Museo Etnográfico Casa Luján

About the museum

Casa Luján is a colonial-style mansion built between the late 17th and early 18th centuries in the old town of Puntallana. It has two floors arranged in an L-shape, a spacious courtyard enclosed by a wall, and a crenellated doorway.

Throughout its history it was a private residence, and it also housed the courthouse, a Guardia Civil barracks, a girls' school and the town council. It has been municipal property since the early 20th century and was restored in the 1980s; successive conservation works have kept its original form.

Today it functions as an ethnographic museum and as a centre for promoting and selling local crafts. On the ground floor, where the stables, storeroom and oven used to be, a girls' school is recreated with period furniture and materials lent by the Asociación Rayas from its Museo de Historia de la Educación. The upper floor is furnished as a home of another era, with kitchen, dining room, bedroom and living room, and is brought to life by life-size rag dolls, the mayos, made by the Asociación de Amigos de los Mayos de Santa Cruz de La Palma. The house also accommodates the rural tourism information office.

Highlights

• Colonial mansion from the late 17th century
• Recreation of a traditional home from La Palma
• Former girls' school with period furniture
• Life-size rag dolls (mayos)
• Point of sale for local crafts

Permanent exhibitions

• Vivienda tradicional – The upper floor recreates a home from another era, with kitchen, dining room, bedroom and living room, brought to life by life-size rag dolls.
• Escuela de niñas – On the ground floor a former girls' school is reconstructed with period furniture and school materials.

Operated by

Ayuntamiento de Puntallana

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• 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 upper floor is reached by two staircases, one on either side of the corridor.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

In Puntallana, a signposted turning to the right of the main road leads to Casa Luján in the old town, near the church of San Juan Bautista.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop
• Wi-Fi

Local craft shop. The Cabildo's tourism portal says there is wifi.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.