| Museums
MUSEO
DE BELLAS ARTES (Fine Arts Museum).
Plaza
del Museo, 9. 41001 Sevilla
Buses:
C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, 43.
Hours:
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., closed Mondays and holidays. Phone: 95.422.07.90.
Fax: 95.422.43.24
Set
up in the old Convent of la Merced, built in the 18th century by Juan de
Oviedo, it is arranged around three patios. Here the visitor can admire
works by El Greco, Velázquez, Zurbarán and Valdés
Leal. Especially interesting is the Murillo collection located in the convents
church.
MUSEO
CATEDRALICIO (Cathedral Museum).
Plaza
Virgen de los Reyes s/n. 41004 Sevilla
Buses:
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 33, 34, 40, 41, 42, C-3, C-4.
Saturday
hours from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sundays from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Phone: 95.421.49.71
Located
in the antechapter, chapel and sacristy halls of the Cathedral, it displays
valuable collections of gold work, paintings, relics, jewels and religious
attire.
MUSEO
ARQUEOLÓGICO PROVINCIAL (Regional Archaeological Museum).
Plaza
de América s/n. Parque de María Luisa. 41013 Sevilla.
Buses:
6, 34, 53.
Hours
from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Closed Mondays and holidays. Phone: 95.423.25.76
and 95.423.24.01
Important
museum containing Roman objects found in the nearby city of Itálica,
the Tartessian treasure unearthed at Carambolo and Oriental pieces. It
is located in a Neo-Renaissance building designed by Anibal González
for the Latin American exhibition of 1929.
CONJUNTO
ARQUEOLÓGICO DE ITÁLICA (Archaeological Collection of
Italica).
Santiponce,
Avda. de Extremadura, 2.
Plaza
de Armas bus station. Phone: 95.490.80.40.
Hours
from Tuesday to Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Sundays from 9:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Phone: 95.559.73.76.
Located
in the nearby village of Santiponce, it contains archeological remains
from this area. Nearby are the ancient amphitheatre and the neighborhood
of Hadrian which includes beautiful sculptures and mosaics from the Roman
age.
MUSEO
DE ARTES Y COSTUMBRES POPULARES (Museum of Arts and Popular Traditions).
Pabellón
Mudéjar, Plaza de América. Buses: 6, 34, 53.
Hours:
9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., closed Mondays and holidays. Phone: 95.423.24.01.
Located
in the Mudéjar Pavilion, a regionalist building designed by Anibal
González in 1914, it contains an interesting collections of old
suits, winches, flour mills, as well as popular furniture of the 18th and
19th centuries.
MUSEO
DE ARTE CONTEMPORÁNEO (Contemporary Art Museum).
Santo
Tomás, 5.
Buses:
21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 30, 31, 33, 34, 40, 41, 42, C-3, C-4.
Hours:
from Tuesday to Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays
from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Mondays closed. Phone: 95.412.58.30
It
is located in the Cartuja (Charterhouse) of the Santa María de las
Cuevas. It has a permanent collection and halls dedicated to temporary
exhibitions.
CASA
MUSEO DE LA CONDESA DE LEBRIJA (Museum/House of the Countess of Lebrija).
Calle
Cuna, 8
Buses:
10, 11, 12, 15, 20, 24, 27, 32.
Hours:
Mondays and Fridays from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Phone: 95.456.37.05
Sixteenth
century palace, refurbished in the 19th century it has an important collection
of Roman mosaics and pieces from Italica arranged around its lower patio.
MUSEO
TAURINO (Bullfighting Museum).
Plaza
de Toros de la Real Maestranza. Paseo de Colón.
Buses:
C-3, C-4, 5, 41.
Hours:
10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Closed Sundays and holidays. Phone: 95.422.45.77.
Exhibits
works of bullfighting art of all ages, including a cape painted by Picasso
and sculptures by Benlliure.
MUSEO
MARÍTIM0 (Maritime Museum).
Torre
de Oro. Paseo Colón.
Buses:
C-3, C-4, 5, 41.
Hours:
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. from Tuesday to Saturday and 10:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. on Sundays and holidays. Closed Mondays. Phone: 95.422.24.19.
This
small museum contains a selection of objects, engravings and drawings of
subjects related to the port of Seville.
FUNDACIÓN
FOCUS (Focus Foundation).
Hospital
de los Venerables. Calle Gloria.
Buses:
C-3, C-4, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 30, 31, 33, 34.
Hours:
from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Phone: 95.425.26.96
Located
in the Hospital of Los Venerables, 17th century building, site of cultural
exhibitions and concerts.
SALA
DE EXPOSICIONES DEL MONASTERIO DE SAN CLEMENTE (Exhibition hall of
the Monastery of San Clemente).
Calle
Santa Clara, 91.
Buses:
C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4.
Hours
from
11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Closed Mondays
and Sunday afternoons. Phone: 95.490.48.77.
Holds
exhibitions in the Gothic-Mudéjar monastery. |
