Carnival Museum

The Carnival Museum opened on May 18th 2019. It is located in the Railway Station Park. The building was the old machinery room of the train station. Now its purpose is to restore and collect documents, pictures, costumes and many more objects that represent the history and culture of our carnival.

The museum has four galleries that people can visit. The reception is located in the exhibition hall where there are important items such as documents and costumes. In the other rooms there are conservation and restoration workshops, a museography workshop and a service area. There is also an administrative area with offices for the staff and a room for bibliographic consultation.

In one of the corners of the Main Hall, there is a section for the contemporary carnival where you can see different costumes from past and future carnival parades. This section usually changes because the costumes are constantly updated.

Next to the contemporary section, you can visit the most emblematic room; a 360° video room where you can see a lot of footage of past carnival parades. This gives the visitors a unique and close experience of the carnival culture.

The museum is open from 9 a.m to 10 p.m from Wednesday to Friday, and it is only open from 6 p.m to 10 p.m. on weekends.

By Rodriguez Joaquin, Suarez Adela and Villar Pía