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CHRISTMAS PROGRAMME
MUNICIPAL MUSEUMS
BENLLIURE HOUSE MUSEUM
Title: Between Brushes and Passions
Activity: Theatrical tour
Audience: Family
Date and time: 20 and 27 December and 3 January at 11:00 and 12:15
Duration: 1 hour
Description: The Casa Museo Benlliure will welcome an exceptional hostess: María Benlliure Gil. Guided by her, visitors will discover the corners of this late-19th-century bourgeois home, and she will share her family album full of anecdotes and curiosities.
Bookings: 963 91 91 03
Title: Museum Enigmas – The Case of the Missing Painting
Activity: Educational team game
Audience: Family
Date and time: 26 December at 12:00 and 2 January at 17:00
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Description: The museum has recently acquired a painting by artist José Benlliure. During refurbishment work in the exhibition room, the painting disappeared. We propose a family challenge: discover the identity of the lost artwork. A fun team game that will lead you through the museum’s rooms while boosting your detective skills.
Bookings: 963 91 91 03
Title: Art Is Touched, Heard and Felt
Activity: A different way of discovering art with all the senses
Audience: All audiences
Date and time: 23 and 24 December at 12:00
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Description: Accompanied by the educator, participants will explore the rooms of the Benlliure House Museum to feel art through touch, smell, colour and sound. Along the way, small sensory experiences will be proposed to connect with daily life and the creative world of the Benlliure family from a more intimate and emotional perspective.
Bookings: 963 91 91 03
BLASCO IBÁÑEZ HOUSE MUSEUM
Title: The Will to Live: Story of a Passion
Activity: Theatrical tour
Audience: All audiences
Date and time: 28 December at 11:00 and 12:30 and 4 January at 11:00 and 12:30
Duration: 1 hour
Description: In 1931, the press reported on the visit to Valencia of “the respectable lady Doña Elena Ortúzar, widow of Blasco Ibáñez”. The House Museum recreates this distinguished visit in a theatrical performance that brings to life this exuberant woman who captivated the writer and with whom he lived a passionate love story.
Bookings: 962 08 25 86
Title: A Winter Tale
Activity: Participatory literary creation
Audience: Family
Date and time: 23 and 30 December at 12:00
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Description: At the Blasco Ibáñez House Museum, words come alive among books, memories and windows overlooking the sea. In this family activity, children and adults become storytellers and writers for a day. Together they will create a collective story, shaping the Winter Book, a tale woven with the voices and imagination of all participating families. Afterwards, each pair will make a literary postcard with their own message, which will be added to the museum installation “Messages to the Future”.
Bookings: 962 08 25 86
Title: Morning Storytime
Activity: Storytelling session
Audience: Family
Date and time: 27 December and 3 January at 12:00
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Description: An invitation from the Blasco Ibáñez House Museum to embark on a journey into the world of stories. Led by a costumed storyteller, we will discover The Dragon of the Patriarch and other tales published by the author.
Bookings: 962 08 25 86
Title: Literary Route “Rice and Tartana”
Activity: Literary walking route
Audience: Adults
Date and time: 21 December at 11:00
Duration: 2 hours
Description: A stroll through the city’s historic centre to visit some of the settings described in Blasco Ibáñez’s work, complemented by readings of selected passages that help us recreate the Valencia of the late 19th century through today’s eyes. With this route, the House Museum invites visitors to learn more about the life and literary legacy of the writer by looking once again, with fresh eyes, at the places described in Rice and Tartana.
Bookings: 962 08 25 86
CONCHA PIQUER HOUSE MUSEUM
Title: Christmas Memories
Activity: Guided tour
Audience: Adults
Date and time: 27 and 28 December and 3 and 4 January at 11:00 and 12:00
Duration: 1 hour
Bookings: 963 485 658
CERVELLÓ PALACE
Title: An Unexpected Visit
Activity: Theatrical tour
Audience: Adults
Date and time: 20 and 26 December at 17:30
Duration: 1 hour
Description: Theatrical guided tour. A 19th-century historical figure, one of the former inhabitants of the building, walks through the palace rooms recounting the most significant events that took place within these ancient walls.
Bookings: 962 084 496
Title: Time Inside a Crystal Ball
Activity: Morning session
Audience: Children aged 5–11
Date and time: 23 December and 2 January from 10:00 to 13:00
Duration: 3 hours
Description: A day at Cervelló Palace where children become guardians of time. For three hours, participants will explore the palace through a theatrical game searching for clocks, hidden symbols and secrets that connect them with the history and mysteries of the place. At the end of the session, each young guardian will create their own glitter-filled crystal ball with wishes, a magical souvenir encapsulating their journey through time and imagination.
