Museo Etnográfico del Cerro de Andévalo

About the museum

The building housing the Museo Etnográfico de El Cerro de Andévalo was erected in the 16th century as a pósito, that is, a communal wheat store. In the 17th century it became a prison, and in the 18th century it recovered its original function as an alhóndiga (corn exchange). During the 19th and 20th centuries it served as a salt house, a grammar school, a telephone exchange and, once again, a prison, until the 1970s. It was reformed to become a museum in the 1990s, and according to the Museums Directory the institution dates from 2003.

The museum is run by the town council and is organised in three rooms devoted to the recent history of the municipality, the San Benito Abad pilgrimage (romería) and the traditional economy. All the collections are ethnographic and come from donations and loans from the Brotherhood (Hermandad) of San Benito Abad, as well as acquisitions made by the museum and the town council.

Among the pieces are those that form part of the history of the San Benito pilgrimage, considered the oldest in the province of Huelva.

Highlights

• Historical pieces from the San Benito Abad pilgrimage, the oldest in the province of Huelva
• Room on the recent history of El Cerro de Andévalo
• Room on the traditional economy
• Former 16th-century granary converted into a museum

Permanent exhibitions

• Historia reciente de El Cerro de Andévalo – Room devoted to the recent history of the municipality.
• La romería de San Benito Abad – Pieces from the Brotherhood of San Benito Abad recalling the history of the oldest pilgrimage in the province of Huelva.
• Economía tradicional – Room devoted to the traditional economy of the municipality, with ethnographic collections.

Founded

2003

Operated by

Ayuntamiento de El Cerro de Andévalo

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• 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 Andalusian tourism portal classifies the museum as accessible for people with disabilities.

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