Museums
Museum of Arts
Plaza del Museo, 9. Visits Tue-Sun 9a.m. to 3 p.m., Mon and
Holidays closed.
One of the most important picture-collections in Spain, with
great works of Murillo, Ribera, El Greco, Pacheco, Roelas,
Herrera, Murillo, Zurbarán, Valdés Leal, among
others.
Museum of Contemporary Arts
Santo Tomás, 5. Visits Tue-Fri 10 a.m. to 8 p.m, Sat,
Sun 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mon closed.
This museum is located in a palace that was restored recently
and shows paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, etc.
mainly of Spanish artists of 20th century, among others of
Bacarisas, Barbadillo, Caballero, Cortijo, Gordillo, Gerrero
and Mateos.
Museum of Popular Customs
Parque de Maria Luisa, Plaza de America. Visits Tue-Sun 9
a.m. to 2.30 p.m., Mon and Holidays closed.
Ethnological museum with interesting objects from all Andalusia.
Archaeological Museum
Parque de Maria Luisa, Plaza de America. Visits Tue-Sun 9
a.m. to 2.30 p.m., Mon and Holidays closed.
A highly interesting collection of archaeological findings,
one of its highlights being the "Carambol-Treasure"
of the old-iberian tribe Tartessos, dating of 7th or 8th century
before Christ.
Very important are also the objects from Roman town Itálica,
among others a colossal statue of the emperor Trajan (who
by the way was born in Itálica).
Museum in the Cathedral
Visits Mon-Sat 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Numerous religious objects of inestimable historical and artistical
value, paintings of Goya, Murillo, Pedro de Campaña
and Luis de Vargas, sculptures of Martinez Montañés.
Bullfight-Museum
Real Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza. Visits Mon-Sat 10 a.m.
to 1.30 p.m., Sundays and Holidays closed.
Located in Seville's bullring, this museum shows dresses of
famous bullfighters, trophies, photos and other objects of
the world of bullfighting.
Museum of Navigation
Torre del Oro. Visits Tue-Fri 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sat, Sun
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mondays and Holidays closed
Army Museum
Plaza de España. Visits Tue-Sat 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Cartuja Museum
At the territory of EXPO '92. Visits from April, 1st to September,
30th, Tue-Sun 11 a.m. to 9 p.m, Mondays and Holidays closed.
Museum of the Monastery Santa Paula
Visits daily. 9a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Museum of the Basilica de la Macarena
Visits daily 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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