Museums,monuments and cultural buildings2visitvalencia.comCulturein abundance Culture is part of the essence of Valencia, which, between museums, monuments and multidisciplinary spaces, has over 60 venues dedicated to it, as well as numerous artistic representations in its streets. This guide offers a selection of must-sees, but there’s a lot more culture waiting for you in the city. Valencia is rich in history, as well as in the production of arts and crafts, which is why it is possible to find contemporary art museums, guild museums, museums with Gothic works or hidden treasures such as the revered Holy Chalice or Santo Cáliz. All of these are located in eclectic and interesting architectural spaces, from the Gothic to the latest and most modern architectural trends. Discovering them is to discover the heart and soul of Valencian culture. Look for this symbol to find out where to obtain advantages with Valencia Tourist Card3#VisitValènciaValencian Institute Of Modern Art (IVAM) Guillém de Castro, 118The IVAM is the modern and contemporary art museum of the Valencian Community located in the heart of Valencia. It has a permanent collection of around 12,000 works by renowned Spanish and international artists such as James Rosenquist, Richard Hamilton, Robert Rauschenberg, Tony Cragg, Carmen Calvo, Fernando Arroyo, Antoni Tàpies, Julio González, Yves Klein, Zoran Music, Manolo Valdés, Equipo Crónica, Equipo Realidad, Jean Dubuffet, Gilian Wearing, Mona Hatoum, Annette Messager, Cindy Sherman, Jacques Lipchitz, Rodchenko, Alexander Calder, Per Kirkeby, James Turrel and a long etcetera that you will not finish seeing in just one visit and that you will be able to savour by revisiting the museum on different occasions and discovering different readings of its collections, which will take you on a journey through the most recent art history.www.ivam.es/enMuseum of Fine Arts of Valencia San Pío V, 9The main museum reference for classical art in the Valencian Community has a collection that spans from the 15th to the 20th century. Visiting its halls allows you to take a complete tour of the history of art with one of the best collections of Valencian Gothic painting in Spain. It also has interesting examples of Renaissance, Baroque and Academic painting, with outstanding representatives such as Joan de Joanes, El Greco, Ribalta, Ribera, Murillo, Velázquez, Van Dyck, Luca Giordano, Goya, Vicente López, the Madrazos, as well as an important presence of 19th and 20th century artists such as Pinazo, Muñoz Degraín, Sorolla, Benlliure and Cecilio Pla, among others. Also not to be missed is the Renaissance Patio of the Vich Ambassador.museobellasartesvalencia.gva.esMuseums you gotta see 4visitvalencia.comCarme Contemporary Culture Centre Museo, 2A former convent restored and converted into a centre of contemporary culture, where, in addition to enjoying this architectural complex, unique in Valencia, exhibitions and all kinds of cultural events and current artistic research are offered; a centre of cultural agitation where you can enjoy the visual, scenic and musical arts, sound or visual experimentation, cinema, design, publishing... all with free admission. The Centre del Carme is an inclusive and accessible centre that seeks a new form of relationship between culture and audiences. Among its educational offer, there is a permanent space specifically designed for babies from 0 to 3 years old, with free entrance for families.consorcimuseus.gva.es/centro-del-carmenCeramics Museum. Marqués de Dos Aguas Palace Palacio del Marqués de Dos AguasIn honour of the Valencian ceramic industry, the National Museum of Ceramics and Sumptuary Arts “González Martí” is hosted in what is considered the best example of Baroque in Spain, the Palace of the Marquis of Dos Aguas. The museum houses the largest national collection of ceramics from the 8th century to contemporary times with pieces by Picasso. A museum where you can also find furniture and other objects of decorative arts and discover how one of the most emblematic Valencian noble families lived at that time.www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/mncerami-ca/en/home.html5#VisitValènciaMuseums you gotta seeBancaja Foundation Plaza Tetuán, 23With an iconic headquarters in the centre of Valencia, the Bancaja Foundation programmes exhibitions of reference that draw from their art collection as well as from their collaboration with the main museum institutions. Its collection includes work from the 15th to the 21st centuries, with a selection of Picasso’s graphic pieces particularly standing out, it being the only entity at an international level to have the complete series of the suites, as well as the work of contemporary artists of international relevance. With the aim of promoting culture socially, it also offers educational workshops, concerts and conferences.fundacionbancaja.esBombas Gens Avenida Burjassot 54Bombas Gens is