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Audio Guide Cartagena Military History Museum

4.6(2,598 reviews)
Duration: 60 min
Cartagena Military History Museum
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About this place

A museum housing one of Spain's most significant collections of 20th-century ammunition and artillery.

Practical information

Pl. Puerta de la Serreta, s/n, 30201 Cartagena, Murcia, España
Opening hoursMonday: 09:00 - 13:30 Tuesday: 09:00 - 13:30 Wednesday: 09:00 - 13:30 Thursday: 09:00 - 13:30 Friday: 09:00 - 13:30 Saturday: 09:00 - 13:30
Wheelchair accessible
Official website+34 968 50 13 00See more on Google Maps

Editorial summary

Museo gratuito sobre la historia del Ejército que alberga una amplia colección de artillería.

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Doncelador

Sin lugar a dudas uno de los mejores museos militares de España. Situado en el centro del Cartagena, su entrada es gratuita, si quieres puedes donar algo en una urna. Cuenta con dos plantas y un patio exterior. Uno tiene que ir con tiempo para admirar las miles de piezas con las que cuenta, todo lo que te puedas imaginar relacionado con el ejército, tanques, cañones, armamento, uniformes y un largo etcétera. Además en varias salas conoceremos la historia militar de Cartagena, mediante videos, paneles y locuciones. Es accesible, cuenta con aseos y el personal muy amable y colaborativo. Visita obligada en Cartagena, no te defraudará.

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DARWIN

Éste museo es de obligada visita si pasas por Cartagena, el horario es de Lunes a Sábado de 9am a 13:30h y la entrada es gratuita. Hay una pequeña urna para donar la voluntad a cambio de la visita. Cuando acabas de verlo todo y pasas por la puerta de entrada/salida no acabas de entender q sea gratuito, he ido a otros museos con mucho menos material y sí cobran entrada, además q baratos no son. El edificio donde se alberga el museo fue construido en el S.XVIII, fue el Real Parque y Maestrasza de Artillería. Defendió la ciudad de Cartagena, el puerto y todo el litoral. La sola visita al histórico edificio ya merece la pena, el resto es una pasada. Cuando ves los tanques, nada q decir de los niños, la experiencia es inmejorable. Todo tipo de municiones, armas largas, cortas, subfusiles, uniformes, el despacho del Coronel, la Capilla... La sala de las miniaturas no se puede explicar, tiene 3 récord Guinnes por tener más de 2800 piezas expuestas a todo detalle, de diferentes países.

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Carmen Palomo

Muy recomendable la visita para quienes aprecien lo militar y todas sus herramientas e útiles preciados. La visita es gratuita y es posible dejar un donativo. Tiene un amplio circuito de visita de dos plantas con vídeos explicativos muy interesantes. Lo recomiendo sin duda.

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Points included in this audio guide

1
Patio de Armas or Herrerías

Patio de Armas or Herrerías

A fully paved central courtyard surrounded by 24 semicircular arches, around which the entire ground floor of the building unfolds.

2
Gun Rooms

Gun Rooms

Galleries organised by calibre, displaying anti-aircraft, field and coastal guns from various international sources.

3
Chapel of Santa Bárbara

Chapel of Santa Bárbara

Chapel housing an 18th-century image of Saint Barbara, attributed to Salzillo or Roque López, patron saint of Artillery.

4

Ammunition Room

Houses Europe's largest collection of ammunition, featuring projectiles, grenades and fuses.

5

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Hall

A display of cannons and aerial targets used by anti-aircraft artillery units.

6
Coastal Artillery Room

Coastal Artillery Room

Displays equipment from coastal defence batteries, featuring optical rangefinders and a Vickers-Armstrong gun breech.

7

Optics and Rangefinding Room

Displays rangefinders, fire control calculators and artillery calculation instruments, including Costilla calculators.

8
Colonels' Gallery

Colonels' Gallery

Features portraits of colonels from the Artillery Regiment alongside scale models depicting the evolution of fortifications.

9
Contemporary Artists Gallery

Contemporary Artists Gallery

A gallery featuring paintings that chronicle Spain's military history, including works by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau.

10
Cartagena Fortress Exhibition 1503-1996

Cartagena Fortress Exhibition 1503-1996

An exhibition showcasing the development of artillery in Cartagena from its origins through the twentieth century, featuring a scale model of the city as it appeared in the eighteenth century.

11
Light Weapons Hall

Light Weapons Hall

A collection of firearms spanning from the earliest gunpowder weapons through to the 21st century, featuring an original Enigma machine.

12

Uniforms Room

An extensive collection of military uniforms, combat equipment and documents belonging to the garrison units stationed at the fortress.

13

Miniatures Room

Home to 2,750 miniature figures holding a Guinness World Record, specialising in military vehicles and combat tanks.

14
Colonel's Office

Colonel's Office

Historic office that served as a Command Post during crises from the War of Independence through the Spanish Civil War.

15
Military Vehicles (Outdoor Courtyard)

Military Vehicles (Outdoor Courtyard)

Open-air exhibition space featuring missiles and large-scale tactical vehicles.

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15 points of interest included
  • 1.Patio de Armas or Herrerías
  • 2.Gun Rooms
  • 3.Chapel of Santa Bárbara
  • 4.Ammunition Room
  • 5.Anti-Aircraft Artillery Hall
  • 6.Coastal Artillery Room
  • 7.Optics and Rangefinding Room
  • 8.Colonels' Gallery
  • 9.Contemporary Artists Gallery
  • 10.Cartagena Fortress Exhibition 1503-1996
  • 11.Light Weapons Hall
  • 12.Uniforms Room
  • 13.Miniatures Room
  • 14.Colonel's Office
  • 15.Military Vehicles (Outdoor Courtyard)

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