The Museum of Guadalajara ( es, link=no, Museo de Guadalajara, also ''Museo Provincial de Guadalajara'') is a State-owned museum in Guadalajara, Spain. Opened in 1838, it is the oldest provincial museum in the country. It features sections of Fine Arts, Archaeology and Ethnography. It is hosted at the
Palacio del Infantado
The Palace of El Infantado (Spanish: ''Palacio del Infantado'') is a palace located in Guadalajara, Spain. An example of the Isabelline architectural style, it dates from the 15th century and was the seat of the Dukes of the Infantado.
Conserva ...
since 1973.
History
Created by means of a May 1837 Royal Order, the provincial museum was opened on 19 November 1838. It was originally hosted at the Convent of La Piedad. It moved to different premises, including the Palace of El Infantado, the former convent of La Concepción, back to La Piedad and the Palace of the Provincial Deputation. Following decades of discontinued existence, it was opened again at the
Palacio del Infantado
The Palace of El Infantado (Spanish: ''Palacio del Infantado'') is a palace located in Guadalajara, Spain. An example of the Isabelline architectural style, it dates from the 15th century and was the seat of the Dukes of the Infantado.
Conserva ...
on 11 July 1973.
Its management (not the ownership, retained by the Spanish State) was transferred to the
Regional Government of Castile-La Mancha
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
by means of a 1984 agreement.
Collection
The museum displays items from the
province of Guadalajara
Guadalajara () is a province of Spain, belonging to the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. As of 2013 it had a population of 257,723 people. The population of the province has grown in the last 10 years. It is located in the centre of ...
distributed in sections of Fine Arts, Archaeology and Ethnography.
File:Brasero (19808321596).jpg, Clay brazier from Herrería (6th century BCE)
File:Estatua romana (Museo de Guadalajara).jpg, Female Roman-era statue from the Palace of the Dukes of Medinaceli in
Cogolludo
Cogolludo is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It forms part of the comarca of La Serranía and was the manorial home of the Dukes of Medinaceli. In 2015, it had a population of 600 inhabitants. Th ...
(2nd century)
File:Yesería con inscripción hebrea (19834990595).jpg, Plasterwork with Hebrew inscriptions, from
Molina de Aragón
Molina de Aragón is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2009 census ( INE), the municipality had a population of 3,671 inhabitants. It holds the record (−28.2 °C) for the lowes ...
(14th century)
File:Doña Aldonza de Mendoza. Sepulcro.jpg, ''Sepulcro de doña Aldonza de Mendoza'', from the monastery of
Lupiana
Lupiana is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE
INE, Ine or ine may refer to:
Institutions
* Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center
* ...
(15th century)
File:Virgen de la Leche, de Alonso Cano (Museo de Guadalajara).jpg, ''La Virgen de la leche'', by
Alonso Cano
Alonso Cano Almansa or Alonzo Cano (19 March 16013 September 1667) was a Spanish painter, architect, and sculptor born in Granada.Romulo Cincinato, from the Monastery of San Bartolomé