an art centre located in an old factory built between 1930 and 1935 following the geometrical Art Deco style characteristic of the period. A unique jewel of Valencia’s industrial heritage on 6,200 m2 housing the Col-lecció Per Amor a l’Art in its buildings. The collection brings together more than 2,250 works by over 220 national and international authors, with a special interest in photography and abstract languages. Bombas Gens Centre d’Art also has a program of exhibitions and cultural activities and an educational project. A medieval wine cellar, a modernist garden with a spectacular installation by Cristina Iglesias and a Civil War air raid shelter complete the offer of this innovative Valencian cultural scenario. Promoted by the Fundació Per Amor a L’Art.bombasgens.com6visitvalencia.comSilk Museum Hospital, 7The best place to discover the art of the silk industry and tradition in Valencia, thanks to the considerable heritage preserved, including sketches, cardboard frames, espolines (thin flowered silk) and functioning looms, which enable the 18th century way of working to be recreated. It is also the seat of the Higher Art College of Silk. It has a pleasant interior courtyard where you can find the restaurant and cafeteria, as well as a space where you can get an authentic souvenir of the city made from silk. www.museodelasedavalencia.com/enÁgora/CaixaForum City of Arts and SciencesCaixaForum Valencia is the city’s multidisciplinary center par excellence, located in one of the most emblematic buildings of the City of Arts and Sciences, the Agora, by Santiago Calatrava. This indoor space intended for exhibits is surprisingly original and beautiful, since different living organisms are recreated through a restaurant that is a garden of aromatic plants, offices that rise up in the form of a palm tree, an educational classroom that is a cloud floating in space, and an auditorium that is an inverted forest. All enclosed within an aquatic ecosystem. It hosts exhibits on science, technology, art and history, and offers concerts and visits for groups and families. It’s the perfect place to have fun while learning something new.See the schedules and prices here:caixaforum.org/es/valencia7#VisitValènciaFallas Museum Plaza Monteolivete, 4This museum contains the Ninots collection, which includes the “ninot indultat” (pardoned ninot) from every year since 1934. Every year by popular vote a “ninot”, or fallas figure, is saved from the fire and taken to this museum, whose collection is made up of pieces ranging from those made of wax to the modern, more environmentally friendly ones made of wooden sticks. There are also Fallas posters and Fallas photographs.cultural.valencia.es/es/museu/ museo-falleroMuseums you gotta seeMuseu de les Ciències Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciènces City of Arts and Sciences Discover this fantastic interactive science museum where young and old enjoy knowledge. Interactive exhibitions, scientific workshops and different scientific popularization activities are developed to spread science and technology, from fun and entertainment, encouraging the participation of the public without renouncing to scientific rigor.www.cac.es/en/home.html8visitvalencia.comMuseum of Enlightenment and Modernity (MUVIM) Guillém de Castro, 8 and Quevedo, 10A space for civic interaction and reflection on the problems and physiognomy of today’s society, through its exhibitions (permanent and temporary), conference cycles, audiovisual projections, its Library and Study Centre or its didactic workshops. Its cafeteria has a terrace spread out over a beautiful garden formed by trees, rosebushes and sculptures.muvim.es/en9#VisitValènciaAlmudín Plaza San Luis Bertrán, s/nFormer 15th century grain warehouse converted into an exhibition room.cultural.valencia.es/es/monument/almudinAtelier Lladró Carretera Alboraya, s/n Tavernes Blanques (Valencia)Discover the artisan production process behind all Lladró’s porcelain creations. Visit a unique workshop, with direct access to the factory, and let yourself be surprised. A guided tour that you can only take during your stay in Valencia.lladro.comCasa de las Rocas - Corpus MuseumRocas, 3Museum that houses the carriages, popularly known as rocas, which take part in the Corpus Christi procession. You can also see the Giants and Cabe-zudos (figures with enormous heads) and the costumes used by the charac-ters that participate in the procession.corpusvalenciaamics.comBenlliure House-Museum Blanquerías, 23The family home of the Valencian painter José Benlliure and an example of a 19th century Valencian upper middle class house. You can visit the rooms of the house, the painter’s studio, the garden decorated with tiles and sculptures and some exhibition rooms with works by Benlliure and a number of his contemporaries, such as Sorolla and Muñoz Degrain. cultural.valencia.es/es/museu/ casa-museo-benlliureOther MuseumsNext >