Museo Histórico-Etnológico de Mijas

Museo Histórico-Etnológico de Mijas

Located in the old Town Hall and inaugurated in 1995, the museum recreates the old Mijas. Tools for farming, fishing, olive oil pressing, winemaking can be viewed. 

The building features two sculptures of Hercules at the main entrance, the work of the French sculptor T. Sporrer, made in 1916.

The museum houses temporary exhibitions of painting, photography and history and organizes talks, colloquia, competitions and other activities. Traveling art collections and local crafts are also on display.

In the museum you will also find a replica of the bedroom where Manuel Cortés Quero, El Topo de Mijas, was in hiding for 30 years.

The permanent collection is organized into 10 sections with different themes. On the ground floor are the rooms dedicated to the mule powered olive oil mills, the winery, the bakery and the mountains. The Carmen Escalona room is dedicated to a traditional house configuration. On the third floor are the rooms dedicated to the loom weaving and carpentry.

Entrance

1 euro

Opening hours

Every day 10:00 to 19:00 hrs

Contact

Tickets for things to see in Mijas village

Tickets for guided tours of Mijas village

Tickets for excursions from Mijas

Location

Plaza de la Libertad, Mijas