Salzillo Museum
Museo Salzillo
Holds the painted wooden Holy Week processional sculptures of 18th-century sculptor Salzillo, along with a large Nativity scene featuring more than 500 figures.
Francisco Salzillo was a master of Spanish Baroque religious wood sculpture. The museum displays eight processional wooden groups he created for the Cofradía de Jesús, including The Last Supper, which are still carried in procession on Good Friday. Another highlight is the Nativity scene he created with his apprentices, which contains more than 500 small clay figures. Admission is about 5 euros. Closed on Mondays and Sunday afternoons. It is on the west side of the old town, about a 10-minute walk from the cathedral.
Opening hours
Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00, Sun 11:00–14:00
Nearby sights
- Mercado de Verónicas
- Plaza de las Flores
- Puente de los Peligros
- Museo de Santa Clara la Real
- Archaeological Museum of Murcia
- Calle Trapería & Calle Platería
- Plaza del Cardenal Belluga
- Real Casino de Murcia