Museo de Santa Cruz

Over het museum

The museum occupies the former Hospital de Santa Cruz, founded by Cardinal Pedro González de Mendoza and built at the beginning of the 16th century as a general hospital and foundling home. Antón and Enrique Egas and Alonso de Covarrubias were involved in its design and construction. It is a landmark of Spanish Renaissance architecture, with a Greek-cross plan, two storeys, a central crossing and two cloisters; the portal, the main cloister and the Covarrubias staircase stand out. The building has been a Bien de Interés Cultural since 1902.

The museum was created and opened to the public in 1961. The fine arts are displayed between the first and second floors, archaeology in the Claustro Noble and in the basement, and decorative arts, including popular Toledan craftwork, also in the basement. The collection holds works by El Greco, from La Verónica con la Santa Faz, c. 1580, to the Retablo de la Inmaculada Concepción of 1613, as well as painting from the 15th to the 17th century, tapestries, furniture and banners, such as the banner of the battle of Lepanto.

Other outstanding pieces are the bust of Juanelo Turriano, the mosaic of the Four Seasons, a crucifix and the Efebo de Toledo, found in the centre of the city. In 2021 the Government of Castilla-La Mancha acquired the Carranza collection, some 480 ceramic pieces from the 14th to the 19th century, which the museum had been exhibiting on loan for twenty years. The museum depends on the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha.

Hoogtepunten

• Works by El Greco, such as La Verónica con la Santa Faz and the Retablo de la Inmaculada Concepción
• Renaissance building of the former Hospital de Santa Cruz, with portal, cloisters and Covarrubias staircase
• Carranza collection of some 480 ceramic pieces from the 14th to the 19th century
• Banner of the battle of Lepanto and bust of Juanelo Turriano
• Mosaic of the Four Seasons and Efebo de Toledo

Vaste collectie

• Colección permanente del Museo de Santa Cruz – Fine arts with paintings by El Greco and other masters from the 15th to the 17th century, archaeology in the Claustro Noble, and decorative arts including the Carranza ceramic collection.

Opgericht

1961

Beheerder

Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Gratis toegang: Wednesdays from 16:00, Sundays, and 18 and 31 May.

The museum's website currently states that admission is temporarily free, with no end date. The ordinary rates are €4 for general admission and €2 for reduced admission. Teachers, guides, journalists, researchers and unemployed people also enter free, with accreditation. Tickets are bought at the ticket office or online.

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour

The museum publishes an activity booklet for children from the age of 6.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

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Service & horeca

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Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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