The Museo das Peregrinacións e de Santiago is located in the building of the old Banco de España, located a few meters from the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, in the historic Praza das Praterías.
Pilgrimage and Santiago Museum
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Gastronomy
Museum of the Galician People
The headquarters of the Museo do Pobo Galego is located in the building of the former convent of San Domingos de Bonaval, on a hill outside the walls of the historic city.
Museum of the Collegiate Church of Sar
The Collegiate Church Museum of Sar, founded in 1975, is located in the Romanesque church of the same name, a former convent founded by Archbishop Diego Xelmirez.
Gaiás Center Museum
The Gaiás Center Museum is part of the great complex of buildings of the Cidade da Cultura de Galicia, located on Monte Gaiás and designed by the North American architect Peter Eisenman.
Eugenio Granell Museum-Foundation
The Eugenio Granell Foundation occupies one of the most emblematic buildings in the Galician capital: the Pazo de Bendaña, a historic building designed by architect Clemente Sarela and built at the end of the first half of the 18th century.
San Martiño Pinario Museum
San Martiño Pinario was the most influential of the Benedictine monasteries in Galicia and the second largest in Spain, together with El Escorial.
Casa de la Troya
The Museum of the Casa de la Troya is a unique site in the whole territory that is located in the historic center of the city of Compostela, very close to the Cathedral of Santiago.
Kiko Pastur Magic Museum
The Museum of Magic Kiko Pastur is one of the most unique museum spaces in Santiago de Compostela and practically unique in its category throughout Galicia.
Museum of the Holy Land
The Museum of the Holy Land is located in one of the cloisters of the Convent of San Francisco, an architectural ensemble characteristic of Galician Baroque that dates back to 1214.
Museum of Sacred Art
The Museum of Sacred Art is located in the monastery of San Paio de Antealtares, located near the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, whose origin dates back to the eleventh century, King Alfonso II founded the temple after the discovery of the remains of the Apostle.
Museum of Natural History of the Universidade de Santiago
The Museum of Natural History of the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela is located in the well-known Vista Alegre Park, which connects with the neighborhood of the same name and Galeras Street.
Medical College Collection
The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Santiago de Compostela hosts a small monographic exhibition dedicated to the old instruments used in the medical specialty of anesthesiology.
Pedagogical Museum of Galicia
The Museo Pedagóxico de Galicia (MUPEGA) depends on the Consellería de Cultura, Educación, Formación Profesional e Universidades and was created with the aim of recovering, protecting, exhibiting and disseminating the educational heritage of Galicia.
Galician Center of Contemporary Art
The Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea is one of the most outstanding and important museum institutions in the city of Santiago de Compostela. The building, designed by the renowned Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza, was created in 1993 and maintains a stable program over the years.
Cathedral Museum
The Museum of the Cathedral of Santiago offers the possibility of delving into history and learning about the important pieces of art kept in this monument declared a World Heritage Site.
