Museu Valencià del Paper

About the museum

The Museu Valencià del Paper in Banyeres de Mariola opened in 1999, and the following year it was recognised as a museum by the Generalitat Valenciana. It is the only paper museum in the Comunitat Valenciana, and it recalls that Banyeres was the second most important centre in the Iberian Peninsula for the manufacture of cigarette paper.

The collection has three main groups: cigarette paper booklets, watermarks and paper-making tools, which researchers can consult. The exhibition uses objects and multimedia projections to explain the universal history of paper and local details. There is an audiovisual room on the ground floor with documentaries made by the museum, and virtual reality screens recreate how the old machines worked; with 3D glasses you can visit the inside of a chimney and the boilers of a mill.

In 2019 the museum began a new phase with renewed content. It is located in the Vil·la Rosario municipal park, alongside other museums in the town, and it is the natural starting point of the Ruta dels Molins, a route through the paper mills and weirs of Banyeres, declared a Bien de Interés Cultural, which follows the upper course of the Vinalopó river.

Highlights

• Collections of cigarette paper booklets, watermarks and paper-making tools
• Audiovisual room with the museum's own documentaries
• Virtual reality recreation of old machines and of a mill
• Audio description of the models for blind visitors
• Ruta dels Molins Paperers, Bien de Interés Cultural

Permanent exhibition

• Exposición permanente del papel – History of paper and of the local paper industry, with objects, multimedia, virtual reality and an audiovisual room.

Founded

1999

Admission & discounts

The admission of €1.50 applies to visitors who are not residents of Banyeres de Mariola; residents and accredited teaching staff enter free. The rate is published for the town's four museums.

Accessibility

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

Reserved parking at the park entrance, signposted barrier-free access and an accessible toilet on the ground floor. The models have audio description in Valencian, Spanish, English and French. There are audio guides and enlarged texts via QR codes on the panels.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Baby changing facilities

Free admission for children under 12. Hand-made paper workshops for families and schoolchildren; an educational case, guides by school stage and a field notebook for the Ruta dels Molins. Changing table on the ground floor.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the Vil·la Rosario municipal park, near the Torre Font Bona, l'Espardenya, de la Paraula and Farmàcia museums. Reserved parking for people with reduced mobility at the park entrance.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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