Museo Catedralicio de Zamora
Museum in the cloister of Zamora Cathedral, with Flemish tapestries from the 15th and 16th centuries, the processional monstrance, panels by Fernando Gallego and sculpture.
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About the museum
The Museo Catedralicio de Zamora opened in 1926 to bring together and display to the public works from the cathedral itself and from other parishes in the diocese. It is entered from the cathedral cloister. In 1992 it was extended with four rooms on the lower floor, and in 2001 it was remodelled for the exhibition “Remembranza” of the Fundación Las Edades del Hombre. Since June 2005 visits to the museum and the cathedral have been combined, and in 2010 the contents were reorganised by theme.
The best-known ensemble is the collection of Flemish tapestries from the 15th and 16th centuries. It includes the Tarquin Priscus tapestry (around 1475), the Trojan War tapestries from Tournai workshops, the vineyard tapestries woven in Brussels around 1500 and the Hannibal tapestries by François Geubels (around 1570). The processional monstrance also stands out. It was completed by Pedro de Ávila in 1515 and given a base by Antonio Rodríguez in 1598.
Among the paintings are two panels from the workshop of Fernando Gallego (around 1495), which formed part of the old high altar of the cathedral. That altar was dismantled in 1715 and replaced by a Baroque one by Joaquín Benito Churriguera. In 2016 the 13th-century Chapel of St James (Capilla de Santiago) was opened, with stone sculptures, including a Virgin and Child with the young St John in Carrara marble, attributed to Bartolomé Ordóñez. In 2017 a room was created for artists from Zamora of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Highlights
- Flemish tapestries from the 15th and 16th centuries, including Tarquin Priscus and the Trojan War
- Processional monstrance by Pedro de Ávila (1515) with a base from 1598
- Panels from the workshop of Fernando Gallego, from the old high altar
- Chapel of St James with stone sculptures, including a Virgin and Child attributed to Bartolomé Ordóñez
- Room for artists from Zamora of the 20th and 21st centuries
Permanent exhibition
- Colección permanente – Flemish tapestries, processional monstrance, painting and sculpture from the cathedral and the diocese, with the Chapel of St James and a room for artists from Zamora.
- Founded
- 1926
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €4Students, pensioners, people with disabilities, unemployed people, large families and groups of 20 or more people |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 11 · Free admission for accompanied children under 12. |
| Seniors | €4Pensioners |
| Visitors with disabilities | €4 |
| Students & apprentices | €4 |
| Groups (20+ people) | €4 per personGroups of 20 or more people |
| Families | €4Large families |
Free admission: Free admission for accompanied children under 12, residents of Zamora, members of “Amigos de la Catedral de Zamora”, on Monday afternoons and on International Museum Day.
Admission covers the cathedral, the Museo Catedralicio, the church of Santo Tomé and the Museo Diocesano. There is also a night-time visit to the cathedral, “Aromas de Fe”, for €12 (accompanied children aged 6 to 12: €8), which is currently not offered for technical reasons.
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| Good to know | Admission to the museum is through the cathedral cloister. The same ticket also covers the cathedral, the church of Santo Tomé and the Museo Diocesano. |
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