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Cadiz Museum

Plaza de Mina, Cádiz, Andalucía

Description

The Museum of Cádiz houses three collections: archaeology, art, and puppets on three different floors. The art collection includes religious paintings by Zurbarán, Murillo and Rubens, some romantic and neo-classic work produced by the Academy of Fine arts and some contemporary pieces by regional artists. The archaeological section contains mostly prehistoric artefacts from Southern Andalusia as well as collection of coins and the puppets section includes the "Tía Norica" set used during the Carnival of Cádiz.

Access & Transport

Address: Plaza de Mina, Cádiz This is on the northern side the old city; bus stop 'Alameda Apodaca' (#2) is a 2mins' walk away. The large underground parking on Plaza San Antonio is 150m to the west.

Instructions & Recommendations

We suggest combining this activity with an exploration of the old town of Cadiz and the Parque Genovés.

Meta review

Not a museum that is well-known and advertised. Online reviews are a little mixed probably because they aren't many items that would be deemed "masterpieces" to unify opinions. Overall, visitors enjoy the good lay out in the nice and spacious buildings although not all items on display are properly labelled with explanation / description. As for the content itself, the regularly mentioned highlights are Zurbaran paintings and the sarcophagi.

Environmental & Social

Minor environment impact to run the museum (electricity). Positive from a social perspective by helping spread culture and the arts, and preserving the archaeological artefacts

Conclusion

The Museum of Cádiz is very good value and, effectively, three museums in one but it is somehow a little underwhelming for a city of this size and with such a historic role. As such, it makes for an excellent cultural activity once in town, but not one to plan your trip around.

Key positive

Some paintings by well-known artists

Centrally located and cheap / free entrance

Key negative

Few standout artefacts or artwork

Lack of description

Suitability

There is a lift to floors, but wheelchair users will need assistance to reach the entrance and on the ground floors since there are some stairs

About this Rating

TYPE

Desktop

RESEARCHED IN

June 2024

PROVIDER

Koreval

Included Items
None
Timing
Duration of visit
Closed on 24/24 Dec, 31 Dec/01 Jan, 06 Jan and 01 May

av. transport time:0h 20m

est. visit time:1h 30m

Regulated hours

Monday -

Tuesday09:00 - 21:00

Wednesday09:00 - 21:00

Thursday09:00 - 21:00

Friday09:00 - 21:00

Saturday09:00 - 21:00

Sunday09:00 - 15:00

Pricing
Age band
Age band
Regular price / pers.
Senior
65 - 99
€1.5
Adult
12 - 64
€1.5
Child
3 - 11
€0
Infant
0 - 2
€0
Entrance is free for EU citizens. Age threshold for payment is not specified so we are assuming 12yr

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