Museo Histórico y Arqueológico Municipal de Baena
Archaeology and history museum in the 18th-century Casa de la Tercia, with the votive group and Roman sculptures from Torreparedones.
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About the museum
The museum occupies the Casa de la Tercia, a building erected between 1792 and 1795 as a store for grain, seed and oil, where ecclesiastical tithes and other Crown revenues were centralised. After the Mendizábal land sales of 1841 it passed into private hands and lost its original function; in the 20th century it served as an inn and, during the Civil War, as a prison. The town council leased it from 1960, bought it in 1984 and renovated it.
The museum opened in 1999 on the first floor and was entered in the Andalusian Museum Register as the Museo Histórico de Baena by an order of 7 February 2000. In 2010 the building was rehabilitated as the museum's home, which reopened in February 2011. Its arcaded courtyard stands out, decorated with a trompe l’œil of garlands and balustrades.
The route is chronological, beginning with prehistory (Room I) and ending in a gallery of illustrious people from Baena, with documents from the early modern and modern periods (Room XII). Three collections are unique: the Iberian-Roman votive group from the southern sanctuary of Torreparedones, with anthropomorphic and anatomical stone votive offerings; the Iberian-Roman numismatic collection, with coins from many mints and from almost all the emperors; and the large-format Roman statuary, with the seated statues of Augustus, Caligula or Claudius and Livia. Room XII displays a facsimile of the Cancionero de Baena.
Highlights
- Iberian-Roman votive group from the Torreparedones sanctuary
- Iberian-Roman coin collection
- Seated statues of Augustus, Caligula or Claudius and Livia
- Facsimile of the Cancionero de Baena
- Arcaded courtyard with trompe l’œil in the Casa de la Tercia
Permanent exhibitions
- Conjunto votivo del santuario de Torreparedones – Anthropomorphic stone votive offerings, female and male, and anatomical ones, from the southern Iberian-Roman sanctuary of Torreparedones.
- Numismática ibero-romana – Coins from many mints, from Republican families and from almost all the emperors of the High and Late Empire.
- Estatuaria romana de gran formato – Togate statues from Iponoba and Torreparedones and monumental seated statues of Augustus, Caligula or Claudius and Livia.
- Founded
- 1999
- Operated by
- Ayuntamiento de Baena
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2 |
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| Reduced | €1Children under 12, pensioners, people with a disability of 33% or more, members of large families, organised school groups, holders of a Carné Joven or student card, and organised groups of more than 10 people. |
| Children & teens | €1Children under 12: €1. |
Free admission: 18 May (International Museum Day) and 27 September (International Tourism Day).
The fee does not include a guided tour and is the same for the museums, the archaeological park and the castle. Free admission also applies to cultural activities organised by the town council and to accredited journalists and tourist guides.
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Getting there & parking
The museum is in the Casa de la Tercia, in the old town, near the town hall.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours are paid for separately from admission. |
