Charity Cultural Centre

The Casa de Beneficència was built in 1841 on the remains of the old convent of the Crown on the initiative of the Provincial Council. It consists of a succession of building bodies built around eight courtyards of tiled plinths, which clearly recreate the image of a nineteenth-century hospice.

Probably the most outstanding element of the complex is the church, erected in 1883 by Joaquín María Belda in neo-Byzantine style.

Rectangular in shape, it has a flat ceiling supported by a metal truss and a curious iron dome with stained glass windows, while the walls and ceiling are dressed with paintings by Antonio Cortina imitating the aesthetics of the mosaics, with figures of angels and saints, all of which contributes to creating an atmosphere of mystery that, Properly lit, it would indeed recall the interior of a Byzantine temple.

At present the property has been completely rehabilitated. This cultural centre is home to the Museum of Prehistory of Valencia, the Museum of Ethnology, and the Institution Alfonso el Magnánimo.

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