Museu Etnogràfic de Cabrera

About the museum

The museum occupies Es Celler, a building from the late 19th century that was the winery of the Feliu family, owners of the island of Cabrera until its expropriation. The family began cultivating the island to produce its own wine, but the winery was left unfinished and, after the expropriation, it had other uses before becoming the museum of the Parque Nacional Marítimo-Terrestre del Archipiélago de Cabrera.

The building stands in the interior of the island, towards the Ses Quatre Quarterades valley, and has three floors connected to one another. The permanent exhibition combines ethnological and historical aspects with the fauna, flora and marine environment of the park, and includes a reproduction of the Byzantine necropolis of Pla de ses Figueres, texts, illustrations and old photographs, traditional fishing gear and a display of the archaeological remains found on the island. In total, the centre has around twenty information panels.

Next to the building there is a small botanical garden on terraces with native plants of Cabrera, which represent 21% of the endemic species of the Balearic archipelago. The centre also offers guided tours and environmental education programmes.

Highlights

• Former Es Celler winery, from the late 19th century
• Reproduction of the Byzantine necropolis of Pla de ses Figueres
• Old photographs and traditional fishing gear
• Botanical garden with native plants of Cabrera
• Fauna, flora and marine environment of the national park

Permanent exhibition

• Exposición permanente del museo de Es Celler – Ethnological and historical display on the fauna, flora and marine environment of Cabrera, with a reproduction of the Byzantine necropolis of Pla de ses Figueres, old photographs and fishing gear.

Founded

2009

Operated by

Espais de Natura Balear (Parque Nacional de Cabrera)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission to the museum is free. To reach the island, you must book an authorised boat excursion or have a permit from the park.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

Cabrera can only be reached by sea and there is no regular public transport: authorised excursions leave from the Colònia de Sant Jordi (crossing of 40 minutes to one hour), and private boats need a permit from the park (permit reservations: +34 971 177 641). The Ses Salines visitor centre is on Calle Gabriel Roca, s/n, in the Colònia de Sant Jordi (+34 971 656 282).

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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