Centro de Historias de Zaragoza

About the museum

The Centro de Historias de Zaragoza occupies the precinct of the former convent of San Agustín, later a barracks of the Military Intendancy, on the eastern edge of the old town, between the Plaza de San Agustín and Calle Asalto. Archaeological excavations on the site and its surroundings have uncovered remains of a Roman villa from the 1st century AD, an Islamic necropolis, the short-lived Franciscan convent and, from the 14th century onwards, the permanent settlement of the Augustinians, who built a Gothic cloister and, in the 16th century, a Mudéjar one.

After the 19th-century disentailment the convent became a barracks. The rehabilitation preserved the monumental façade of the former church, which still bears shrapnel marks from the fighting of the Sieges of Zaragoza, and recovered the north-western linear block and the Entrance Pavilion, under the direction of the architect José M.ª Ruiz. The result is the present cultural centre of the Zaragoza City Council.

The centre is conceived as a space for meeting and cultural experimentation. Its rooms (Primera Planta, Cripta, Espacio Tránsito and Espacio Ábside) host temporary exhibitions, and the building also has an assembly hall, classrooms, an audiovisual laboratory and the Origami Museum (EMOZ), which has its own entrance.

Highlights

• Former convent and barracks of San Agustín, rehabilitated as a cultural centre
• Monumental church façade with shrapnel marks from the Sieges of Zaragoza
• Exhibition rooms: Primera Planta, Cripta, Espacio Tránsito and Espacio Ábside
• Assembly hall, classrooms and audiovisual laboratory
• Fully accessible building, with wheelchair loan

Founded

2003

Operated by

Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza

Admission & discounts

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The building is fully accessible and its floors are linked by adapted lifts. Wheelchairs are available at reception and all toilets have adapted cubicles. Lift and toilet information is in Braille, and there are magnifiers and magnifying aids. The reception has an induction loop.

Kids & families

• Baby changing facilities

The women's and men's toilets have baby-changing facilities.

Getting there & parking

The centre is on the Plaza de San Agustín, in the historic centre of Zaragoza.

Amenities & dining

• Coat check
• Lockers

Cloakroom and lockers for backpacks, coats, bags and umbrellas, which may not be taken into the rooms.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The centre offers its assembly hall and several classrooms (Aula Mirador, Aula Zaragoza and Aula Caesaragusta) as spaces for activities.

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