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MUSEUMS
IVAM (Valencia Institute of modern art)
The Valencia Institute of Modern Art is a part
of the Department of Culture and Education. They have activities
that include permanent collections, regular exhibitions, conferences
and workshops. The permanent exhibition includes sculptures by
Julio González and regular temporary exhibitions by some
of today's leading avant-garde representatives of the arts.
Museo de Bellas Artes
The Museum of Fine Arts display outstanding
works from the Valencian School: Joan de Joanes, Ribalta, Espillosa,
Vicente López, and Pinazo. Works of international artists
such as Pinturicchio, Velázquez's, Andrea del Sarto, Van
Dyck, El Greco, and Murillo are also displayed. The sculpture
pavilion displays some ancient artifacts and more modern art.
Fallero Museum
The museum displays the 'ninot' or the figures used in the Valencian
falla. Each year, during the festival the best ninot is chosen
and spared from being burned kept in this museum, together with
posters, photographs and other memorabilia from the fallas.
Cathedral Diocesan Museum
The museum within the cathedral houses paintings
by 15th century artists like Juan de Juanes, Rodrigo de Osona,
Francisco de Goya, Yáñez de la Almedina, Vicente
Masip and Pedro de Orrente. The cathedral also displays the several
original sculptures including the Gothic doorway of Los Apóstoles
and the Processional Monstrance.
La Beneficencia Cultural Centre
- Museum of Prehistory
- Museum of Ethnology
- Parpalló Room
- Bullfighting Museum "MUVIM"
Municipal museums
- Old Municipal History Museum
- Museum of the City
- Benlliure House Museum
- Blasco Ibáñez House Museum
Other great museums in Valencia
- Museo Histórico Militar R. M. Centro
(Central Military Region Historic Military Museum)
- Maritime Museum
- Natural Science Museum
- La Casa de las Rocas
- Museum of the Patriarch
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