The Sorolla Museum in Madrid is housed in the house that was the painter's home and workshop. Joaquín Sorolla commissioned it from Enrique María Repullés, who had designed Madrid's Stock Exchange, and the design included a large ground-floor work area. The article gives no construction dates or style, so the year shown is when it opened as a museum.
Sorolla died intestate, and his widow Clotilde, who died in 1929, willed the house to become a museum, which opened in 1932. The main rooms are furnished as they were in Sorolla's lifetime, including his large, well-lit studio, and other rooms show his paintings. The building became a Bien de Interés Cultural in 1962.
Nieto Sobejano is planning an extension on adjacent properties on calle Zurbano, designed to evoke the existing house. The museum closed in 2024 to allow works to proceed. The article names the artist's daughter as Elena, while one citation says Helena.
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