Museo Bustos
House museum in Torquemada recreating everyday life in the 60s and 70s of the 20th century, with a farmyard, a furnished dwelling and local history rooms.
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About the museum
The Museo Bustos occupies the house of a family in Torquemada, in the Palencian Cerrato, and is run by the Fundación Torquemada Rodríguez Bustos. The house was the home of a priest ordained in 1960 who was also a teacher, a researcher of local history and a painter, and who took the landscapes, monuments and past of his village as the subjects of his work.
The route is designed as a journey into rural Spain of the 60s and 70s of the 20th century, when traditional customs were giving way to mechanisation and consumption. The visit begins in the farmyard (corral), which explains the agricultural and livestock economy of the comarca. The ground floor is laid out as a dwelling of the period and shows, through domestic utensils, the changes in Spanish society. The first floor is devoted to the history of Torquemada and its figures, among them Catherine, daughter of Joanna I of Castile, and the poet José Zorrilla. The attic is used for temporary exhibitions.
The collections bring together pieces of ethnology, history, art, sacred art and decorative arts gathered over the founder’s lifetime.
Highlights
- Farmyard showing the traditional farming economy of the Cerrato
- Ground floor furnished as a home of the 60s and 70s
- History room of Torquemada with Catherine of Castile and José Zorrilla
- Attic for temporary exhibitions
- Memory of its owner: priest, teacher, historian and painter
Permanent exhibitions
- Corral: la economía agrícola del Cerrato – The route begins in the farmyard and explains the traditional agriculture and livestock farming of the comarca.
- Planta baja: el hogar de los años 60 y 70 – Furnished dwelling with domestic utensils that illustrates the changes in Spanish society in those decades.
- Primera planta: historia de Torquemada y sus personajes – Room devoted to the past of the town and to figures such as Catherine of Castile and José Zorrilla.
- Operated by
- Fundación Torquemada Rodríguez Bustos
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 12 · Free admission up to age 12; general admission is charged from age 13. |
| Groups (20+ people) | €1.50 per personGroups of 20 or more people. |
General admission: €2 (from age 13). Groups of 20 or more people: €1.50.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 60 min |
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| Kids’ admission | free up to age 12 |
Getting there & parking
The museum is on Avenida Alberto Acítores, in Torquemada (Palencia).
Get directionsAmenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
The house museum offers hire of its spaces.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided visits are offered. The visit lasts about one hour. Outside general hours a prior appointment is required. |
