Valencian Museum of Ethnology

The Museu Valencià d´Etnologia (Valencian Museum of Ethnology) was created in 1982. It aims to promote research and circulate knowledge regarding the fields of Ethnology and Anthropology, making a dynamic informative space available to the public. It also intends to make people reflect on the cultural diversity which characterises humans in two complementary areas:

* On the one hand, specific to Valencia, focussing on the culture of traditional Valencian society and its development towards becoming an industrialised society. It will also evaluate modern cultural forms.
* On the other hand, the overall field of culture, starting from the Mediterranean, which is more relevant for the region, to culture from further away places.This centre is run by the Diputació de València and has its site in la Beneficència Cultural Centre.

Activities

The Museum shows the permanent exhibition "La ciutat viscuda. Ciutats valencianes en trànsit, 1800-1940" (The lived town. Valencian towns in transition, 1800-1940). Furthermore, temporary exhibitions and educational workshops are also organised. The Museum carries out a research activity that develops different projects and awards the Bernat Capó prize for disseminating popular culture. The Museum also publishes various periodicals: Revista valenciana d’etnologia (Valencian journal of ethnology), the e-bulletin BETNO and the collections “Temes d’etnografia valenciana” and “Ethnos”. The Museum has a library and document centre specialised in ethnology and anthropology. The facilities of the Museum include the former psychiatric hospital of Bétera, where a collection of around 10,000 objects is stored and catalogued.

ee also

* Ethnology
* Anthropology
* Valencia

External links

[http://www.museuvalenciaetnologia.es/ Official website]