and youth
  • The “El Rayo que no cesa” room, about his relationship with Josefina Manresa, his partner and poetic muse.
  • The “Viento del pueblo” room, where the influence of the Spanish Civil War in his work in recreated. The famous poem “Aceituneros” (olive harvesters) was written in this era.
  • The “Cancionero y romancero de ausencias” room, dedicated to his prison years, exhibits famous verses such as “Nanas de la cebolla”(onion nursery rhymes).
  • The tour ends in the “El legado del poeta” room, a room for readings and workshops, where one can see the influence his work has had.

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