Galería del Bandolero

About the museum

The Museo del Bandolero was founded by Jesús Almazán González and opened its doors on 7 May 1995 in a typical house in the historic centre of Ronda. It was a private initiative that aimed to fill the gap in knowledge about a phenomenon as mythologised as banditry.

In September 2020 El Borge town council acquired the museum's holdings for the municipality, where one of the most feared bandits of his time was born: Luis Muñoz “el Bizco Arboge”. The collection was renamed Galería del Bandolero and installed in a newly refurbished building beside the road linking El Borge with Cútar, which opened in February 2023.

The gallery holds 1,390 objects, including books, weapons, documents, costumes, engravings, lithographs, official seals, period press, photographs, oil paintings, watercolours and comics. The display is organised into five thematic areas covering the bandits themselves, the Romantic travellers who spread their image, the Civil Guard who pursued them, and the myths and legends that surrounded them.

Highlights

• One of the largest collections on the history of banditry
• 1,390 objects: weapons, documents, costumes, engravings and period press
• Five thematic areas, from Romantic travellers to the Civil Guard
• Dioramas of a kidnapping, an inn and the Pasos Largos cave
• Figure of Luis Muñoz “el Bizco Arboge”, born in El Borge

Permanent exhibitions

• Vivir el bandolerismo – Room with costumes, popular objects, coins and stamps of the period, bandit outfits, knives, dioramas and original material on the death of “Pernales”.
• Viajeros románticos y documentación – Documents, engravings and testimonies of the Romantic travellers who toured Spain and spread the picturesque image of the bandit.
• Los que siguieron el rastro – Area devoted to the Civil Guard, which pursued the bandits.

Founded

1995

Operated by

Ayuntamiento de El Borge

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Travel agencies and wholesalers: price on request.

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Getting there & parking

The gallery is on the way out of El Borge, on the road linking the town with Cútar.

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