The museum building

Since 1982, L'ETNO. Museu Valencià d' Etnologia occupies a part of the old Casa de la Beneficencia, a building constructed in 1841 according to the design of the architect Joaquín María Belda, of which the church, built in 1881 in neo-Byzantine style, stands out. It currently houses, in addition to L'ETNO, the Museum of Prehistory of Valencia.

In 1995 the complete restoration of the building, carried out by the architects Rafael Rivera and Mateo Signes, was inaugurated and converted into a cultural center. La Beneficencia, the current headquarters of L'ETNO, Museu Valencià d'Etnologia, consists of a first floor and two floors arranged around five courtyards. On the first floor are the store, the cafeteria, the temporary exhibition hall and the didactic workshops. The first floor is completed by the Alfons el Magnànim Hall, where the museum's events are held. The permanent exhibition of L'ETNO, Museu Valencià d'Etnologia occupies the western part of the building. Two of the three sections of the exhibition are located on the second floor: The city and Huerta y marjal. On the second floor is the third section of the museum's permanent exhibition: Dry land and mountains. This floor also houses the museum library, which occupies the central part of the building.

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