MUMA (Mariano Museum of Our Lady of the Forsaken)
Inside the Royal Basilica of Our Lady of the Forsaken you will find the MUMA (Mariano Museum), a space dedicated to the Patron Saint of Valencia: Our Lady of the Holy Innocent Martyrs and the Forsaken.
Access to the MUMA is via the Plaza de la Almoina, using the stairs or elevator to reach the first floor of the Basilica. There, you can visit the exhibition alongside the interior of the Chapel, the dome painted by Palomino, and the image of the Patron Saint. From the balconies, it is also possible to contemplate the Plaza de la Virgen, with views of the Generalitat building and the Cathedral, and access the 17th-century arch that connects with the Valencian Seu (Cathedral).
The exhibition
The museum houses more than 400 works of art linked to the Virgin, the Basilica, and its Archconfraternity, spanning from the Renaissance to the present day.
The exhibition offers a carefully curated selection of works by great masters such as Antonio Palomino, Ignacio Vergara, Vicente Requena, Gaspar de la Huerta, Manuel Martín Lavernia, Mariano Benlliure, Salvador Tuset, Josep Renau, and Ramón Stolz. Furthermore, it includes a rich collection of pieces from various disciplines: panel and canvas painting, sculpture, engraving, ceramics, textiles, silversmithing, and foundational documents.
Why visit it
- The best views of the interior dome painted by Palomino
- 400 pieces of art from the Renaissance to the present day
- Works by great masters such as Palomino, Vergara, Benlliure, and Renau.
- Panoramic views of the Plaza de la Virgen
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