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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