Museo Arqueológico de Frigiliana
Small archaeological museum in the Casa del Apero with pieces found in the municipal area of Frigiliana, from the Neolithic to the Morisco period; free admission.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Museo Arqueológico de Frigiliana (MAF) is housed in the Casa del Apero, a 17th-century building that once served the muleteers (arrieros) linked to the nearby Ingenio. After its restoration, the building brings together the museum, the municipal library, exhibition rooms and the tourist office.
The collection consists of materials found in the surroundings of Frigiliana. For years many pieces were in private hands, and their owners donated them to the municipality, so that they could be catalogued, conserved and displayed. The museum thanks the donations of around ten people and families.
The museum's narrative is based on the main sites in the municipal area: the Cueva de los Murciélagos (Neolithic and Chalcolithic), the settlement of Los Poyos del Molinillo (Bronze Age), the cremation tombs of Cerrillo de las Sombras (Iron Age) and El Fuerte, the hill where the Moriscos took refuge during the rebellion of 1568. Among the highlights are the skull of a Neolithic child, a flint blade, a Phoenician funerary urn with cremated remains and a bronze thimble with a Kufic inscription.
Highlights
- Skull of a Neolithic child from the Cueva de los Murciélagos
- Phoenician funerary urn from Cerrillo de las Sombras, which inspires the museum's logo
- Bronze thimble with Kufic inscription from El Fuerte
- Flint blade from the Cueva de los Murciélagos
- Accessible visit with audio description, Braille panels and a tactile plan
Permanent exhibition
- Colección arqueológica del MAF – Pieces found in the municipal area of Frigiliana, from prehistory to the Morisco period, displayed in cases with material from the Cueva de los Murciélagos, Cerrillo de las Sombras and El Fuerte.
- Operated by
- Ayuntamiento de Frigiliana
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission all year round, including to the exhibition rooms and the library.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description
Full audio description and audio-described videos, accessible via QR codes placed around the museum; an audio guide adapted for blind people (on mobile devices only); a sign-language guide in Spanish Sign Language (LSE) with the recommended route; information panels transcribed into Braille and a raised tactile plan of the Casa del Apero with Braille labels.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Audio guide | yes (ES) |
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| Good to know | The accessible audio guide can be accessed from a mobile phone at the website frigiliana.entumano.es, under the section “Museo Arqueológico de Frigiliana accesible”. |
