Following the successful completion of the first phase of its rehabilitation, the Riquelme Palace in Jerez is hosting a comprehensive exhibition showcasing the results of this conservation and consolidation project. This demonstrates the city’s commitment to developing new cultural spaces and facilities as a key strategic priority within its bid to become European Capital of Culture 2031. The exhibition addresses the need to revitalize and transform the surrounding area to ensure a legacy that extends beyond the title itself.
As a result of this project, the building now features five accessible exhibition halls, adjacent to the Archaeological Museum of Jerez, which await their future musealization project for integration into the city’s cultural circuit.
The exhibition, organized by the Jerez City Council in collaboration with the Foundation for Research of the University of Seville (FIUS), was inaugurated by the city’s mayor, María José García-Pelayola, along with Francisco Pinto Puerto, professor at the University of Seville and head of the project’s preliminary studies, as well as representatives of the work team, members of the municipal government, and municipal architects who were part of the project management team.
The exhibition offers a retrospective of the work carried out in the first phase of the project, which, financed by the Provincial Council of Cádiz, has halted the building’s serious state of disrepair and restored a significant part of the structure. It details the various actions undertaken and consists of 20 explanatory panels with numerous illustrations that review the history of the Palace and the work completed to date. The exhibition is complemented by four scale models and three architectural elements (two capitals and a base) from the upper-floor gallery at the rear of the Palace.
The exhibition also includes the audiovisual presentation “Riquelme, History of a Rebirth,” produced by the Official College of Technical Architecture of Cádiz, which traces the history of the Riquelme Palace, explaining in detail the construction process and the individuals involved in this first phase of work.
Exhibition opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Closed Sundays and public holidays.
