The San Telmo Museum, restored by the architects Nieto Sobejano, delves into the enchanted mountain.

The San Telmo Museum San Sebastian enters the XXI century with a determined step by the hand of an ambitious project rehabilitation and expansion. Designed by architects Nieto and Enrique Sobejano FuensantaThe new museum has based its proposal on the recovery of the original building and implementation of new pavilions, earned the bowels of Mount Urgull, Which has allowed more space for new uses in perfect condition. In total, the project lasted four years and opening of the new buildings is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, April 19.

The sixteenth-century Dominican convent, which is the basis of the museum, has recovered the original volumes, as cloister, the church tower and chapels and structures were removed in the blind s. XX, which had been modified his original concept through the years. In addition, the original building blocks of stone and wood have been sanitized, cleansed, strengthened and restored.

The expansion carried out by the Madrid studio Nieto Sobejano Architects has resulted in a new pavilion, under Mount Urgull by the sea, designed to accommodate the new cultural and commercial uses to facilitate public access and collections.