Museo del Arroz de Valencia

About the museum

The Museo del Arroz de Valencia is in the seafaring district of El Cabanyal, less than a kilometre from the Las Arenas beach. It occupies a traditional rice mill from 1906 that went on hulling and polishing rice until the seventies of the 20th century. In 2003 the Ayuntamiento de Valencia (city council) decided to renovate the building and turn it into a museum to preserve the collective memory of a crop that is part of the city's identity.

The renovation of the building was promoted by the City Council, and the original machinery was restored by the Universidad Politécnica de València. The route shows how rice was processed in the early 20th century, from the arrival of the grain to its final preparation. The building has a ground floor with a mezzanine and three further floors, connected by stairs and a lift.

The museum depends on the Department of Culture of the Ayuntamiento de Valencia and, besides free visits, offers free educational programmes for primary and secondary schools.

Highlights

• 1906 rice mill with the original machinery restored
• Route through the rice-processing steps of the early 20th century
• Location in the El Cabanyal district, close to the beach
• Free admission on Sundays and public holidays
• Free educational programmes for schools

Permanent exhibition

• El molino arrocero – Route through an early 20th-century rice mill with the original machinery restored, showing how the grain was processed.

Operated by

Ayuntamiento de Valencia

Admission & discounts

Free admission: All Sundays and public holidays; 18 May (International Museum Day)

Free admission also for school groups accompanied by their teachers, unemployed people, accredited teachers, guides licensed by the Conselleria de Turismo, accredited members of ICOM, APME, ANABAD and other museology bodies, and holders of the Valencia Card, the Valencia Cruise Card and the Discount Card.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• 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

Step-free entrance with two doors, one of them automatic. Some passages between rooms narrow to 90 cm. There is an accessible toilet on the first floor, a lift with visual and Braille information, and a platform lift between the ground floor and the mezzanine. One reserved parking space on Calle Vicente Gallart, at the junction with Calle Rosario.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

Group coaches can drop off and pick up passengers on the wider streets of the area, such as Calle Serrería or Calle J. J. Domine.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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