Cádiz - Museo de Cádiz

Calle San José runs north, passing the Plaza de San Antonio (on the left), to the Plaza de Mina. At the east corner of this square are the buildings of the Museo de Cádiz which is in three sections.

Must-see attractions nearby:

Museo de Cádiz

Things to See

Andalusian Puppet Theater

On the top floor of the Museo de Cádiz is a museum of the Andalusian Puppet Theater, with many puppets and a video show of puppet plays.

Archeological Section

On the ground floor of the Museo de Cádiz is the archeological section, which displays grave goods from the Phoenician necropolis of Cádiz, including a unique marble sarcophagus of the fifth century B.C., and other Greek, Roman, Visigothic and Arab antiquities.

Picture Gallery

The picture gallery on the first floor of the Museo de Cádiz has 21 works by Zurbarán, including his ''Ecstasy of St. Bruno'', ''Vision of St. Francis of Assisi'' and ''Pentecost''. Some of the pictures come from the Cartuja (Charterhouse) of Jerez. Other important artists represented are Murillo (''Ecstasy of St. Francis'', ''Ecce Homo''), Ribera, Rubens (''Holy Family''), Alonso Cano, van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden.

Address

Museo de Cádiz
Plaza de Mina
E-11004 Cádiz
Spain

http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/cultura/museos/MCA

Hours

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	14:30	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00
Close		20:30	20:30	20:30	20:30	20:30	14:30

Always closed on:

Epiphany (3 Kings' Day ) - Christian (January 6)
New Year's Day (January 1)
Andalusia Day - Spain (February 28)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
National Day - Spain (October 12)
All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1)
Feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8)
Constitution Day - Spain (December 6)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Monday after the Immaculate Conception - Spain (December 9)
Maundy (Holy) Thursday - Christian (Apr 05)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)

Disabled

Full facilities for persons with disabilities.