Exhibition
The Camba Brothers House-Museum features an extensive exhibition, made up of information panels in addition to books, publications and miscellaneous documentation.
Here you can enjoy an extensive tour of the Cambo Brothers’ life and work, so closely linked to Vilanova de Arousa. It was precisely in their home that they created their own publication –which they edited inside its rooms.
The museum was recently expanded and renovated by Vilanova Town Council, which contributes to safeguarding the memory and highlighting the value of these two literary artists. The exhibition is divided into two parts, corresponding to each of the floors: the ground floor, devoted to Francisco Camba, and the first floor, to Julio Camba.
Pictures, documents and some of the volumes that made up the Camba Brothers’ library –with almost a hundred titles– make up this museum space.
Ground floor-Francisco Camba
Following the information panels you will tour the life, work and historical context of Francisco Camba. In this way, you will be able to discover the Vilanova de Arousa of the 1920s and how Paco Camba –the eldest of the brothers– described the town where he was born. In addition, you will learn about his friendship with great artists of that time such as the writer Ramón Cabanillas or the sculptor Francisco Asorey, both from Cambados.
In the exhibition you will find various documents that testify to his career as a journalist and writer. You will see excerpts and pages from different media outlets such as La Idea Moderna (during his time as a teacher in Lugo); El Imparcial (in Madrid), as well as the covers of several of his novels.
Other renowned writers and artists that Francisco Camba met during his time in Madrid will also catch your attention. Among them are Ramón María del Valle-Inclán himself, Pío Baroja or Rubén Darío, regulars at the literary gatherings he attended during his stay in the Spanish capital.
First floor-Julio Camba
By going up the exterior stairway you will reach the second part of the exhibition, devoted to Julio Camba. As in the case of House-Museum’s ground floor, you will take a look at the life, work and historical context of the man considered to be the first foreign press correspondent in Spain.
In the explanatory panels you will be able to see the close link that Julio Camba had with Vilanova de Arousa, where he returned whenever he could. This can be seen in the descriptions he made of different places, such as, for example, the promenade. A tour that you can also follow by means of the literary itinerary Julio Camba’s Vilanova.
You will explore the prolific journalistic work of this author through articles written from the main capitals of the Western world (London, Paris, Geneva or New York, among others). Also on display are pictures from other publications, which Camba contributed to newspapers such as El País, Tierra y Libertad, El Rebelde –a newspaper he founded with Antonio Polo– or even ABC.
Among the objects on display, the Camba Brothers’ personal library stands out, featuring different publications. These were recently donated to the House-Museum by the family of Pastor Pombo, who had a very close friendship with the Cambas. One of these documents even shows that both Francisco and Julio were pupils of this well-known Vilanova resident.
Just before the end of the tour you will come across a very special corner, devoted to fine dining. This space features a table, with a tablecloth and plate, which is a nod to the book La casa de Lúculo o El arte de comer. It is a reference work for journalists specialising in gastronomy, in which Julio Camba used his experience in the great capitals of the world to talk about cooking, in a text marked by the writer’s characteristic irony and humour from beginning to end.
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