Bookings: 962 084 496
Title: Waiting and Elegance
Activity: Poetic and musical evening
Audience: Adults
Date and time: 30 December at 17:00
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Description: Immerse yourself in Cervelló Palace in a unique experience combining history, poetry and live chamber music. During this poetic tour with live music, participants will move through the palace rooms discovering the gestures, rituals and aesthetics of winter festivities in the 19th century. Each room becomes a stage where time seems to slow down, allowing the elegance of 19th-century life to be appreciated through words, sound and emotion.
Bookings: 962 084 496
CITY MUSEUM
Title: The Other Marquis
Activity: Theatrical tour
Audience: Adults
Date and time: 13 and 27 at 11:00 and 12:15
Duration: 1 hour
Description: José María Luís Bruna, 2nd Marquess of Campo, is travelling through Valencia in the footsteps of his late father. On his visit programme is the palace that once belonged to Don José Campo. Will you join him? Through this character we will learn about the public life of the 1st Marquess of Campo as well as his tempestuous love life, worthy of a period serial novel.
Bookings: 962 084 126
Title: Secrets of the Palace
Activity: Scavenger hunt
Audience: Family
Date and time: 27 December at 17:00 and 3 January at 12:00
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Description: The City Museum is located in a beautiful noble palace with a long history. Its architecture reveals traces of its past, and your mission will be to uncover the secrets it holds. A fun clue-based game that will put your detective abilities to the test.
Bookings: 962 084 126
Title: Your Designs in My Ballroom
Activity: Artistic creation
Audience: Families and adults
Date and time: 26 December at 17:00 and 2 January at 17:00
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Description: At the City Museum of Valencia, the ballroom ceiling holds stories, secrets and decorations waiting to be discovered. Let yourself be inspired by its shapes and details, and fill the space with your drawings using colour, fantasy and creativity to bring your own version of the ballroom to life.
Bookings: 962 084 126
Title: Visual Echoes – Musical Visit to Elena Asins
Activity: Sensory visit
Audience: Adults
Date and time: 28 and 30 December at 12:00
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Description: Immerse yourself in the exhibition “Elena Asins. Musical Structure” at the City Museum of Valencia, where geometry, mathematics and music transform into visual art. During this guided tour with live music, you will explore how sounds become shapes and shapes become rhythms, following Asins’s creative journey through lines, spaces and structures that speak to both ear and eye.
Bookings: 962 084 126
Title: The Guardians of the Lost Lights
Activity: Morning session
Audience: Children aged 5–11
Date and time: 26 and 30 December from 10:00 to 13:00
Duration: 3 hours
Description: Where are the lights of the past hiding? In this adventure, children become guardians of the lost lights, exploring the museum in search of small lamps that contain mysterious stories of the city. Each light found reveals a creative challenge: draw a shadow that comes to life, invent a character who lived among the lights of the past, or make a miniature lamp from tracing paper to protect their own glow. A playful experience combining creativity, art and history, inviting participants to see the city with new eyes.
Bookings: 962 084 126
LA ALMOINA ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTRE
Title: Saturnalia
Activity: Themed visit
Audience: Guided visit aimed at adult / family audiences
Date and time: 19 and 26 December; 2 January at 12:00, 13:00, 17:00 and 18:00
Duration: 45 minutes
Description: Guided tour through the archaeological site with a special theme exploring the importance of festivities in Roman culture, paying particular attention to Saturnalia.
Bookings: 962 084 173
Title: From the Origins
Activity: Guided tour
Audience: Guided visit aimed at adult / family audiences
Date and time: 20, 21, 27 and 28 December; 3 and 4 January at 11:00 and 12:00
Duration: 1 hour
Description: This guided tour explores the urban evolution of Valencia from its origins to the present day, delving into the city’s past through archaeological remains and pieces that transport us from Roman times to the 19th century.
Bookings: 962 084 173
TOSSAL GALLERY
Title: The Muslim Wall
Activity: Guided tour
Audience: Guided visit aimed at adult / family audiences
Date and time: 3 January at 17:00 and 18:00
Duration: 45 minutes
Description: A visit to one of the best-preserved sections of the Muslim Wall of Madinat Balansiya, a solid defensive bastion believed to correspond to the Bab al Hanas or Snake Gate. From this point, guidance is provided to visit other visible remains of the wall scattered across the historic centre. The archaeological crypt also preserves remains of the ancient rampart that surrounded the medina.
