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Museo de Guadalajara

Provincial museum housed in the Palacio del Infantado, with archaeology, ethnography and fine arts, and the rooms with 16th-century frescoes.

Opening hoursFree admission

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About the museum

The Museo de Guadalajara opened in 1838 and, according to the museum itself, is Spain's oldest provincial museum. Since 1973 it has occupied the Palacio del Infantado, a late Gothic building erected around 1480 by Juan Guas and Egas Coeman for the second Duke of the Infantado.

The permanent display consists of two proposals. “Tránsitos” offers an anthropological journey through the cultures of the province, from the Palaeolithic to the 20th century, and brings together pieces of fine art, archaeology and ethnography. “El Palacio del Infantado. Los Mendoza y el poder en Castilla” interprets the building itself and its lineage in a room with 16th-century fresco paintings.

Among the spaces of the palace, the fresco rooms stand out, decorated between 1578 and 1580 by Rómulo Cincinato, together with the Patio de los Leones, the Upper Cloister and the Garden Gallery, built between 1497 and 1512. The museum also has two rooms for temporary exhibitions, an assembly hall and an audiovisual room where lectures, book presentations, concerts and plays are held.

Highlights

Palacio del Infantado, a late Gothic work from around 1480
Fresco rooms by Rómulo Cincinato (1578–1580)
Patio de los Leones and Garden Gallery
Tomb of Doña Aldonza de Mendoza and the Virgen de la Leche
Bell beaker and ethnographic pieces such as the careta de botarga (botarga mask)

Permanent exhibitions

Tránsitos – Anthropological tour of the cultures of the province, from the Palaeolithic to the 20th century, with pieces of fine art, archaeology and ethnography.
El Palacio del Infantado. Los Mendoza y el poder en Castilla – Room devoted to interpreting the building and the Mendoza family, with 16th-century fresco paintings.
Salas de los frescos – Rooms decorated between 1578 and 1580 by Rómulo Cincinato.

Founded: 1838
Operated by: Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Adults	€3
Reduced	€1.50Groups of 10 or more people with a booked visit
Children & teens	freefree up to age 15 · Free admission for under-16s, with proof of status.
Seniors	freeFree admission for over-65s and pensioners, with proof of status.
Visitors with disabilities	freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and their companions, with proof of status.
Students & apprentices	freeFree admission for students aged 18 to 26 and holders of the Carné Joven or an equivalent EU card, with proof of status.
Groups (10+ people)	€1.50 per personGroups of 10 or more people with a booked visit; booking is made with a downloadable form on the museum's website.
Families	freeFree admission for large families, with proof of status.

Free admission: Saturdays and Sundays, Tuesday to Friday afternoons, and 18 and 31 May.

The museum's website currently states that admission is temporarily free, with no end date. The ordinary rates are €3 for general admission and €1.50 for reduced admission. To enter free or at a discount, the relevant status must be proven. Tickets are bought at the ticket office or online. Teachers, official tourist guides, journalists, researchers, unemployed people, victims of gender-based violence and their children, donors and members of museum associations such as ICOM or ANABAD also enter free. The Patio de los Leones and the Upper Cloister can be visited free of charge.