What you'll hear inside Cartagena Military History Museum:

• 1
  Patio de Armas or Armourers

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

• 2
  Cannon Rooms

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

• 3
  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

  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

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

• 9
  Gallery of Contemporary Artists

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

• 10
  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

  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

  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)

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