Museo Histórico de Llerena

The Historical Museum of Llerena is a local historical museum located in Llerena, Badajoz, in Zapatería Street, 5, inside the historical center of the town and in the indicated coordinates. The building that houses it was the old Episcopal Palace or Priory House, a construction of the late fifteenth century or last third of the fifteenth century, linked to the stage in which Llerena was the capital of the diocese and residence of the prior of San Marcos de León. For its architecture, the source describes it as a building of Mudejar tradition, with presence of Renaissance elements; it also mentions preserved and recovered mural paintings, dated between the end of the 15th century and the 18th century. Inside the building there are also spaces and heritage features associated with its institutional past, such as the Mudejar courtyard, which reinforce the historical value of the complex. The building was later used as the first seat of the Court of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in Llerena at the beginning of the 16th century. This historical trajectory explains why the museum combines the reading of the building itself with the interpretation of local history, making it one of the most significant heritage resources of the city. Its rooms display collections and exhibits on Extremaduran crafts, traditional instruments and units of measurement, works by Vicente Juliá, miniatures, urban themes of Llerena and other historical and ethnographic pieces. The ensemble offers a broad view of the material and cultural memory of Llerena and its evolution over several centuries.