Museo Valenciano de la Ilustración y la Modernidad

About the museum

The Diputación de València opened the Museu Valencià de la Il·lustració i de la Modernitat (MuVIM) in 2001 with the aim of preserving and presenting the ideas and values that made the modern world possible, beginning with the Enlightenment of the 17th and 18th centuries. From the outset it was defined as a museum of ideas.

Its permanent exhibition, “La Aventura del Pensamiento” (The Adventure of Thought), explains how Western society has evolved from the Middle Ages to the present day. It is presented without objects or explanatory texts and relies on new information technologies, as an intellectual, sensory and emotional experience that can be followed in Valencian, Castilian, English and French.

In addition, the museum runs temporary exhibitions on the problems and advances of the contemporary world, lectures, concerts, film cycles, conferences and workshops. In the entrance hall there is a three-dimensional model of 18th-century Valencia based on the plan by Father Tosca, and in the semi-basement the remains of a medieval tower are preserved.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition “La Aventura del Pensamiento”, without objects or explanatory texts
• Route in Valencian, Castilian, English and French
• Model of 18th-century Valencia based on Father Tosca's plan
• Remains of a medieval tower in the semi-basement
• Temporary exhibitions and a free cultural programme

Permanent exhibition

• La Aventura del Pensamiento – Permanent exhibition without objects or explanatory texts, which uses digital media to trace the ideas that changed the world from the Middle Ages to the present.

Founded

2001

Operated by

Diputación de València

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Visiting the permanent exhibition and the museum's activities is free; the permanent exhibition requires advance booking.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Guide dogs are admitted; no other animals are allowed.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum runs workshops for children and adults. Children must always stay with the adults accompanying them.

Getting there & parking

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop
• Coat check

MuVIMENT cultural café-bar with a terrace in the garden of the hospital library, and a shop-bookshop. Large bags, backpacks and umbrellas are left in the cloakroom.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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