Museo Horno del Concejo y Casa del Folclore
Bread museum in a medieval oven in the Barrio del Castillo of Molina de Segura, with the Casa del Folclore; open at weekends.
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About the museum
The museum occupies a 17th- and 18th-century building of rammed earth (tapial), a good example of vernacular architecture, in the Barrio del Castillo of Molina de Segura. Its Moorish-style oven (horno morisco) is older than the house: the earliest reference dates from 1491, when the Marquises of Vélez administered the town. It was used for at least five hundred years, until the 1970s.
The museum opened in 2010 and explains the history of bread in the life of the town, with an audiovisual on the bakers and the types of bread, projected onto the walls of the oven. Under the same roof, the Casa del Folclore displays the traditional music and dance of Molina; in the former cistern, panels tell the story of a baker who won over the governor's daughter with a special loaf, the “pan de amor” (love bread).
Highlights
- Moorish-style bread oven documented from 1491
- Rammed-earth building of the 17th and 18th centuries
- Audiovisual on bakers and types of bread projected in the oven
- Casa del Folclore with traditional music and dance
- Free family workshops on the third Sunday of each month
Permanent exhibition
- Historia del pan y Casa del Folclore – Exhibition on the bread oven and the life of bakers, alongside a room devoted to traditional music and dance in Molina.
- Founded
- 2010
- Operated by
- Ayuntamiento de Molina de Segura
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission and guided visits in Spanish are free.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
Free family workshops on the third Sunday of each month, 11:30–13:30, with prior booking at the Tourism Department (Concejalía de Turismo: 968 388 522 or 968 388 523) or on 968 219 099.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Free guided visits in Spanish. Group visits can be requested by telephone on 968 219 099. |
