Devesa Devesa, Ricardo

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“Touristyfied” domesticity. The house museums of Salvador Dalí and César Manrique.

When tourists visit a house museum, we do not only examine works of art, but rather scrutinize an infrequent
domestic space. Considering the house museums of Salvador Dalí (Portlligat) and César Manrique (Taro de
Tahiche) we will analyze how tourists with our predatory and perverse peeking, notice decoration, furniture,
interior and exterior spaces and, above all, the outstanding environment surrounding these homes. The authentic
objects that once pertained to the artists, together with the inherited spatial experience, will thus turn into desire
object and example for our own dwellings. Turning the house of an artist, or any other famous person, into a
museum implies 'touristifying' its domesticity.Peer Reviewe

‘TOURISTYFIED’  DOMESTICITYTHE HOUSE MUSEUMS OF SALVADOR DALÍ  AND CÉSAR MANRIQUEProfessor: Ricardo Devesa  |  Departamento  de Composición  Arquitectónica  ‐  Universitat  Politècnica  de CatalunyaTOURBANISM6th Conference of the International Forum on Urbanism

"Touristyfied" domesticity: the house museums of Salvador Dalí and César Manrique

When tourists visit a house museum, we do not only examine works of art, but rather scrutinize an infrequent

domestic space. Considering the house museums of Salvador Dalí (Portlligat) and César Manrique (Taro de

Tahiche) we will analyze how tourists with our predatory and perverse peeking, notice decoration, furniture,

interior and exterior spaces and, above all, the outstanding environment surrounding these homes. The authentic

objects that once pertained to the artists, together with the inherited spatial experience, will thus turn into desire

object and example for our own dwellings. Turning the house of an artist, or any other famous person, into a

museum implies 'touristifying' its domesticity.Peer Reviewe

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“Touristyfied” domesticity. The house museums of Salvador Dalí and César Manrique.

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