Museo Etnográfico y de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilblanco de los Arroyos
Municipal museum in the Casa de la Sierra (1923) on traditional crafts and everyday life, with a contemporary art venue in the Teatro Miguel Fisac.
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About the museum
The Casa de la Sierra is one of the most emblematic buildings in Castilblanco de los Arroyos. It was commissioned in 1923 by Rafael Amorín Lazo, a member of a well-off family of the time, and today it is owned by the town council. It houses the municipal ethnological museum and the tourist office, and stands beside the pilgrims' hostel on the Camino de Santiago.
The museum offers a journey into the recent past to show how grandparents used to live. It presents in detail traditional trades that have disappeared or are in decline, such as the production of vegetable fibre (crin vegetal), handmade shoemaking and honey production, as well as everyday life in the village households and an overview of the town's most deeply rooted traditions.
The museum is listed in the Andalusian Museums Register as an Ethnographic and Contemporary Art Museum. The contemporary art section is based in the Teatro Municipal Miguel Fisac, opened in 2003 and the architect's last project, which has an auditorium, a library and an exhibition room.
Highlights
- Traditional crafts: vegetable fibre (crin vegetal), handmade shoemaking and honey production
- Recreation of everyday life in village households
- Casa de la Sierra, a regionalist-style building from 1923
- Teatro Municipal Miguel Fisac, designed by the architect Miguel Fisac, home to contemporary art
- Located beside the Camino de Santiago (Vía de la Plata)
Permanent exhibition
- Museo etnológico de la Casa de la Sierra – Route through traditional crafts such as vegetable fibre (crin vegetal) making, handmade shoemaking and honey production, household daily life and the traditions of Castilblanco de los Arroyos.
- Operated by
- Ayuntamiento de Castilblanco de los Arroyos
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Getting there & parking
The Casa de la Sierra is at Avenida Antonio Machado, 69, next to the pilgrims' hostel on the Camino de Santiago.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The Casa de la Sierra also houses the municipal tourist office. The contemporary art venue of the Teatro Miguel Fisac can be visited at weekends during the cultural programme, or as a group by prior appointment. |
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Museums nearby
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Museo de Valencina. Monográfico del Yacimiento Prehistórico
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