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Final days to visit La Seo’s historic exhibition: when admission is free and how long it runs

Zaragoza’s Holy Week will remain on display for a few more weeks in an unusual setting: inside La Seo. The “Ad Salvatorem” exhibition, which has turned the cathedral into a kind of religious brotherhood museum featuring floats, sculptures and historic objects, can be visited until November 22.
Final days to visit La Seo’s historic exhibition: when admission is free and how long it runs

The exhibition brings together 23 floats and processional images from Zaragoza’s Holy Week, including the Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, the Kiss of Judas, Jesus Nazarene, Our Lady of Sorrows and the Christ of the Bed. After taking part in the extraordinary procession held for the National Gathering of Young Members of Religious Brotherhoods and Fraternities just a few weeks ago, several of these images returned to the church, and some were displayed outside their carriages, allowing visitors to view them from an unusual perspective.

But "Ad Salvatorem" goes beyond processional floats. It also brings together sculptures dating from the 15th century to the present day, goldsmithing pieces, historic documents, brotherhood scripts and banners. Among the most unique objects are a burned cincture from the Brotherhood of Jesus on the Way to Calvary, remains of images recovered after the collapse of the Solano garage in 1981, the Holy Thorn and the Lignum Crucis.

WHEN THE EXHIBITION CAN BE VISITED FOR FREE

Before the exhibition ends, there are two days of free admission for residents of Aragon: Tuesday, November 10, and Tuesday, November 17. To qualify for free admission, visitors must prove their residence with a national identity card or another valid document.

Outside those dates, admission to the exhibition is included in the tourist ticket for La Seo. The general price is 10 euros, while people over 65 and visitors with disabilities pay 9 euros. Young people aged 12 to 18 have a 7-euro ticket, as do groups of at least 20 people, while children up to 12 years old can enter free of charge under the cathedral’s conditions.

OPENING HOURS FOR THE EXHIBITION

The exhibition can be viewed during La Seo’s regular opening hours: Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. On Saturdays, it is open continuously from 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., except when a wedding is taking place, when visiting hours are split between 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and between 3:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

On Sundays, La Seo can be visited from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. In all cases, the last admission is allowed 45 minutes before closing.

About this article: Originally published in Spanish by AragonDigital.es and—following a selection process by our journalists—made available to the international audience of AragonDaily.com. Both newspapers belong to companies within the ARAGON DIGITAL GROUP.