Museo del Vidrio y Cristal

Museo del Vidrio y Cristal is a private collection museum in an 18th-century house at Plazuela Santísimo Cristo de la Sangre, 2, in central Málaga. Guided visits bring together glass and crystal from ancient cultures to modern times, with antique furniture, ceramics, paintings and period interiors that show how the pieces were used and displayed. The collection spans more than 3,000 objects. Go for the guide-led stories as much as the glass: the personal tours add context on the objects, their techniques and the house itself.

A collection inside an 18th-century home

Museo del Vidrio y Cristal occupies a restored 18th-century house in the San Felipe Neri area of central Málaga. The domestic setting is part of the visit: glass and crystal sit among period furniture, ceramics, paintings and decorative objects, arranged to give a sense of their historical surroundings.

The collection contains more than 3,000 glass objects from different cultures and eras. The displays range from ancient Egyptian, Phoenician, Greek and Roman examples to later European work and modern pieces. Rather than treating glass as a single craft, the collection traces different uses and techniques across time.

What the guided visit covers

Visits take place with a guide. The tour connects the objects to their materials, production and historical context, and helps explain details that can be easy to miss when looking at glass on its own. Guides also bring the house and its furnishings into the story, so the visit covers more than the collection’s central medium.

Visitors have encountered works by artists including Andy Warhol and Salvador Dalí, alongside glassware, crystal, stained glass and decorative arts. The displays also include pieces associated with makers such as Webb, Daum and Wedgwood. The precise objects shown across the rooms span a broad range of periods and styles.