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Basque Country Museum

The Montefuerte or Alegría Palace, which accommodates the Gernika Museum of the Basque Country, is located in the monumental centre of Gernika and surrounded by the Assembly House, Los Pueblos de Europa Park and the Convent of Santa Clara.

 

The museum collects different aspects of the origin and the physical, political and economic environment of the Basques, as well as the archaeology, language and culture. The exhibit covers a period of 150,000 years.

 

The museum also goes over the most well-known figures in the history of the Basque Country. The collection consists of drawings, engravings, oil paintings, scale models, cartography and navigational instruments.


Services: Conference Hall / Video rooms / Shops / Guided visit

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Address:

Palacio Alegría. Allende Salazar, 5  - 48300  Gernika-Lumo

Phone:   +34 946 255 451Phone:  

+34 946 255 451

Opening hours:

Tuesday to Saturday 10:00-14:00 / 16:00 – 19:00

Sundays 10:30 - 14:30

Holidays 10:30 - 14:30 / 16:00 - 19:30

Closed Monday, except the last Monday in October

Sundays and Mondays in July and August 10:30 - 14:00

No. of rooms:

4

Capacity:

260