Museum of the Alhambra - The Best Selection of Spanish-Moorish Art

The Museum of the Alhambra is located on the ground floor of the Palace of Charles V (Palacio de Carlos V). Its permanent collection is considered to be one of the best selections of Spanish-Moorish Art, in particular, Nasrid Art.


Outstanding are the Vase of the Gazelles, from the collection of domestic ceramic objects, and the marble decorative element. The Museum holds a permanent collection of 312 pieces. 

The Museum of the Alhambra has seven rooms devoted to the Spanish-Moorish Art, culture and history between the ninth to sixteenth centuries.

Entrance Fee

The entrance to the Museum of the Alhambra is free.

Alhambra Museum Rooms

Room 1

This room is devoted to /strong>Faith, Science and Economy. Here you can admire, among other things, two very old and precious Corans, a solar notebook and a selection of coins from different Spanish-Moorish periods.

Room 2

The Andalusian Caliphate and Emirate are represented here. This room displays some beautiful capitals from different periods and a large collection of everyday objects, such as lamps, stoves, dishes, jars and bottles.

Room 3

From the X century (Caliphate) to the Nasrid period.

There are numerous architectural elements here, such as the famous Font of the Lions, and a part of the minarete of the mosque located where Saint Ann's church is now.

Also ceramics, bottles, jars, and an ivory hairpin.

Room 4

It displays many architectural elements from buildings outside the Alhambra, such as the two lions that were part of the Maristán building located in the Albaycín.

Room 5

You can find here some of the most representative pieces of the Alhambra: columns, fountains, doors, lattices and mosaics. In the center of the room, thecenterpiece of the Nasrid period is displayed: the beautiful Vase of the Gazelles.

There is also a collection of painted pottery with geometric and epigraphic subjects and a richly decorated door from the Palace of the Infants (Palacio de los Infantes).

Room 6

There are many pieces here belonging to the Alhambra palaces: architectural elements, furniture, gravestones from the royal cementery, the lamp from the Alhambra mosque, etc...

Room 7

Many s umptuous items from the Nasrid period can be found in this room: gorgeous fabrics, the golden vase known as Jarrón de Fortuny, wonderful inlaid items, a luxury chess and an interesting collection of Nasrid toys.

Alhambra Museum Opening Times

Winter timetable (15 October - 31 March)

From Wednesday to Saturday: from 8:30 to 18:00.

Sundays and Tuesdays: 8:30 to 14:30.

Closed on Mondays.

Summer timetable (1 April - 14 October)

From Wednesday to Saturday: from 8:30 to 20:00.

Sunday and Tuesday: 8:30 to 14:30.

Closed on Mondays.

Special Occassions

On Saturdays from 1 May to 30 September the museum opens from 08:30 to 21:30.

On 18 May, INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY, the museum opens from 8:30 to 21:30h.

Contact Details and How to Get There

Contact Details of the Alhambra Museum

Address: Alhambra Museum, Carlos V Palace, in the Alhambra. Telephone: 958 027 900.

How to Get to the Alhambra Museum

In a small red Alhambra Bus, route C30 or C32, get off at the bus stop 'Alhambra'.

 

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