Museo del Carnaval y del Gallo
Self-guided museum in Mecerreyes on the Corrida del Gallo, a pagan festival held on Carnival Sunday, with its costumes, characters and an audiovisual.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
On Carnival Sunday Mecerreyes holds the Corrida del Gallo, a pagan festival of very ancient origin that survived until such events were banned in Spain and was revived in 1980. Since then the village streets fill with colour and spectators every year.
The museum preserves the costumes and characteristic elements of the festival, including about twenty zarramacos costumes, a recreation of the bullfight itself and explanations of some of its most representative characters. It also includes an audiovisual presentation of the celebration. It is housed in the former schools on calle de la Iglesia.
It is part of the Museos Vivos network, a project of six rural development associations in Castilla y León that uses technology to open and provide audio guides for their museums: visitors book online, receive a code and open the museum door with it.
Highlights
- Costumes and elements of the Corrida del Gallo, the festival of Carnival Sunday
- About twenty zarramacos costumes and explanations of the festival's characters
- Audiovisual presentation of the celebration
- Self-guided museum with access code, no staff
Permanent exhibition
- Museo del Carnaval y del Gallo – Costumes and elements of the Corrida del Gallo of Mecerreyes, with zarramacos costumes, an explanation of the festival's characters and an audiovisual presentation.
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Plan your visit
| Audio guide | yes |
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| Good to know | There are no staff: the museum is visited independently with an access code and an audio guide. Some museums in the network have their own opening hours or systems; check the information on the Museos Vivos website. |