Bookings: 962 084 173
VALENCIA HISTORY MUSEUM
Title: Explore the Museum
Activity: Guided tour
Audience: Guided visit aimed at adult / family audiences
Date and time: 21 December and 4 January at 11:00
Duration: 1 hour
Description: Guided tour of the permanent or temporary exhibition accompanied by an educator, to get to know the museum and learn about various aspects of Valencian history, society and culture.
Bookings: 96 370 11 05
Title: Break and Create – Valencian Modernism
Activity: Family workshop
Audience: Adult / family audience
Date and time: 21 December at 12:30
Duration: 1 hour
Description: In this workshop we will explore Modernism in Valencian architecture through examples such as the Central Market or the North Station. To end, we will put what we have learned into practice by creating our own trencadísmosaic.
Bookings: 96 370 11 05
Title: The Valencia History Museum Through a Gender Lens
Activity: Guided tour
Audience: Adult / family audience
Date and time: 28 December at 11:00
Duration: 1 hour
Description: A new way of visiting the museum through the eyes of the women who lived its history. This themed route explores the lives of female figures who have been forgotten or rendered invisible in the history of the city.
Bookings: 96 370 11 05
Title: A SUITCASE IN THE MUSEUM – Christmas Edition: “Sounds of Christmas: Music and Tradition in the Museum”
Activity: Family visit
Audience: Adult / family audience
Date and time: 28 December at 12:30
Duration: 1 hour
Description: Renowned violinist Paula Ortega offers a unique experience where Christmas music comes to life among the museum galleries. Through live traditional melodies, visitors will explore the rich cultural heritage associated with Christmas, connecting past and present in an intimate and historic atmosphere. An activity for families to enjoy and rediscover the magic of the festive season through art and music.
Bookings: 96 370 11 05
Title: A SUITCASE IN THE MUSEUM – Christmas Edition: “Saturnalia Ointments”
Activity: Family visit
Audience: Adult / family audience
Date and time: 4 January at 12:30
Duration: 1 hour
Description: In this family workshop, Beatriz Llaosa invites participants to relive Saturnalia like a true Roman family. Through a practical and creative activity, we will discover how these ancient festivities were celebrated and create our own homemade aromatic ointment using natural ingredients, inspired by recipes from Pliny and Dioscorides. A sensory experience to learn, create and enjoy as a family.
Bookings: 96 370 11 05
Title: CHRISTMAS KIDS’ CLUB
Activity: Workshops and experiences for girls and boys at the museum
Audience: Children aged 3 to 12
Dates and activities:
• 23 December at 12:00 – “Let’s Decorate the Tree”
• 26 December at 12:00 – “A Little Saturnalia”
• 30 December at 12:00 – “Memories in Glass”
• 2 January at 12:00 – “A New Year on Paper”
Duration: 70 minutes
Description: Once again, the MhV presents a special programme for this festive period, with activities that stimulate creativity, imagination and teamwork. Workshops, storytelling and themed routes transform the museum into a space where the youngest visitors can learn, explore and have fun during their school holidays.
Bookings: 96 370 11 05
SERRANOS AIR-RAID SHELTER
Title: Guardians – Women on the Home Front
Activity: Themed guided tour
Audience: Adults
Date and time: 19 and 26 December; 2 January at 10:30 and 19:00
Duration: 50 minutes
Description: This themed visit pays tribute to the role of women as key figures of resistance during the war – as organisers, carers and leaders of their families under extreme circumstances. Through real stories and anecdotes, visitors will tour the shelter analysing space management and everyday care.
Bookings: 96 208 13 90
Title: Designing the Defence of Valencia
Activity: Themed guided tour
Audience: Adults
Date and time: 18 December at 13:00
Duration: 1 hour
Description: This visit offers a themed route focused on the architecture, construction and design of the city’s air-raid shelters, examining their materials and structures developed to withstand bombings.
Bookings: 96 208 13 90
Title: Recovering Memory
Activity: Guided tour
Audience: Adult / family audience
Date and time: 19 and 26 December and 2 January at 13:00
Duration: 1 hour
Description: During this guided tour, participants will discover Valencia during the years 1936–39, learning about the role of the air-raid shelters that existed in the city, as well as the history and most characteristic features of this space.
Bookings: 96 208 13 90
VALENCIA CITY COUNCIL AIR-RAID SHELTER
Title: Beneath Your Feet
Activity: Guided tour
Audience: Adult / family audience
Date and time: 20 and 27 December and 3 January at 12:00 and 13:00
Duration: 1 hour
Description: An educational guided tour inside a school air-raid shelter built during the Spanish Civil War in what is now City Hall. The visit addresses key topics such as the areas that suffered the heaviest bombings, types of shelters and alarm systems.
Bookings: 96 208 13 90