Museum Etnològic de Muro

This is an ethnological section of the Majorca Museum that was transferred in 1965 to an ancient house in the town. It is formed by two buildings that are connected through the farmyard. The first building, which is characteristic of rural nobility, is in Major street: it is the house of the Simó family (17^th century), later owned by architect Gabriel Alomar i Esteve, who ceded it so that it could house the museum. 

The bottom floor is a town house with typical household goods: rooms, kitchen and auxiliary rooms, plus the chemist of Antoni Noceras (early 19^th century). The top floor, formerly the attic, includes an exhibition of agricultural and field work tools, as well as popular pottery from the 18^th-20^th century, including a large set of ‘siurells’, painted tiles and nativities.

The farmyard includes a waterwheel that was recovered from Ses Marjals, and some objects related to animal-drawn transport are displayed on the porch. The second building, located in Jesús street, is an example of a popular, and more modest, building. It houses a set of tools and equipment used in traditional trades: blacksmiths, leather workers, cobblers, carpenters, silversmiths and others. These tools were typical of these trades before they were industrialised.