The legacy of the painter Josep Tapiró (Reus, 1835 – Tangier, 1913): The Benitah Museum of Tangier

Abstract

This article deals with the studio-museum of the painter Josep Tapiró (Reus, 1836– Tangier, 1913) in the city of Tangiers, where he lived and worked for almost forty years. It tells about its history, as well as the building that housed his works. It also explores the fate of the studio-museum after the death of the artist and his wife, and how it became the Benitah Museum, which opened to the public in the year of the International Statute. Finally, a general description of the art collection housed in the museum and its decay and dispersion in the 1960s is provided.