Valencia's Silk Museum: Get an Insight into the Influential Silk Era
3.9
14 Ratings
Valencia
Discover the influential silk era in Valencia at the Silk Museum. Learn about the history of silk production, breeding silk worms, and the creation of luxurious fabrics. Visit now for a unique cultural experience!
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Museo y Colegio del Arte Mayor de la Seda - Leran everything about Valencia’s interesting silk trade past
What's Included
  • Museum admission included
What's Not Included
  • Transportation
  • Food and Drink
Additional Information

Uncover the story of how Valencia was forever transformed by silk. The epoch of silk in Valencia is synonymous with its most prosperous era, when the city truly flourished. El Gremi de Velluters, a significant silk and velvet manufacturer in Valencia, set up his enterprise in the 15th century, in the very premises that now houses the Valencia’s Silk Museum. Within these walls, you will unveil its untold stories: the discovery of silk, the cultivation of silk-producing worms, the intricate process of crafting this plush and opulent material, and the individuals who adorned it.

The Valencia Silk Museum has freshly opened its doors for visitors, showcasing an extraordinary restoration of its magnificent historical edifice. The museum operates seven days a week, extending both permanent and temporary exhibitions, meticulously assembled. Also, located within the graceful courtyard is a delightful restaurant, and the price of entry includes an accessible audio guide.

Location
C. del Hospital, 7
Calle del Hospital
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Mariedesjardins
Dec 23, 2023
Beautiful costumes and information on Valencia’s Silk Road history - Visited Valencia’s silk museum in August 2023. The museum displayed beautiful silk clothing. It also featured information in printed form and via audio guide on Valencia’s Silk Road history.
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Barbaraelizabethc
Sep 29, 2019
The sistine chapel of valencia - We got entry to this church as part of a 3 part ticket with teh silk museum - it is worth a visit - a fantastice space with the most amazing ceiling I have ever seen. There are audio guides included but teh Spanish have odd ideas about what visitors are interested in - a lot of nonsense about the saints and pictures that I skipped over - I was more interetsted in the place itslef and you get a bit of that - but not nearly enough
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Les_landau
Jun 8, 2019
Very interesting, well presented and not overwhelming - For some reason it is not very crowded and the entry price gave us free entry to St Nicolas church as well, so good value. The audio guide is excellent and tells you a lot of the history of silk and silk making. You finish the tour in the shop and also in the workshop where you see a loom working with silk. If you want to understand silk making in Valencia and jpq or was controlled and developed, this is an excellent start. The building itself is really nice, its floors made of amazing tiles, some of which you can only walk on using the shoe coverings they give you. Don't bother with the restaurant in my view.
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Teresa_s
Aug 21, 2023
Lovely experience - Lovely experience and very informative. However, my tip would be to take ear phones as you are able to scan a QR code to be able to download a audio guide for the museum which would be a lot easier than having to read everything.
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Yuriy20190
Aug 7, 2019
It's ok - Those who like to walk around in museums to learn some history will like it. It's small, with audio guide, describing the growth and disaster of silk industry in Valencia
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Cttom
Jun 11, 2019
More interesting than expected - I thought why not visit the museum as most reviews are positive even though I'm not that interested in silk. I'm glad I did. The history of silk in Europe is interesting. I learned that Valencia and Venice colluded in the 15 century to control silk and velvet production for Europe. The exhibits explaining the role of silk and its' importance were interesting. There are lots of clothing displays and other artifacts.
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Jgeary90
Aug 12, 2019
Unaware of sunday closing early - We were unaware that the museum would close early on Sunday. We arrived a few minutes too late and were unable to do the tour. Very disappointed.
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Ron_angeloni_hill
Feb 1, 2024
Sadly not worth the time - Didn't use the skip the line ticket as we went on Sunday and it was free. Sadly, we were so disappointed and glad we hadn't paid! There are some very large old rooms but that was it. Nothing in them so our visit took about ten minutes. Suggest you give it a miss.
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Aitchx
Apr 2, 2022
Could have been better - Disappointing, we paid for a tour with audio guide, which was using a QR code on the phone. However the wifi doesn't work in the basement rooms, so were not able to access the guide for most of the exhibits
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