Centro Etnográfico Joaquín Díaz
Ethnographic museum of the Fundación Joaquín Díaz in Urueña, with traditional instruments, chapbooks and the Colección de Campanas Quintana.
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About the museum
The Fundación Joaquín Díaz was created in 1985 through an agreement between the Diputación (provincial council) of Valladolid and the folklorist Joaquín Díaz, who handed over his collections. It is based in the Casona del Mayorazgo, an 18th-century building in Urueña owned by the Diputación. The current premises were inaugurated in March 1991: since then its research collections have been open to specialists and the museum exhibition to the public.
The library holds thousands of books on oral tradition (songbooks, ballad collections, tales and proverbs) and on trades, costume, instruments and dance. The phonotheque and the videotheque keep field recordings made mainly in Valladolid and in Castilla y León, as well as popular music records from around the world.
The museum displays traditional musical instruments of Castilla y León, a room with phonographs and gramophones, a selection of chapbooks (pliegos de cordel) and prints showing costumes from the nine provinces of the community. The Colección de Campanas Quintana can also be visited at the same site.
Highlights
- Traditional musical instruments of Castilla y León
- Room with phonographs and gramophones
- Chapbooks displayed by theme
- Prints of costumes from the nine provinces of Castilla y León
- Colección de Campanas Quintana
- Library and sound archive on oral tradition
Permanent exhibitions
- Museo de instrumentos musicales tradicionales – Popular instruments of Castilla y León, grouped by families, and a room with phonographs and gramophones.
- Colección de Campanas Quintana – Bell collection that can be visited at the Foundation's premises during the same hours as the museum.
- Pliegos de cordel y láminas de trajes – Selection of chapbooks arranged by theme, and prints of costumes from the provinces of Castilla y León.
- Founded
- 1985
- Operated by
- Fundación Joaquín Díaz
- Director
- Joaquín Díaz González
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €2Pensioners over 65, students under 25 and groups of more than 25 people |
| Seniors | €2Pensioners over 65. |
| Students & apprentices | €2Students under 25. |
| Groups (26+ people) | €2 per personGroups of more than 25 people. |
Individual admission: €3; reduced admission: €2. The visit includes the Colección de Campanas Quintana.
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