Museo Casa Natal de Cervantes, Community of Madrid, Spain
4.0 (1.028 reviews) Monday: Spent < 1 hour Ranking #6 in Alcala De Henares Speciality Museums
Beautiful House
The Museo Casa Natal de Cervantes is located at the place where, according scholars, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra's (1547-1616) family home was and where the litterateur was born and spent his early years. The different rooms of the building recreate the customs, tastes and daily activities of the 16th and 17th centuries, with the aim of feeling the presence of their inhabitants. The Museum also has an impressive collection of Cervantes' works from different periods and in different languages that are exhibited in the temporary exhibition room. The Museum provides a consolidated programme of activities of many different kinds: children's and adolescents' workshops, thematic visits, musical and theatrical performances, conferences, etc. The activities take place throughout the year, with special emphasis on dates that are important to the institution, such as International Book Day (April 23), Museum Night (May 18) and Cervantes Week (October 12).
Address
Calle Mayor 48 Madrid, 28801 Alcala De Henares Spain
Mobile
Website
http://www.museocasanataldecervantes.org
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 21:41
User Ratings
4.0 based on (1.028 reviews)
Reviews
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4jaimeelsabio 5:00 PM Jun 1, 2022
Nice, small museum
It was open when we walked by, so we stopped in. It doesn’t take long to see. The museum tried to create the way the house may have looked when Cervantes lived there. It was free to enter.
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3Beatriz M 5:00 PM May 5, 2021
Barely any text
Ok I was a bit disappointed that the museum is only a depiction of the house and showing how the rooms looked like but there was barely any text, explanation, objects of Cervantes. I think this would have been much more interesting. Because I have seen many old houses before so I already know how it looks like. In 5 minutes I was done. And at least entrance is free.
