I was in Barcelona, Spain 6 years ago and visited a museum that was right in town but I don't recall the name and can't find it listed in any tour guides. It consisted solely of large, mostly whimsical, paper mache floats that were featured in an annual parade (St Joseph's Day?). At the end of the celebration, most were destroyed in a huge bonfire, but the city saved the most popular ones to permanently display in the museum. Does anyone know the name of this museum and does it still exist today? Thanks!
2006-07-08 03:22:00 · 1 answers · asked by jeany 1 in Travel ➔ Spain ➔ Catalunya
I'm afraid you have the wrong city,...
You are talking about the "Museo de Las Fallas"
but it is not in Barcelona...
The city you are asking about is VALENCIA
Every year one of the figures is "induldat" and saved from the bonfire...(that's the one that ends up in the museum).
The others all go up in flames. Each neighbourhood has its own "Falla" figure, designed and built during the months preceding the yearly festival, which lasts several days.
The bonfires mark the end of the merrymaking, until the following year.
And yes they are always burned on the night of march 19th. (Saint Josephs feast day...the patron saint of the city)
2006-07-08 09:35:47 · answer #1 · answered by abuela Nany 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