Seville Tourist Information - Museums in Seville

• Seville Archeological Museum:

This is one of the best museums of its kind in Spain. It was originally built for the 1929 exhibition and is in the Maria Lucia Park.
There are sections for the Romans as well as the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. Later, the Phoenicians, the Greeks and the Carthaginians all traded and settled in what is now the province of Seville.
There’s the fascinating Tartessian Carambolo Treasure located in the section of the Phoenician colonisation. In 1958, workmen digging foundations for a new sports club found twenty-one pieces of gold jewellery, including a necklace, bracelets and pieces from a crown dating from the 6th century.
The basement here houses Paleothic artifacts and it ms including copies of the remarkable Carambolo treasures. This hoard of 6th century BC gold jewellery was discovered near Seville in 1958.
The main galleries are upstairs and are devoted to the Roman era with statues and fragments rescued from the nearby ancient site of Italica. Highlights include a third century BC mosaic from Ecija and sculptures of local born emperors, Trajan and Hadrian. The rooms continue to Moorish Spain via Palaeo-Christian sarcophagi, and Visigothic relics and artifacts.

Address: Plaza de America, 41013 Seville Tel. +34 954 786 474 Fax: +34 954 786 478

• The Seville Museum of Fine Arts:

This museum is housed in the Mercd Plaza, in a 17th century building. Opened in the 19th Century, the Museum contains valuable collection that from the gothic period to the 20th Century. The museum collection has come together through public auctions, and private donations. Works of celebrated artists such as El Greco, Pacheco, Velazquez, Alonso Cano and Murillo are on display through its several rooms.

It is especially famous for its paintings of the Seville School from15th-17th centuries. It is said to be the second best fine arts museum in all of Spain behind only the Prado in Madrid. Address: Plaza del Museo,9, 41001 Seville Tel. +34 954786482 / 92   Fax +34 954224324

• Seville Museum of Arts and Popular Customs:

This museum carries out the important work of preserving the cultural heritage of Seville through its collection. It contains an impressive collection of decorative arts and traditional dress/clothing. The museum was once the Mudejar Pavilion designed and constructed by Anibal Gonzalez for the 1929 Expo. Objects from everyday life - dresses and jewels, costumes and customary items of celebrations, musical instruments, agriculture, gold work, weaving, embroidery, ceramics, furnishings and other artisan and industrial activities.
There is also an exhibition of Feria posters from over the years. The museum also has several exhibition rooms with works from the Gothic age to the 20th century. The collection comprises lace, ceramics, clothing, work tools, precious metalwork, musical instruments, etc. Besides the permanent collection, there is also an area for temporary exhibitions, along with projection rooms.

Address: Plaza de America , 3, 41013 Seville Tel: +34 954232576 Fax:+34 954232154

• Bull- Fighting Museum of Seville:

In Seville, the bull fighting museum will enable you to have a look into the controversial and fascinating world of bull fighting. The museum consists of a magnificent bullring which is one of the finest in Spain and is one of the oldest and most important in the world. The sport remains popular despite especially in Seville, and the 'Catedral del Toreo' is the perfect place to experience the electric atmosphere of a corrida (bullfight). The arena has a capacity for 14,000. The main entrance is the ‘Puerta del Principe’ (the Prince's Gate) with beautiful 16th-century iron gates.
The tour visits the small but interesting museum, which traces the sport's history from the 18th century to present day. Its collection of memorabilia includes costumes, posters and bull's heads, as well as paintings of some celebrated Sevillano toreros, and their costumes are on display. A chapel of the Virgen de la Caridad, and an infirmary are also in the same complex. In the entrance there’s a shop selling books, posters, and other such memorabilia.

Address: The Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza Paseo de Colon, 12 Tel: +34 954 224 577

• Flamenco Museum Seville

This is the latest addition to the important museums in Seville. It is situated very near to the Cathedral, in the Calle Manuel Rojas Marcos 3. It has been established with an aim to disseminate, showcase and preserve Flamenco in all its aspects and manifestations.
It has been divided into sections: The basement is a sort of Dance studio where performances and shows are held. It is a place where the art form and ancient cultural heritage that is flamenco can be experienced in the most authentic and tranquil atmosphere. The museum also offers flamenco lessons, shows and performances for tourists.
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