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November 15, 2026
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Museum of Avila. November 22nd, the feast day of Saint Cecilia, patron saint of musicians, is also celebrated as International Musician's Day.

The Museum of Avila houses an important collection of musical instruments, both classical and folk, spanning from the 18th to the 20th centuries, as well as other pieces directly related to musical heritage. One such example is the painting "Saint Cecilia" by the Ávila-born painter Manuel Sánchez Ramos (1855-1940), commissioned in 1899 by the musician Robustiano Martín, a fellow Ávila native and friend of the painter, and recently donated to the museum by his descendants. Since 2023, it has also served as the image for the Museums and Musical Heritage concert series, which the museum organizes both for Saint Cecilia's Day and at the end of the year, during the Christmas festivities. Furthermore, since then, the painting has been on temporary display every year during Saint Cecilia's Week.

In this context, a Baroque music concert will be offered this year on November 15th, performed by harpist Manuel Vilas, a leading specialist in historical harps. On this occasion, he will also play a reproduction of the harp built by Pere Elías in Barcelona in 1704, which is preserved and displayed at the Avila Museum, having come from the collection of the Marquis of Benavites. The copy was made by the luthier Pedro Llopis.

The concert will take place at the Santo Tomé Visitor Warehouse at 12:00 pm. Admission is free until capacity is reached, and the concert will be streamed online via the SENFORFIRE Conference Registration Form. This link will open in a pop-up window.

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  • Postal address Museo de Ávila - Plaza de Nalvillos, 3.. municipality of Ávila . NaN. Ávila