Federico García Lorca House-Museum in Granada: History, life and legacy of the poet at the Huerta de San Vicente.
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The Blue House and the Huerta de San Vicente
The Blue House of Frida Kahlo in Coyoacán is a must-visit if you love art and travel to Mexico. Likewise, the Huerta de San Vicente in Granada is an essential stop. Here, as you breathe, you will feel the essence of one of the most universal writers: Federico García Lorca.
An Immortal Poet
Recently, the anniversary of Lorca’s death was commemorated. However, some geniuses are eternal, and this Granada-born poet will live on forever through his work.
The Huerta de San Vicente
Located in the heart of Granada, within the park that bears its name on Calle Neptuno, the Huerta de San Vicente was the García Lorca family’s summer residence between 1926 and 1936. For the rest of the year, they lived in Fuente Vaqueros, but here they enjoyed the summers in the fertile Vega of Granada.
Traces of the Poet’s Life
In this house, Lorca wrote some of his most important works. It was also here that he spent his last hours before being arrested and executed at the start of the Spanish Civil War.
The museum preserves original furniture, paintings, and personal items such as his desk, the gramophone he used to listen to music, and the grand piano where he played his songs. Over time, some rooms have been modified, and certain pieces are replicas intended to help visitors understand the historical context.
Between the Literary and the Domestic
This house blends aspects of Lorca’s life and work, intertwining the literary with the domestic, the scholarly with the touristic, and memory with the myth. Visitors always leave with a deeper understanding of this universal poet.
Two Areas to Explore
The tour is divided into two main sections. The first includes the original summer home’s rooms: entrance hall, piano room, kitchen, and bedroom. It also showcases works by contemporary artists and Lorca’s friends, such as Dalí, Rafael Alberti, and Hermenegildo Lanz.
The second section is the exhibition hall, occupying three rooms. Here, visitors can enjoy temporary exhibitions as well as the permanent collection, which features drawings, manuscripts, and photographs belonging to the Federico García Lorca Foundation.
A Living Cultural Center
Since opening as a House-Museum in 1995, this space has become one of Granada’s most significant cultural centers. It has welcomed visitors from all over the world, including famous figures such as Patti Smith, Ali Farka Touré, Enrique Vila-Matas, and Simona Vinci.
As the Argentine singer-songwriter, poet, and philosopher Facundo Cabral once said: “They can kill the man, but never the poet.”
