Casa da Navegación
Municipal museum in the Casa Carvajal in Baiona on the town's maritime history, with archaeological and underwater finds and portolan charts.
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About the museum
The Casa da Navegación occupies the well-known Casa Carvajal in the historic centre of Baiona. It is a municipal institution whose collection shows the historical, urban and social development of the Real Villa, with particular attention to its trade relations with Europe and America and to the role of its port in the history of Atlantic navigation. In 2017 the Consello da Xunta recognised it as a museum centre.
The collection brings together its own holdings, old documents from its historical archive, facsimiles of documents related to the town that are kept in other museums, pieces from archaeological and underwater excavations in the municipality and along its coast, and pieces, documents and portolan charts on loan from private collections.
The exhibition is organised into four thematic areas and thirteen modules. The ground floor is devoted to the geographical context and to the origin and development of the town. The first floor covers the port and its social, urban and historical significance, and the art and dangers of navigation, with references to wrecks and shipwrecks. The visit is completed by the replica of the caravel Pinta, moored in the port.
Highlights
- Four thematic areas and thirteen modules on the maritime history of Baiona
- Pieces from archaeological and underwater excavations
- Old portolan charts that mention the port of Baiona
- Cannons from a 17th-century wreck off Cabo Silleiro
- Combined ticket with the replica of the caravel Pinta
Permanent exhibitions
- Planta baja: la villa y su origen – Geographical context and the origin and development of Baiona.
- Primera planta: el puerto y la navegación – The port and its social, urban and historical significance, and the art and dangers of navigation, with references to wrecks and shipwrecks.
- Operated by
- Concello de Baiona
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | –School or student groups accompanied by a tutor or teacher, holders of the Carné Xove, pensioners and members of large families, with the relevant accreditation (50% discount). |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Free for children under 6. |
| Seniors | –Pensioners: 50% discount with accreditation. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree admission for people with disabilities, with accreditation. |
| Students & apprentices | –School or student groups accompanied by a tutor or teacher: 50% discount. |
| Families | –Members of large families: 50% discount with accreditation. |
| Combined ticket for Casa da Navegación and the caravel Pinta | €3 |
Free admission: Free admission on International Museum Day (18 May) and Tourist Day.
Free admission also for teaching staff and official tourist guides, with accreditation.
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