Museum of the Alhambra

What you need to know about the museum of the monument: information, location, exhibitions and content.

Museum of the Alhambra of Granada


Information about the museum of the monument


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  In the museum they exhibit pieces that show the mastery of medieval art. One of the most important pieces is this vase of the gazelles, one of the most outstanding samples of the Nasrid pottery.

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    Both the Museum of the Alhambra and the Museum of Fine Arts of Granada are located inside the Palace of Charles V.

Museum of the Alhambra of Granada

The official museum of the monument is located dentro de este, exactly inside the Palace of Charles V. It is specialized in the history of the Moorish and Spanish-Muslim art and for this reason it has the best exhibition.

Opening hours of the museum

Opening hours in winter (From 15 October to 14 March)
From 08:30 to 18:00h from Wednesday to Saturday
From 08:30 to 14:30h Sundays and Tuesdays
Monaday closed
Opening hours in summer (from 15 March to 14 October)
From 08:30 to 20:00h from Wednesday to Saturday
From 08:30 to 14:30h Sundays and Tuesdays
Monaday closed
Public holidays on which the museum remains closed:
1 January and 25 December

Entrance fee

The entrance is free for all citizens of the European Union, for other countries the entrance fee is € 1,50.

Qué hay en el museo

Dentro del museo tienes exposiciones permanentes y otras temporales, además de actividades y charlas temáticas:

Exposiciones permanentes

  • La fe, ciencia y economía
  • Arte emiral y califal
  • Del arte califal al nazarí
  • Arte nazarí y edificios públicos
  • Alhambra y su arquitectura
  • Alhambra, cultura material

Museum of Fine Arts of Granada

This is the most important art museum of the city. The majority of the collections that you can contemplate are paintings and sculptures de cuyos autores más destacables son Pedro de Moya, Alonso Cano from Granada or Juan van der Hamen and León.


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Get to know the Alhambra

If you want to know more about the Alhambra and if you wish to receive first-hand information, we invite you to get to know the monument on one of our guided tours. Travel with us through the history of all the parts of the Alhambra.

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