Museo Santa Clara de Zafra

About the museum

The Museo Santa Clara occupies part of the cloister of the Monasterio de Santa María del Valle, known in Zafra as the Convento de Santa Clara. It was founded in 1428 by Gomes I Suárez de Figueroa, first lord of Feria, and his wife Elvira Laso de Mendoza, for their daughters Isabel and Leonor. The main parts were built between 1430 and 1454, with simple materials and little decoration, and the church served as the burial place of the lineage.

The House of Feria protected the convent for centuries and left its mark on the walls and on the works of art that survive. At the end of the 16th century the new infirmary was built, which now forms part of the route. Poor Clare nuns still live there.

The museum allows visitors to enter this enclosure and see the church and the sacristy, the infirmary, the grada (the nuns' gallery behind the grille), a cell and the cloister, built between the 15th and 17th centuries. Its narrative has three strands, the convent, the nobility and the city, and it is complemented by a piece of the month and guest pieces.

Highlights

• Tour of the enclosure: grada, cell and cloister
• New infirmary from the 16th century, with arcades on marble columns
• Conventual church, burial place of the Dukes of Feria
• Historic doorways on Calle Sevilla
• Piece of the month and guest piece

Permanent exhibitions

• Intramuros – Presents the convent as a spiritual and everyday living space through the grada, a cell and the cloister, and explains the origins of Franciscanism and of the Poor Clares.
• La piedad nobiliaria – In the lower Sala de las Columnas (Room of the Columns) of the new infirmary, it tells the story of the foundation of the monastery and its relationship with the House of Feria, the noble burial vault and the collecting of relics.
• La urbe ducal – Links the rise of the Suárez de Figueroa family, lords and later dukes of Feria, with the urban and artistic development of Zafra.

Founded

2007

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• 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

The museum has ramps and a lift for people with reduced mobility.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is in a pedestrian area.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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