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The Fournier Card Museum
Contact details
Calle Cuchillería 54, (Palacio de Bendaña)
01001
Vitoria, Álava - Araba
(Basque Country)
http://www.alavaturismo.com
Tel.:+34 945203707
Fax.:+34 945181920
Location
- Autonomous region:
- Basque Country
- Province/Island:
- Álava - Araba
Description
The origin of playing cards
Set in a 16th-century building, Bendaña Palace, this is the world's most important museum of playing cards.
The museum dates back to Don Heraclio Fournier, who founded an important printing press in Vitoria in 1868. Here, various collections show visitors the evolution of playing cards through history, in different countries, both in terms of manufacture and content/design. You can see all kinds of cards (old, bullfighting-related, satirical, parapsychological...), with special emphasis placed on the Spanish deck.
- Designation:
- Regional museum
- Content:
- Themed
Practical information
Schedule
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From Tuesday to Friday
From 10:00 to 14:00
From 16:00 to 18:30
Saturday
From 10:00 to 14:00
Public holidays and Sunday
From 11:00 to 14:00
Closing days: Monday
Prices
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General:
€3
Reduced: €1
Admission free First Saturday of the month
Services
Guided tours