Murcia Tourist Information - Museums in Murcia

• Salzillo Museum :

This museum is dedicated to one of the most prolific personalities of the land. The creations of the artist in wood and clay figures are displayed here. The various statues with biblical themes seem almost alive with the brilliant use of colours. Many of the sculptures have been created by the artist for the Easter Week celebrations. On display is the Salzillo Crib, the nativity scene made up of over 500 pieces. It gives a real depiction of the life in Murcia of those days with the figures dressed in 18th century costumes.

Salzillo Museum In the Easter week or Semana Santa the polychrome creations of the artist are taken out from the museum and are paraded through the streets.

• The Science and Water Museum :

This museum was created to promote curiosity, by offering scientific knowledge in an entertaining manner. It works to make science more fun through getting people involved in several games and activities. It is divided into sections such as: Science Square, a recreation area to learn while you play; Discover and Imagine, an area aimed at 3-7 year olds; the Planetarium; the Water Room, dedicated to discovering everything about the element- water. Permenant and temporary exhibitions are held here on related topics. There is also a shop where you can buy scientific games and souvenirs.

Contact :

Plaza de la Ciencia, 1 30002   Murcia (Murcia)
Tel. +34 968211998 / Fax +34 968218412 
Timetable: from Tuesday to Friday from 10 to 14 and 17 to 20.
Sundays and holidays: from 11 to 14.
Website: http://www.cienciayagua.org/

• Museum of Fine Arts :

This is one of the oldest museums in Murcia. Established in 1910, it has a formidable collection of artworks, paintings, sculptors, and ceramics from various ages. A visit to the museum will take you back through time. The museum has based its collection according to the history of the styles of the art, and chronology of the collection. Works such as The Martyrdom of St Agapito of Palestrina by Odazzi, Portrait of Mr. Javier Fuentes and Ponte by Federico de Madrazo are the prized possessions of the museum.  
The museum also works on conservation, acquisition, research and dissemination in the field of art.

The Museum of Fine Arts

• Ramon Gaya Museum :

The artist was born in Murcia, and the city has dedicated the museum to him.  Works from the artist are on display here. He had won the Velazquez Prize for the Arts.  There are also collections from some other remarkable artists from his times.

• The Hydraulic Museum :

The museum is housed in a beautiful building on the banks of the river Segura. The building, inaugurated in 1989, has been included among the top ten best buildings of the 80's in Spain. The watermills on the river Segura –“Molinos del Rio Segura” were transformed into a Cultural Centre and Hydraulic Museum.
A network of irrigation channels was crated by the Egyptians who made good use of the water from the river Segura. The methods and techniques used by them are the predecessors of the modern irrigation system in the valley. The ancient and most genuine watermills from the whole region were recovered and are on display here. The mills are an important heritage; they played a crucial role in the agricultural prosperity of the land.

The Hydraulic Museum