Museo de Historia de Arévalo

Coordinates: 41°3′58.38″N 4°43′11.27″W / 41.0662167°N 4.7197972°W / 41.0662167; -4.7197972

Museo de Historia de Arévalo
Established 2011
Location Arévalo, Spain
Website museodehistoriadearevalo.blogspot.com

The Museo de Historia de Arévalo or Arévalo History Museum in English (also known as Arevalorum), is a museum devoted to the history of the town of Arévalo in Spain. It is located in the ancient Sexmos´s House and is run by the Arévalo town hall.

The collection

The Arévalo History Museum houses approximately one hundred pieces. The collection contains archaeological objects from the Chalcolithic period and objects from the time of the Roman Empire, as well as medieval, modern and contemporary pieces.

The museum also has several recreations of the towns' main historic buildings, including the now destroyed Royal Palace, the Sedeño Palace.

The museum also has a hall dedicated to the heritage of the town of Autun France, which is the sister city of Arévalo and has been since 2005.

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