Museu Comarcal de l'Horta Sud Josep Ferrís March
Comarcal museum of Torrente, housed in an early 20th-century farmhouse that shows the traditional life of l’Horta Sud.
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About the museum
The museum was founded on the initiative of the Fundación para el Desarrollo de l’Horta Sud, with the aim of publicising the traditional culture of the comarca. In November 1995 the Foundation bought a building to house it and began collecting pieces donated by residents of the comarca. The Generalitat Valenciana officially recognised the museum by an order of the Conselleria de Cultura, Educación y Ciencia on 28 February 1996.
To manage it, a consortium was formed on 3 May 2000, made up of the Mancomunitat Intermunicipal de l’Horta Sud, the Torrente town council, the Fundación para el Desarrollo de l’Horta Sud and Caixa Rural Torrent. The rehabilitation works were completed at the end of 1999 and the facilities were inaugurated on 28 June 2000. In 2003 new facilities opened with two temporary exhibition rooms, separate from the permanent exhibition, and the museum added to its name that of its founder, Josep Ferrís March.
The building is a former farmhouse built in the first decade of the 20th century. The permanent exhibition shows how a family in the comarca lived in pre-industrial society, when they depended on working the land. The holdings are divided into household items, farm tools, and tools of craft trades and services; only those of the home and farm work are on display.
Highlights
- Bedrooms, dining room and kitchen of an early 20th-century farmhouse
- Stable, yard and well of the traditional house
- Olive mill and oil room with jars and utensils
- Andana (loft) and hayloft with farm tools arranged by stage of the farming cycle
- Multi-purpose comarcal space with a media library and the Faitanar room for temporary exhibitions
Permanent exhibition
- Exposición permanente: la casa tradicional de la Horta Sud – Tour of the rooms of an early 20th-century farmhouse, with bedrooms, dining room, kitchen, stable, olive mill, andana and hayloft.
- Founded
- 2000
- Operated by
- Consorcio del Museu Comarcal de l'Horta Sud (Mancomunitat Intermunicipal de l'Horta Sud, Ayuntamiento de Torrent, Fundación para el Desarrollo de l'Horta Sud y Caixa Rural Torrent)
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The street entrance is wheelchair accessible and the main circulation areas are wide. Some rooms of the traditional house, such as the kitchen, have narrower doors that only allow a small chair to pass, although they can be seen from outside. There are ramps with a gradient of around 8% on both floors, a lift for 8 people (630 kg) and an access lift to the andana. The accessible toilets are on the ground floor.
Kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
The museum organises family workshops and guided activities, for example an observation game in the permanent rooms to find objects that are out of their period.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Torrent (Metrovalencia)
Metro: lines 1 and 5, Torrent station. Bus: green and red lines (stop next to the metro).
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | To visit the museum as a group, the date must be arranged at least one week in advance, by email, via the application form or by telephone. There are guided activities and educational workshops for schools, as well as family workshops. |
