It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1962.

[citation needed] It is one of the National Museums of Spain and it is attached to the Ministry of Culture.

The building was designed by Enrique María Repullés.

The principal rooms continue to be furnished as they were during the artist's life, including Sorolla's large, well-lit studio, where the walls are filled with his canvasses.

In 2014, these rooms presented an exhibition of David Palacin photographs of the ballet Sorolla produced by the Spanish National Dance Company.