Museo Jerónimo Molina – Sección de Etnografía y Ciencias de la Naturaleza

About the museum

This section of the Museo Municipal Jerónimo Molina occupies a manor house in the old town of Jumilla, on the Plaza de la Constitución. The museum takes its name from Jerónimo Molina García, who excavated important sites in the municipality, and its origins date back to 1956.

The ground floor is devoted to geology and palaeontology: it holds numerous fossils from the municipal area, largely from the Sebastián Martínez collection, and more than 500 minerals, among them the volcanic rocks known as jumillitas. Trace fossils (icnitas), that is, fossil footprints from the sites of the Hoya de la Sima and the Sierra de las Cabras, which are declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (asset of cultural interest), are also shown; the tourist website presents them as one of the best records of Tertiary footprints.

The first floor displays local ethnography from the 18th to the 20th centuries: grape harvest, esparto, farming, domestic life and religious practice. A reconstructed pharmacy stands out, with jars and pharmacy furniture from the 16th to the 20th centuries, donated by the pharmacist Juan Molina. The second floor houses an entomology collection of some 1,500 insects, mostly tropical butterflies from South Africa and South America, as well as fauna from the Altiplano.

Highlights

• Fossils and more than 500 minerals, including the jumillitas
• Trace fossils from the Hoya de la Sima and the Sierra de las Cabras (Bien de Interés Cultural)
• Reconstructed pharmacy with jars and furniture from the 16th to 20th centuries
• Ethnographic collection on trades, esparto and the grape harvest
• Entomology collection of some 1,500 insects

Permanent exhibition

• Geología, etnografía y entomología – Fossils, minerals and trace fossils on the ground floor, ethnography and pharmacy on the first floor, and an insect collection on the second.

Founded

1956

Operated by

Ayuntamiento de Jumilla

Admission & discounts

Adults €2.50; children up to 8 years, free admission.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• 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 “Jumilla Accesible” section offers videos in sign language with voice-over and 360º virtual visits; physical access is not detailed (the museum is spread over three floors).

Kids & families

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