Centro de Interpretación del Tesoro de Guarrazar
Municipal centre in Guadamur with replicas of the Visigothic crowns of the Guarrazar treasure and archaeological pieces from the site.
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Over het museum
The interpretation centre opened in 2007 in the former village schools of Guadamur, whose two classrooms were joined together to receive visitors. It is devoted to the Guarrazar treasure, a set of Visigothic votive crowns and crosses of gold and precious stones discovered in 1858 in the municipal area. According to the account of the find, a girl, Escolástica Morales, saw a glint in a hollow uncovered by the rains, and from there came crowns, crosses, chalices and other pieces.
Many pieces were sold to goldsmiths in Toledo, and in 1859 six crosses and eight crowns passed to the French State. The official excavations that followed were harmed by local looting. Today six of the nine crowns, including that of Recesvinto, are in the Museo Arqueológico Nacional in Madrid, and other pieces are kept in the Palacio Real in Madrid and in the Musée de Cluny in Paris.
The centre displays gilt-brass reproductions of the crowns and crosses, made in a Seville workshop, along with a replica of the funerary slab of Crispinus, spearheads and a slate with Hispano-Visigothic inscriptions. Residents have donated original fragments of friezes, capitals, bases, pottery and everyday tools. The panels explain the last days of the Visigothic kingdom of Toledo and the discovery of the treasure, and a documentary is shown. The visit is guided.
Hoogtepunten
- Replicas of the Visigothic votive crowns and crosses of the Guarrazar treasure
- Archaeological fragments from the ancient settlement of Guarrazar
- Documentary and panels on the discovery of 1858
- Guided visit in the former village schools
- Combined ticket with Guadamur castle and the ethnological museum
Vaste collectie
- El tesoro de Guarrazar – Replicas of the Visigothic crowns and crosses, archaeological pieces from the site and a documentary on the discovery of 1858 and the end of the Visigothic kingdom of Toledo.
- Opgericht
- 2007
- Beheerder
- Ayuntamiento de Guadamur
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 3 |
|---|---|
| Guarrazar Treasure Interpretation Centre and Guadamur castle | € 6 |
| Guarrazar Treasure Interpretation Centre and Ethnological Museum | € 5 |
Admission to the castle costs €5 separately.
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Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
|---|---|
| Goed om te weten | Visits are by guide only and are arranged at the Guadamur tourist office. The sources do not agree on the length of the visit. |
