5 speciality museums to visit in Malaga, Costa del Sol, Spain

Malaga, Spain has many speciality museums with interactive and fun exhibits. [Image Pedro J Pacheco/Wikimedia]
Malaga, Spain has many speciality museums with interactive and fun exhibits. [Image Pedro J Pacheco/Wikimedia]

An interactive music experience, historic crystal and glass, popular customs, one dedicated to the imagination and a fun interactive science museum.

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While often thought of as the place to fly into on a Costa del Sol holiday, Malaga is more than an airport. Among its many attractions are many Museums, some featuring art, history, archaeology and more.

However, the city also has several speciality museums which are out of the ordinary and loads of fun to experience. Five of them are listed below.

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Museo Interactivo de la Musica (MIMMA) (Interactive Music Museum) - C/Beatas 15,| Palacio Conde de las Navas, Malaga, Spain

MIMMA gives visitors the opportunity to connect firsthand with the museum. There is a great collection of musical instruments from different eras and from all over the world. Enter the “please play” rooms to learn about the instruments through interactive experiments and experiences.

2

Museo del Vidrio y Cristal de Malaga (Museum of Glass and Crystal) - Plaza Aduana s/n, Malaga, Spain

The Museum offers an archaeological floor which exhibits fascinating layers of history found beneath Malaga from Phoenician times to the 20th century. In what looks like a private home, there are glass, crystal and other ancient artefacts, tombs and mosaic floors. One floor of the building hosts the city art collection.

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Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares (Museum of Arts and Popular Customs) - Plaza Enrique Garcia-Herrera, 1, Malaga, Spain

This fascinating museum hosts exhibits of artefacts which give an idea of Spain in the past. There are wagons, farming implements, ceramics and flamenco accessories to be seen. Even the kids will have a lot of fun here.

4

Museo de la Imaginacion - C/Martinez Campos, 13, Malaga, Spain

Let’s face it, we are all still children at heart, and this museum is perfect for young and old, with many interactive scenes to capture and share. Immerse yourself in the world of illusions, become fairytale characters and have fun in an upside down room. Experience visual illusions, music you can listen to with more than just your ears and fascinating light and shadow games.

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Centro de Ciencia Principia (Science Museum) - Avenida de Luis Bunuel 6, Rosaleda, Malaga

Principia is an interactive science museum that gives visitors scientific and technological knowledge in an entertaining way. There is an interactive experience with objects in the Tomas Hormigo room, with 80 exhibits to give understanding of many of nature’s phenomena. According to reviews, everyone found this museum to be a lot of fun and very informative.

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