Museu Municipal d'Alzira

About the museum

The Museu Municipal d'Alzira (MUMA) opened in 1979 on the ground floor of the Escoles Pies. It closed during the rehabilitation of that building and reopened in 1989 on the first floor of the Casa de la Cultura, in the historic Vila quarter. The building, in the late Gothic and Renaissance style, is also known as the Casa de l'Empenyorament or Casa del Carbó and has local heritage protection.

The ground floor houses the reception, an audiovisual room, the room of the Islamic city wall (a stretch of wall from the 12th and 13th centuries found in excavations), rooms for temporary exhibitions, a central courtyard and a shop. On the first floor are the rooms of the permanent exhibition: L'Apostolat, Sucro and E. Núñez, which trace the history of the region from prehistory to the 18th and 19th centuries. On the second floor are the Teodor Andreu, La Cambra and Noves Tendències rooms, the last of which is not yet open to the public.

The museum also has a specialist library, a documentary and photographic archive, and a restoration workshop. An extension is planned in the Casa d'Alòs, on Santa Llúcia street, which will house the ethnological collections.

Highlights

• Room of the Islamic city wall, from the 12th and 13th centuries
• Sucro room with archaeological materials from Alzira and La Ribera
• Chronological route from prehistory to the 19th century
• Late Gothic and Renaissance building in the Vila

Permanent exhibitions

• Sala Sucro – Archaeological materials from Alzira and the Ribera Alta, from prehistory to the 15th century.
• Sala E. Núñez – Continuation of the chronological route through the history of the town in the 18th and 19th centuries.
• Sala de la muralla islámica – Section of city wall from the 12th and 13th centuries discovered in excavations.

Founded

1979

Operated by

Ayuntamiento de Alzira

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator
• 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 building has a main lift next to the central landing.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Shop on the ground floor and a central courtyard in which to rest.

Events & venue rental

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