Cantabria Museums
Maritim Museum of Cantábrico:
Marine Biology and aquariums, fishing ethnography, marine history
and naval architecture are the sections that this museum has.
We emphasize the collection of skeletons of whales and dolphins
that it has.
San Martín de Bajamar, s/n
39004 Santander.
Telephone: 942 274 962 / 942 275 744
Fax: 942 281 068
Municipal Museum of Fine Arts: It
contains works of the Italian, Flamenco and Spanish schools of
centuries XVII and XVIII, where the " Picture of Fernando
VII " of Goya can be emphasized. Also we found sections of
numismatist and a room dedicated to the Cantabrian landscape-painters.
Rubio, 6.
39001 Santander.
Telephone: 942 239 485
Fax: 942 239 487
Prehistory and Archaelogy Museum: We
can contemplate great amount of prehistoric and archaeological
materials of Cantabria. The visit is guided.
Casimiro Sainz, 4.
39003 Santander.
Telephone: 942 207 109
Fax: 942 207 106
Library and Museum-House of Menéndez
Pelayo: It has about 42,000 volumes, many of which conserve
marginal annotations of their fist and letter.
Rubio, 6.
39001 Santander.
Telephone: 942 234 534
E-mail: xjagenjo@sarenet.es
Ethnography Museum of Cantabria: Typical
large house of century XVIII. It has great amount of objects and
furniture (basically of wood), as well as singular pieces. The
visit is guided.
Héroes del Dos de Mayo, s/n.
39600 Muriedas.
Telephone: 942 251 347
Regional Museum of Nature: It makes
reference to the diverse present ecosystems in the region. Visit
guided for groups.
Casona de Carrejo
39509 Carrejo.
Telephone: 942 701 808
Diocesan Museum "Regina Coeli":
It gathers several pieces of policromated medieval and baroque
styles and counts on an interesting collection of images of Christ.
Also it has a prestigious factory of religious work restoration
and the Diocesan Documentary File.
39330 Santillana del Mar.
Telephone: 942 818 004
Altamira Museum and Investigation Centre:
Exhibition of didactic character on prehistory and the rock art
in Cantabria, that is complemented with a video about Altamira.
39330 Santillana del Mar.
Telephone: 942 818 005
Fax: 942 840 157
Fundation Museum Jesús Otero:
Museum dedicated to the local sculptor. It exposes a great number
of their works, although in the garden are the sculptures of greater
size.
Plaza del Abad Francisco Navarro, s/n.
39330 Santillana del Mar.
Telephone: 942 840 198
Contemporary Art Museum: This museum
is in the Casonas del Aguila and the Parra. It exposes contemporary
artistic samples of regional, national and international scope.
Plaza Mayor, s/n.
39330 Santillana del Mar.
Telephone: 942 818 398
Casona de los Tagle: One is the particular
house of the family in whom all the old furniture is conserved.
The visit is guided.
39330 Santillana del Mar.
Telephone: 942 818 141
Museum El Solar: Two exhibitions:
One on instruments of torture of the "inquisición"
and another one on poisonous animals.
39330 Santillana del Mar.
Telephone: 942 840 273
Contemporary Art Museum of Elsedo:
The building (baroque of century XVIII) welcomes pictorial works
of century XX and Cantabrian names like Solana, Riancho, Cossío
or Maria Blanchard.
Elsedo.
39718 Pámanes (Liérganes).
Telephone: 942 528 273
Museum La Casona de Tudanca: It lodges
an interesting library with important bibliographical bottoms
very asked for by investigators. The visit is guided.
39555 Tudanca.
Telephone: 942 729 025
Fax: 942 729 025
Museum of las Tres Villas Pasiegas:
One is a primitive hermitage that reproduces a cabin and that
lodges diverse objects and utensils of the daily life of the people.
39685 Vega de Pas.
Telephone: 942 595 077 (Ayto.)
Museum of the Bolos: It shows to the form
of wood processing and skittles of the most typical sport of Cantabria.
39730 Beranga.
Telephone: 942 635 031
Museum of La Vijanera: Exhibition
with the typical suits used in the last years.
39438 Silió (Molledo).
Telephone: 942 828 211
Etnography Museum of Valderredible: Exhibition
of farming and daily utensils of the region of Campoo.
Consultorio Médico, 2ª planta.
39220 Polientes.
Telephone: 908 485 302
Etnography Museum El Pajar: Sample
of the life, customs and folclore of the inhabitants of Campoo.
39211 Proaño (Hdad. de Campoo de Suso)
Telephone: 942 753 012
Etnography Museum of the Man and the Ground:
Diverse utensils for the traditional processing of the cheese
and butter, tools of farming, as well as two interesting collections
of cars and yokes.
39699 Barrio Riancho (San Vicente de Toranzo)
Bullfighting Museum of Santander: Sample of diverse bullfighting
cloaks, suits of lights, bull heads, posters, etc. In addition
you can also see traveling exhibitions related to the world of
bullfighting.
Bullring
C/ Jerónimo Sainz de la Maza s/n
Telephone: 942 341 204
Cartographic Museum Juan de la Cosa: It
consists of 30 cartographic works and diverse reproductions in
continuous growth. Part of the museum is dedicated to the medieval
cartography so you are able to observe the advance of the cartography.
Culture House of Potes
C/ del Sol 20
Telephone: 942 730 812
Roman Road Museum: A series of informative
panels with texts and graphics about the Roman Road.
Pesquera
Prehistoric Museum of Puente Viesgo: It offers information
about Prehistoric time in Cantabria concretely in Puente Viesgo;
it illustrates other natural aspects of the locality like its
history, architecture and resources.
Puente Viesgo
Marine Ethnography Museum Ramón Somoza: It shows
all type of objects related to the sea.
Pl. Don Pedro Ygareda, s/n
39610 Astillero
Telephone: 942 559 598