Museo Nacional de Cerámica González Martí
National museum of ceramics, painting, furniture and fans inside the Palacio del Marqués de Dos Aguas. Free entry until 10 December.
- Opening hours
- Tue-Sat 10:00-14:00, 16:00-20:00 · Sun & public holidays 10:00-14:00 · Closed Mon
- Where
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Calle Poeta Querol, 2, 46002 València
Valencia
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What you will see
The collection started with what Manuel González Martí and Amelia Cuñat gathered and donated to remain in València: the museum was established by decree on 7 February 1947 with around 6,000 works. Ceramics occupy the second floor and are arranged by period:
- Antiquity: from Prehistory to the Iron Age, with Greek ceramics from the 6th and 5th centuries BC, Iberian and Roman terra sigillata.
- Islamic world: pieces from the 10th century in green and blackish tones and a 13th-century fountain found in plaza de la Figuereta.
- Christian Middle Ages: green and manganese from Paterna and Teruel, gilded work from Manises in the 15th century, tiles and socarrats.
- 18th and 19th centuries: the Real Fábrica de Alcora, founded in 1727, popular earthenware from Manises, Onda, Ribesalbes and Biar, and industrial pottery from Sargadelos, Cartagena or Pickman.
- 20th century: Mariano Benlliure, Alfonso Blat, Picasso, Llorens Artigas, Cumella and Elena Colmeiro.
On the same floor is a recreation of a Valencian kitchen with tiles from the 18th and 19th centuries. The museum is inside the Palacio del Marqués de Dos Aguas, which has its own entry.
Cost
General admission is €3.00 and reduced admission is €1.50, but entry is free until 10 December due to façade restoration and protection work. Outside that period, admission is free on Saturdays from 16:00, on Sundays, and on 18 April, 18 May, 12 October and 6 December. Children under 18 and adults over 65 are always free.
Opening hours
Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00–14:00 and 16:00–20:00; Sundays and public holidays, 10:00–14:00. Rooms begin to close 15 minutes before closing time. Closed Mondays, 1 and 6 January, 1 May, 24, 25 and 31 December and two local public holidays. The museum currently advises that some ceramic galleries and temporary exhibition rooms may be closed due to lack of security staff.
Getting there
The main entrance with ticket office is on calle Cultura, 6; the door at Poeta Querol, 2 has a ramp for wheelchairs and pushchairs. Metro: Colón (lines 3, 5, 7 and 9). Buses: C1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 16, 31, 32, 70, 71 and 81.
Worth visiting if…
…you are interested in Valencian ceramics and the decorative arts. While the façade work is ongoing, there is also no admission charge.
