This new museum is located in the old hospital of San Julián, headquarters of the Association of Hermandades and Cofradias (religious brotherhoods) of Easter of Malaga. The museum houses the meaning of the Easter (Holy Week among Christians) in Malaga in 1.060 square meters, of which 600 make up the permanent exhibition, where tourists can visit the church of San Julian. This church has the largest collection of Baroque paintings of Málaga, with works of Juan Niño de Guevara. The exhibition is conceived with a didactic approach and using the most advanced techniques.
"This museum is a service provided by the Hermandades and Cofradias to Malaga," said the president of the aforementioned Association. The Holy Week Museum has over 150 exhibits from sculptures, paintings and jewelry provided by the Association and some of the most unique hermandades (brotherhoods) of capital, so that the visitor can have a clear idea of the processions in Malaga.
The museum consists of a total of six rooms on two floors which summarizes what is Easter: the origin of the religious brotherhoods, the images, the nazarenes, the thrones, the music, the carving and the metalwork.