Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares museum sign on facade

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Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares

Parque de María Luisa & South of Centre


Boasting an unforgettable setting in the hard-to-miss Pabellón Mudéjar, this low-key museum is dedicated to local arts and traditions. Exhibits include traditional costumes, furniture and household objects, as well as mock-ups of artisans' workshops and displays of ceramic tiles, many produced in a factory founded by Englishman Charles Pickman in the former Monastery of Cartuja in 1840.


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