Museo Arqueológico Comarcal de Orihuela
Comarcal archaeological museum housed in the church and the Sala de Hombres of the Hospital de San Juan de Dios, with pieces from the Palaeolithic to the 18th century.
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Over het museum
The museum descends from the Museum of Antiquities of the Colegio de Santo Domingo, founded in 1902 by the Jesuit Julio Furgús. After the excavation of the Los Saladares site in the late sixties and early seventies, Orihuela town council promoted the creation of a comarcal archaeological museum, authorised by the Ministry of Education and Science by an order of 16 February 1970.
It had several temporary premises: the Palacio de Teodomiro, the Hospital Municipal and the former coach houses of the Palacio de Rubalcava. The Conselleria de Cultura officially recognised it as a museum in 1993, and since Holy Week 1997 it has occupied the church and the Sala de Hombres of the Hospital de San Juan de Dios, a building rebuilt in the mid-18th century.
The collection brings together material from the Palaeolithic to the 18th and early 19th centuries, mostly from Orihuela and its comarca. Among the best-known pieces are the Idol of Orihuela, two Iberian sculptures from the Cerro de los Santos, the Hebrew inscribed stone of Orihuela and the processional float known as the Cruz de los Labradores, or “Diablesa”, a work by Nicolás de Bussy from 1694-1695, which is displayed in the presbytery. The Sala de Hombres is used for temporary exhibitions.
Hoogtepunten
- Idol of Orihuela, found on the Monte de San Miguel
- Two Iberian sculptures from the Cerro de los Santos
- Hebrew inscribed stone of Orihuela, 6th–7th centuries
- Cruz de los Labradores or “Diablesa”, by Nicolás de Bussy (1694-1695)
- 18th-century former hospital with a Latin-cross church and the Sala de Hombres
Vaste collectie
- Colección arqueológica permanente – Archaeological material from the Palaeolithic to the 18th century, arranged chronologically in the nave, chapels and apse of the church, with the Diablesa in the presbytery.
- Beheerder
- Ayuntamiento de Orihuela
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
The museum is temporarily closed for refurbishment works; no reopening date has been announced.
Toegankelijkheid
The museum is temporarily closed for refurbishment works; no reopening date has been announced.
Kinderen & gezin
The museum is temporarily closed for refurbishment works; no reopening date has been announced.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
The museum is temporarily closed for refurbishment works; no reopening date has been announced.
Service & horeca
The museum is temporarily closed for refurbishment works; no reopening date has been announced.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
The museum is temporarily closed for refurbishment works; no reopening date has been announced.
