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Museums & Art Centers

Valencia’s museum scene spans futuristic architecture and centuries of local tradition. The City of Arts and Sciences, designed by Santiago Calatrava, anchors the cultural landscape with the Hemisfèric planetarium and the interactive Príncipe Felipe Science Museum. Art enthusiasts can explore Spain’s first modern art center at IVAM, while the Museum of Las Fallas preserves the city's unique festival heritage. Specialized collections include the Lladró porcelain exhibits, a history museum housed in a former water reservoir, and a dedicated space exploring the cultivation and culinary impact of rice.

City of Arts and Sciences

Modern architectural complex housing museums, a science center, and cultural facilities with wheelchair accessibility. Designed by Santiago Calatrava, it features high-tech architecture and educational exhibits.

Hemisfèric

Hemisfèric was designed by Santiago Calatrava and built in 1998, as the first building of the whole arts and science complex.

Príncipe Felipe Science Museum

Part of the huge science and art complex, this museum is very diverse - exhibitions ranging from the human body to the electricity theatre.

Valencian Institute of Modern Art

The Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, also known by the acronym IVAM, was the first center of modern art created in Spain, opening in 1989 in…

Museum of Las Fallas

This museum is wholly devoted to the city's unique and internationally known festival.

Bullfighting Museum of Valencia

This whole museum is devoted to Spanish traditional, yet controversial, sport.

Valencia History Museum

What once used to be the first reservoir of drinking water in the city, now houses Valencia History Museum.

Lladró City of Porcelain

The Lladró Museum is the family home of the Lladró brothers in Almàssera, a town close to Valencia, Spain, it has two permanent exhibits,…

Rice Museum

One of the more unusual museums in the city with impressive exhibitions. Devoted to rice - the main part of the local cuisine.