MODERN AGE ROOM
AND CONTEMPORARY

FOUR CENTURIES OF CHANGE

The Modern and Contemporary Culture Room covers a very broad and complex chronological period (1500-1931).

The room is structured in two large blocks. The first is subdivided into two stages that are shown simultaneously, The Power of the Crown (1500-1808) and the Constitutional regime (1808-1874). The second section, From the Monarchy to the Republic, begins in 1874 with the Monarchical Restoration and culminates with the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic. The tour ends with the inauguration of the Provincial Archaeological Museum in its former location on the ground floor of the Palacio de la Diputación Provincial.

More than 300 pieces on display bring us closer to the political, economic, social and cultural aspects of the lives of the men and women who made up the Alicante that is closest to us, the origin of the Alicante we know today.

PIECES FROM THE MODERN AGE ROOM

Silver bricklayer's trowel
Silver bricklayer's trowel ................................................. Silver Historical Fund Collection h: 31.5 cm; w: 9.7 cm; h: 7.4 cm 1911
TAXIPHOTO stereo viewer
TAXIPHOTO stereo viewer ................................................. Sánchez de Prado Collection Mahogany wood, glass and metal h: 124.5 cm; w.: 32 cm; d.: 32 cm Early 20th century 32 cm; w: 32 cm Early 20th century
Tile painted with character
Tile painted with character ................................................. Collection Historical Background Stone Ceramic L: 19'4 cm; H: 19'7 cm; gr: 1'8 cm Modern-contemporary period 18th-19th centuries
Ceramic kitchen panel
Ceramic kitchen panel ................................................. Collection Historical Collection Ceramics Each tile: h: 19.5 cm; w: 19.5 cm; h: 1.8 cm Panel: Height: h: 118.5 cm; w: 87 cm; h: 1.8 cm Late 18th century
Cup
Cup ................................................. Beltrán Ausó Collection Glass h: 27,9 cm; w: 14 cm 19th century
Secreter
Bargueño ................................................. Beltrán-Ausó Collection Ebony, walnut, lemongrass, pine, bronze and tortoiseshell applications h: 106.5 cm; w: 66 cm; h: 37 cm 18th century
Secreter
Secreter ................................................. Beltrán-Ausó Collection Mahogany wood, ebony and silver h: 36.5 cm; w: 28 cm; h: 52.5 cm 1751
Philippine Fan
Philippine Fan ................................................. El Sotanillo (Alicante) Paper, bone and canvas h: 35 cm; w: 19.5 cm 19th century
Coin of eight escudos of Charles III
Coin of eight escudos of Charles III ................................................. Treasure of San Juan de AlicanteOrod: 3'72 cm; p: 27'01 gr; p.c.:12 h.Modern Age.1779
Coat of arms
Coat of arms ................................................. El Sotanillo (Alicante)StoneH: 108 cm; Width: 77'7 cm; Thickness: 33'5 cmModern periodYear 1786
Charles III opaline expanded vase
Charles III opaline expanded vase ................................................. Beltrán Ausó Collection Glass. Mould blown and worked to the point h: 11cm; w: 9 cm; h: 6.5 cm Real Fábrica de Cristales. 18th century.
Spirali aranci" style dish
Spirali aranci" style dish ................................................. El Sotanillo (Alicante) Ceramic h: 17.6 cm, w: 3 cm: 3 cm Montelupo workshop (Italy) Mid-16th century
Coat of arms of the Crown of Aragon
Coat of arms of the Crown of Aragon ................................................. Casa del Rey, Alicante Marble h: 85 cm; w: 71cm; d: 11 cm Year 1591

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The new Provincial Archaeological Museum of Alicante is very interesting from a didactic point of view and at the same time fun, rigorous and spectacular. The Museum also offers the possibility of learning about the archaeological method. In three rooms, the Field Archaeology Room, the Urban Archaeology Room and the Underwater Archaeology Room, you will be able to...

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