Museo de Semana Santa
Museum of Medina de Rioseco’s Holy Week in the church of Santa Cruz, with processional floats, brotherhoods, liturgy and music of a festival of international interest.
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About the museum
The Museo de Semana Santa of Medina de Rioseco was created in 2000 to preserve, exhibit and promote the heritage of the town’s Holy Week, from the popular religiosity of the early 16th century to the present day. It is the first and only museum of its kind in the province of Valladolid. Medina de Rioseco’s Holy Week was declared of National Tourist Interest in 1985 and of International Tourist Interest in 2009.
It is housed in the church of Santa Cruz, a very spacious building with a single nave, barrel vault and chapels between the buttresses. It was designed by Felipe de la Cajiga and continued by architects from the school of Juan de Herrera, such as Pedro Mazuecos, Juan de Nates and Juan González de Cisniega; the façade closely follows Vignola’s model for Il Gesù in Rome, and the elliptical dome over the high chapel is by Francisco Cillero. The restoration project was directed by José Ignacio Linazasoro.
The exhibition is organised into thematic areas: the origins of Holy Week, the brotherhoods, the floats (pasos), the liturgy, the written heritage, the processions, music and instruments, and the significance of the festival. Among the floats are works from workshops such as those of Juan de Juni and Gregorio Fernández.
Highlights
- Processional floats of Medina de Rioseco’s Holy Week
- Works from workshops such as those of Juan de Juni and Gregorio Fernández
- Brotherhoods, liturgy, written heritage and music
- Church of Santa Cruz, a jewel of Herrerian classicism
- The only Holy Week museum in the province of Valladolid
Permanent exhibition
- Exposición permanente sobre la Semana Santa de Medina de Rioseco – Areas on the origins of the festival, the brotherhoods, the floats, the liturgy, the written heritage, the processions and the music.
- Founded
- 2000
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3.50 |
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| Reduced | €2.50Groups of more than 20 people, children aged 11 to 14 and holders of the Amigo del Patrimonio Histórico de Castilla y León card. |
| Children & teens | €2.50free up to age 10 · Free up to age 10 when accompanied by an adult (groups of children are excluded); ages 11 to 14, reduced rate. |
| Groups (21+ people) | €2.50 per personReduced rate for groups of more than 20 people. |
| School admission (school groups up to primary level, with prior booking) | €1.50 |
| Combined ticket for 3 monuments (the museum, the church of Santa María with the Capilla de los Benavente, and the church of Santiago) | €7Groups of 20 or more people: €6 per person. |
| Combined ticket for 4 monuments (the three above and the Museo de San Francisco) | €9Groups of 20 or more people: €7 per person. |
The reduced rate and free admission apply at the visitor’s request and with justification.
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
It is in the church of Santa Cruz, in the urban centre of Medina de Rioseco.
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | Bookings for groups and school visits on 983 725 026 or 640 942 866, or at info@arterioseco.es. |
