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Museo etnológico

Museo de Etnología de Castellón.

More than 2,000 pieces in an 18th-century manor house

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Coordinates
39.9872, -0.0364
Address
Calle Caballeros 25, 12001 Castellón de la Plana, España
Municipality
Castelló de la Plana

The Museo de Etnología de Castellón is dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of the traditions, crafts and ways of life of the city and province of Castellón. It opened in 1985, depends on the Ayuntamiento de Castellón de la Plana and forms part of the Museu de la Ciutat de Castelló (MUCC), alongside other municipal venues.

It occupies an eighteenth-century stately home on Calle Cavallers, in the historic centre of Castellón. The building is itself an architectural testament to the city's urban heritage, and its residential character provides a domestic context for the collections it houses.

The permanent collection brings together more than 2,000 original pieces that document the customs and way of life of the society of Castellón, in both its rural and urban dimensions. The areas represented include traditional craft trades, agricultural implements, household furnishings and objects related to popular festivities.

It is probably the most important collection conserved on the trades and everyday life in the province of Castellón. Its holdings make it possible to trace the evolution of productive and social activities from pre-industrial times to the mid-twentieth century.

The museum is accessed from Calle Cavallers, in the heart of the old town, a short distance from the Plaza Mayor and other municipal cultural facilities. The building remains closed on certain public holidays, so it is advisable to check the MUCC calendar before visiting.