Exhibition rooms
Carmen Escalona Ceramics Room
Carmen Escalona Vega was born in a winery in the neighboring town of Mijas, surrounded by olive groves, vineyards and tile fields. She is a self-taught artist with her own style, which gives her a singularity in the ceramic scene. Her figurations take on a life of their own and seek to reflect the life of the past so that the elderly do not forget it and so that the young see how little her ancestors lived with, as she herself points out. Thus, her representations show us the popular ranches of yesteryear, weddings, corners of our town, daily and common scenes to which she confers relevance through her art. And each of her works demands the attention of the public, that she will discover a world where not a detail is missing. This anthological exhibition shows a clay artist with her own style, with a life dedicated to the art of modeling ceramics so that it becomes a witness of traditional life that thanks to her work we can remember forever.
Cloister room
Room located in the cloister of the old convent of Santa María de la Encarnación. It is currently the only exhibition unit for temporary use by artists. It has the enormous attraction of being located in a must-see monument in the municipality. Visiting hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. To make use of its facilities, you must contact the council at cultura@coin.es
Salvador Moon Room
Since May 2015, the local ceramist Salvador Luna has a space in the old Santa María de la Encarnación Convent that shows a permanent collection with a complete and representative collection of the work of the artist from Coin over the last decades, which enriches the content. to visit the monumental building. This exhibition is a joint project of the Department of Culture and the García Agüera Foundation.
La Leñera Room
Small room located on a mezzanine of the Cloister of the old convent, traditionally used for storing firewood, hence its name. It is a vaulted space with a special charm, suitable for small exhibitions or literary acts. Visiting hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Ethnographic Room
The first floor of the cloister of the old convent of Santa María de la Encarnación, houses a permanent ethnographic exhibition, in which numerous farm implements hang and in which a house of yesteryear is recreated.
Archaeological room
The municipal collection is constituted for the most part by materials corresponding to Prehistory, coming from archaeological sites in the municipality of Coín. A selection of the first tools carved by man is exposed, using flint and quartzite as raw material, and is completed with interesting samples (originals and replicas) of the first ceramic vessels made by hand during the Neolithic, the Chalcolithic and the Age of Bronze. This room is a joint project of the Department of Culture and the Archaeological Association of Coín.