Museo del Arroz de Calasparra
Local museum in the Casa Granero explaining the cultivation, history and machinery of Calasparra rice, the first rice to hold a Denominación de Origen.
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About the museum
The Museo del Arroz de Calasparra pays tribute to a crop that defines the identity of the municipality: Calasparra rice was granted its Denominación de Origen (protected designation of origin) in 1986, the first ever awarded to a rice. The museum was officially opened on 1 June 2007 and occupies both floors of the Casa Granero (Granary House) on Calle Mayor.
The building, in neoclassical style, was built in 1808 by the Count of Valle de San Juan. It has served as a home, granary, rice mill and warehouse, and the town council acquired it in 1978. It now shares its space with the tourist office and with other rooms of the Museo de la Villa.
On the first floor are panels on the rice-growing area of the region, the cultivation process and recipes using rice, as well as old photographs of field work and small bags of local varieties; there is also a projection room. On the second floor are preserved 19th-century machinery from the counts' mill, sowing and harvesting tools, ethnographic objects donated by residents, three 18th-century cupboards and copies of historical documents on rice cultivation.
Highlights
- 19th-century machinery from the rice mill of the Counts of Valle de San Juan
- Panels and old photographs on rice cultivation in the region
- Varieties of Calasparra rice and traditional recipes
- Ethnographic objects donated by residents and historical documents
- Projection room with a video about rice
Permanent exhibition
- El arroz de Calasparra – Panels, photographs, rice varieties, 19th-century rice-mill machinery and ethnographic objects on the cultivation and history of Calasparra rice.
- Founded
- 2007
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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- Service dogs welcome: no information
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The Región de Murcia tourism portal lists the establishment as adapted for people with disabilities; it does not give details of the facilities.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The museum shares the building (Casa Granero) with the municipal tourist office and with other rooms of the Museo de la Villa. |
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