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Museum of Jaen

Paseo de la Estacion 27, 23008 Jaen, Spain
00 34 953 31 33 39
Ranked #6 of 13 attractions in Jaen
4.5 of 5 stars 7 Reviews
Type: Museums
Traveller Description: The Jaen Museum is quite big and is a wonderful place to visit. First there is a fine arts museum that is very extensive and shows the history of... more »
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Perpignan, France
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78 reviews 78 reviews
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23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2012
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The museum is free for EU residents, 1.50 euros for everyone else. There is a lot of information about everything on display, but only in Spanish. First there are rooms with prehistoric artifacts on display with signs explaining the Jaen region's history in particular. Then they transition into Roman artifacts, and finally into artifacts reflecting the Christian-Jewish-Arab history of the... More

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Malaga, Spain
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2012

The Jaen Museum is quite big and is a wonderful place to visit. First there is a fine arts museum that is very extensive and shows the history of painting and sculpture of Spain, with very famous artists represented. What is good is that each piece of art has a placard on the wall beside the work of art, explaining... More

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Madrid, Spain
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 March 2007
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The Museo Provincial de Jaén is often empty as Jaén City is not packed with tourists. It has two sections: 1. Archaeology: Very good collections of all the cultures that have inhabited the area. It is worth visiting the Museum just to see the Iberian culture collections, the best in the country. The Iberians were the inhabitants of Iberia in... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012
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Granada, Spain
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012
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España
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2010
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Jaen, Spain
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25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 July 2007
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