The Valeriola Palace, the building that houses the headquarters of the Hortensia Herrero Art Centre, is an iconic Baroque construction from the 17th century that encapsulates the history of the city—from Roman, Visigothic, and Islamic periods to the Christian era. It is a space unlike any other in Valencia to witness and admire the past.
The restoration has involved more than five years of work, with the goal of recovering, as much as possible, the historical character embedded in Valeriola Palace while transforming it into a leading contemporary art centre equipped with the necessary modern technologies.
The exhibition area is organised around seventeen rooms spread over four levels. One of the main challenges of the project was to design a continuous path that offers visitors a comfortable and pleasant experience throughout its more than 3,500 square metres. During the excavations, several archaeological remains were discovered, including a section of the Roman circus, an alley from the former Jewish quarter, a medieval oven, and an Islamic fountain.
The restoration of the building—which was in a severely dilapidated state when Hortensia Herrero acquired it—was carried out by the ERRE Arquitectura studio.