Asociacion Promotora del Encaje de Castilla y Leon (Castilla y Leon Lace Guild)

El Husaño is a research publication published to the members this from this lace association,  which takes care of textiles and laces from Castilla y Leon.
Contact  Natividad Villoldo tordeencajes@teleline.es
Carnicerias, 6
E-47100 Tordesillas (Valladolid) SPAIN

Instituto Valencia de Don Juan

C/ Fortuny 43
Keeper of textiles: Cristina Partearroyo Lacaba
Telephone from the outside Spain: 34 91 308 18 48
28010 Madrid, SPAIN
appointment needed

Museu d´Arenys de Mar

The Marès Lace Museum is located in the old San Jaume Hospital, a 18th century magnificent building.

Adress:
Carrer de l'Església, 43
08350 Arenys de Mar - BARCELONA
Tel. 34 93 792 44 44
e-mail: museu@arenysdemar.cat

(It is located in a small town close to Barcelona, in the northeast region of Spain.)
open 11:00 to 13:00 and 18:00 to 20:00,( 11:00 to 14:00 on Sundays and holidays).
closed  Mondays.,
They are willing to appoint special opening times for groups.
Arenys de Mar  is a very active lacemaking center during the 19th century. The museum has a very good collection of almost any type of lace, but especially for the lace called "ret-fi catalá", which is typical of that area. (looks similar to Bucks Point)

Museo y Centro Didactico del Encaje de Castilla y Leon  

  (origional Spanish site).... (English translated version)
(Museum and Lace School from Castilla y Leon).
C/ Carnicerias, 6
E-47100 Tordesillas (Valladolid),SPAIN
Telephone from the outside Spain: 34 983 79 60 35        Fax: 34 983 79 67 11
tordeencajes@teleline.es
Opening hours: Mon.-Fri. 17-20 h.    Sa. and Sun.: 12-14 h. Contains: 16 and 17th needle-laces ("Frisados" from Valladolid, "Soles" from Salamanca) and bobbin laces ("Trenzados" from Segovia, "Encajes serranos" from Salamanca, Puntos de Espana, Blondas, Encajes numericos, Milanese laces, and lace in fashion).

Museu de Puntes al Coixi
(school across the street)

carrer major 37
L'Arcoç,(60 km southwest of Barcelona)
tel (977) 67 06 21
open Mon-Fri 10am - 8pm (closed between 1 to 4)

 "SANTA FLORENTINA"
C/ La Marina,14
30593 La Palma (Cartagena)  -Murcia- ESPAÑA
Teléfono: 968 554045

Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares

(The Museum of Folk Arts and Costumes).
Pabellón Mudéjar, Plaza de América, 3, 41013 Sevilla
(museum of folk arts and costumes)-in Sevilla
Includes a lace room with Torchon, Valenciennes, Chantilly, Brussels lace, Duchesse, Blonde,  needle lace and more.
 The laces come from Andalusia and Europa. The museum is in the Pabellón Mudéjar in the Parque de María Luisa.
It's open from Tuesday to Sunday (9-14.30). Monday & festivals, closed.

Plaza del Museo, 9  41001 Sevilla  Tno. 95/ 4220790 Open from Tuesday to Saturday (9.00 to 20.00).  Sunday (9.00 to 15.00).

There is another small museum in a town called L'Arboç,
mainly for Catalan blonde. It is also located in the northeast region of Spain called Catalonia, like
the other two, in the province of Tarragona. Catalan blonde is still taught at a local school.

Camariñas Lace Museum

- located in a fishing village called Camariñas,
in the northwestern region of Spain called Galicia. This place is the
center of a quite active lacemaking area and you can find quite some
shops in the village, more for lace made than for lace tools. Once a
year, around Easter, a lace event is held, lasting 4 or 5 days, where
you can find not only local lace, but foreign lace shops and shows.
Besides, the surroundings are lovely, as the village placed in a wild piece of coast
called "Coast of Death", because of the many shipwrecks

Associació de Puntaires de les Comarques Gironines

c/ Rutlla 20 - 22
Hotel d'Entitats. Apartat 15
17002 GIRONA
Telèfon: (34) 972 207375

SPANISH LACE EXHIBITIONS

Museo Regional Bolillo - La Palma

Asociación de Mujeres Encajeras de Bolillo "SANTA FLORENTINA",

C/ La Marina,14
30593 La Palma (Cartagena)
Teléfono: 968 554045

 "Textil i d'Indumentaria" Museum-

It is a nice costume and textiles
museum in the old part of town, house of the local lace school. They
have a very good collection of old lace and lace trimmed garments, and
beautiful embroidery too. Address: Carrer de Montcada 12-14, 08003
Barcelona. Tel.no. 93-2682598.

Museo Etnografico Textil

Plaza Marques de la Puebla s/n
10600 Plasencia (Caceres),SPAIN
Telephone from the outside Spain: 34 927 41 14 35
Directrice: María Jesus Herreros de Tejada