Museo Histórico-Artístico de Novelda
Municipal museum in the Casa de Cultura of Novelda, with a permanent room tracing the history of the Vinalopó valley from prehistory.
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About the museum
The former Museo Arqueológico de Novelda was founded in early 1980, thanks to the interest of the newly formed democratic Town Council in recovering the town's cultural heritage. It drew on the archaeological collections of Juan Ribelles Amorós and Manuel Romero Iñesta and was installed in the former Palacio de la Señoría. In 1983, after official recognition by the Ministry of Culture, it moved to the Casa de Cultura, where it remains.
The collection was expanded with materials from the excavations at the Castillo de la Mola from 1983, and with a palaeontology section, opened in 1989 and closed in 2003. In 1996 the Conselleria de Cultura recognised the Museo Histórico-Artístico de la Ciudad, with its archaeology and palaeontology sections, as a permanent museum of the Valencian Community.
The permanent exhibition follows the people who lived in the valley from the Palaeolithic, through the Neolithic, the Bronze Age, Iberian culture, Romanisation and the Islamic and Late Medieval periods, up to modern and contemporary Novelda. The museum is working on a new museum project.
Highlights
- Route from the Palaeolithic to contemporary Novelda
- Neolithic vessel with incised decoration
- Materials from the excavations at the Castillo de la Mola
- Objects from the Islamic and Late Medieval periods
Permanent exhibition
- Exposición permanente de arqueología e historia de Novelda – Permanent room tracing the history of the Novelda valley from the Palaeolithic to the contemporary period.
- Operated by
- Ayuntamiento de Novelda
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided visits to the museum, the Castillo de la Mola, the Santuario de Santa María Magdalena and themed walks through the old town are offered to school groups and cultural associations by prior appointment. A specialised reference library is available. |
