Museo de Microminiaturas
Museum in El Castell de Guadalest with micro-sculptures by Manuel Ussà, visible only with a magnifying glass, carved and painted on grains, seeds, hairs and other tiny supports.
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About the museum
The museum is part of the Museos de Miniaturas de Guadalest (Guadalest Miniature Museums), which bring together the work of the micro-miniaturist Manuel Ussà. The other museum in the group is the Museo Microgigante, on Calle del Sol. The pieces in the Museo de Microminiaturas are so small that they can only be seen with powerful magnifying glasses.
According to the museum's own website, Ussà works quietly with bifocal magnifiers of 10 to 80 times magnification, polarised light and instruments of his own invention, including almost invisible brushes. His works reproduce famous paintings by Velázquez, Rubens, Goya and Titian on supports such as a grain of rice, a seed or the wing of a fly, and also tiny sculptures in hair, needles or insects.
Visits are led by guides who speak Spanish, English, French, Russian, German and Dutch.
Highlights
- “Las Meninas” by Velázquez, painted on a grain of maize
- The Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty modelled in the eye of a needle
- A carousel modelled inside half a hazelnut
- Goya’s “El fusilamiento del 3 de mayo” (“The Execution of 3 May”) on a grain of rice
- Tiny sculptures on hairs and on insect eyes
Permanent exhibition
- Colección de microminiaturas de Manuel Ussà – Micro-sculptures and tiny paintings on grains, seeds, hairs, needles and insect wings, viewed with a magnifying glass.
- Operated by
- Guadalest-Art S.L.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Reduced | €3Pensioners and children aged 5 to 10 |
| Children & teens | €3Children aged 5 to 10 |
| Seniors | €3Pensioners |
| Groups | –Special group rates: contact the museum. |
| Combined pass for both museums (adults) | €6Also includes the Museo Microgigante. |
| Combined pass for both museums (pensioners) | €4 |
| Combined pass for both museums (children aged 5 to 10) | €4 |
Discounts are available when tickets are bought online. Online tickets do not expire and are collected at the ticket office of the Museo Microgigante.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Guides in Spanish, English, French, Russian, German and Dutch. |
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