Ángel Barrios Legacy Museum by Juan Domingo Santos

DATE

08.09.2025

Juan Domingo Santos transformed a building adjoining the old Mosque Bath, carefully integrating three significant spaces: the original bath, the domestic courtyard, and the archaeological garden. Along this path, visitors discover the temporal layers of the site, activated through a sequenced walk that conveys the passage of time and the site’s transformations.

The design of the route recovers forgotten elements, such as a hidden window in an interior wall, and introduces a wide contemporary opening aligned with the visual axis toward the archaeological garden. This gesture is not accidental: it symbolizes a timeless gaze, keeping alive the connection between architecture and the vegetation of the Partal, allowing one to feel the atmosphere of the past from the present.

Beyond the spatial dimension, the project incorporates the emotional and artistic dimension of Ángel Barrios’s legacy. Musical instruments, scores, personal objects, and photographs of the composer are integrated as intimate, evocative testimonies alongside the architectural elements. Thus, the space exhibits not only historical and archaeological heritage but also living culture and active memory.

Finally, the museum includes a small archaeological garden with a pool from an old Islamic palace, complementing the dialogue between architecture and landscape. The space is also used for musical and cultural events, keeping the place alive, just as Santos intended: to create a museum that is an experience, memory, and celebration of Barrios’s legacy.

MARCH VALENCIA | ARQUITECTURA Y DISEÑO

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