Seville offers some excellent museums which reflect both Seville's history and its cultural heritage. There is a wealth of Art and Archaeology, as well as other museums which are more focused on local traditions such as Bullfighting and Flamenco. Not to be missed is the Fine Arts Museum, considered the second most important art collection in Spain, which includes paintings by Velázquez and Murillo, both natives of the city, and Goya.
Below is a selected list of museums in Seville with a short description, ticket prices, opening hours, contact details and reviews.
Museum of Fine Arts, Seville
Located in a former Convent with lovely inner courtyards - Seville's Fine Art Museum is considered second only to the Prado in importance. There is an impressive collection of paintings by masters such as Murillo and Goya, as well as polychromatic sculpture and ceramic tile-work covering a period from the early Middle Ages to the 20th century.
Address: Plaza del Museo, 9
Opening hours: closed Mon | Tue-Sat 10:00-20:30 | Sun and public holidays 10:00-17:00
Price: Free entrance for residents of EU member states | Other countries: €1.50
Phone: +34 954 786 482
Official web: Museo Bellas Artes
Reviews: Tripadvisor
Archaeological Museum, Seville
This neo-renaissance style museum with plateresque influences was designed by Aníbal González, one of Seville's foremost architects. Its collection includes Phoenician, Greek, Carthaginian and Roman pieces offering a comprehensive overview of the ancient history of Seville and its surrounding territories. Most of the pieces, of invaluable historical importance, are from excavations carried out in Seville itself and its province. One of the most important exhibits is the Carambolo Treasure, consisting of 21 gold artefacts and dating from the 7th century BC.
Address: Plaza de América, s/n
Opening hours: closed Mon | Tue-Sat 10:00 - 20:30 | Sun and public holidays 10:00 - 17:00
Price: Free entrance for residents of EU member states | Other countries: €1.50
Phone: +34 954 786 474
Official web: Archaeological Museum
Reviews: Tripadvisor
Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions, Seville
Like the Archaeological Museum opposite, the building known as the Mudéjar Pavilion was designed by Aníbal González. The museum houses temporary exhibitions and displays exploring the ethnographic legacy of the city and neighbouring provinces. Its collection includes regionalist painting, costume, jewellery and other everyday objects such as fans and musical instruments. There are reconstructions of domestic rooms, gold and coppersmiths workshops and a forge.
Address: Plaza de América, 3
Opening hours: closed Mon | Tue-Sat 10:00 - 20:30 | Sun and public holidays: 10:00 - 17:30
Price: Free entrance for residents of EU member states | Other countries: €1.50
Phone: +34 954 232 576
Official web: Museum of Arts and Traditions
Reviews: Tripadvisor
Andalucian Contemporary Art Centre, Seville
The CAAC (Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo) comprises the Historic Monuments of the Monastery of la Cartuja and the Contemporary Art Museum of Seville. There are temporary exhibitions and a permanent art collection with works dating from 1957.
Address: Avda. Américo Vespucio, 2 / Camino de los Descubrimientos, s/n
Opening hours: closed Mon | Tue - Sat 11:00 - 21:00 | Sun 11:00 - 15:00
Price: Entrance to the Historic Monuments €1.80 | Temporary Exhibitions €1.80 | Combined ticket €3.01
Free entrance: Tue - Fri 19:00 - 21:00 | Sat 11:00 - 21:00
Phone: +34 955 037 070
Official web: Andalucia Contemporary Art Centre
Reviews: Tripadvisor
Naval Museum Torre del Oro, Seville
Seville's Naval Museum is housed in the iconic Torre del Oro, on the banks of the Guadalquivir River. Originally instituted by ministerial decree in 1936, it was opened in 1944 after the Spanish Civil War.
The exhibits are arranged over two floors and explore Seville's maritime history and its relationship with the Guadalquivir River. Artefacts include fossils, compasses and other nautical instruments, maps and other historical documents.
Address: Paseo de Cristóbal Colón s/n
Opening hours: Tues - Fri 10:00-18:45 | Sat & Sun 10:30-18:45 | Closed on Mondays and in August
Price: €3 | Reduced €1.50 | Free Tues
Phone: +34 954 222 419
Flamenco Dance Museum, Seville
The Museo del Baile Flamenco is located in an 18th century building in the Santa Cruz neighbourhood, near Plaza Alfalfa. Thanks to the initiative of Cristina Hoyos, the famous flamenco dancer, the Museum opened its doors in 2006 and is believed to be the first such museum in the world.
The Museum is arranged over four floors of the building. On the first floor is an impressive audio visual representation of the history of Flamenco, its great artists and exponents. There are interactive exhibits exploring the origins and various different styles of music and dance. These combine with music video and costume displays to bring Flamenco to life.
The top floor features temporary exhibitions and there are dance studios on the ground floor and in the basement, where workshops and classes take place.
The Museum also has Flamenco Shows every evening at 7pm showcasing the best in young talent. The central patio of the museum has been specially designed to stage performances for a small number of spectators and makes an atmospheric venue.
Address: C/ Manuel Rojas Marcos, 3
Opening hours: Museum Nov - March 9:00-18:00 | April - Oct 09:00-19:00
Flamenco show: daily at 19:00
Price: Admission museum €10 students €8 children €6 groups €8 per person
Flamenco show €20 | Combined ticket to Museum with show €24
Phone: +34 954 340 311
Official web: Museo de Baile Flamenco
Reviews: Tripadvisor
Tickets: FlamencoTickets or at the Museum
Bullfighting Museum
The Museum is housed in the complex of buildings around Seville's famous bullring owned by the Real Maestranza de Caballería - an order of Sevillians of ancient noble families dating from 1248. The Bullfighting Museum opened in 1989 and houses the collection of the Real Maestranza and details the history of the bullfight in Seville. Amongst its collections of costumes, portraits and posters, is a purple cape painted by Picasso.
Address: Paseo de Cristóbal Colón, 12
Opening hours: May - Oct 09:30-20:00 | Nov - April 09:30-19:00 | Closed on Good Friday and Christmas and when there is a Bullfight - phone +34 954 21 03 15 for opening times
Price: (includes Bullring) €6.50 | Reduced €4 | Children (6-11 years) €2.50
Phone (Museum): +34 954 224 577
Official website: Real Maestranza
Antiquarium, Seville
The Antiquarium lies beneath the Metropol Parasol and new Encarnación Food Market and houses the most important Roman archaeological find in Seville to date. Plans in 1990 to rebuild the original central market in the square included an underground carpark and it was during excavations that this extraordinary discovery was made.
The collection includes several mosaics, of which those of the House of the Nymph, House of Bacchus and the Roman House stand out both by their beauty as their condition. There are also remains of several houses. A second part of the Museum has finds from the 12th-13th centuries, including an Almohad house.
Address: Plaza Encarnación, s/n
Opening hours: Tue-Sat 10:00-20:00 | Sun 10:00 - 14:00
Price: €2.00
Official web: Metropolsevilla
Reviews: Tripadvisor
Please note that ticket prices and opening times are subject to change. Please contact museums directly or see the official websites for the most up to date information.
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