Visit the Semana Santa Museum to see beautiful recreations of Egyptian costumes, chariots and more   The Museo Azul de la Semana Santa (MASS) in Lorca is hosting an exhibition titled ‘Our Treasures of Egypt’ between May 16 and September 1, 2024.   Lorca is no stranger to the culture of Ancient Egypt. In its famous Holy Week parades at Easter, you can see people dressed as Pharaoh Ramses II and his wife the beautiful Nefertari, and..

The Virgen de la Amargura is the figurehead of the Paso Blanco in the Semana Santa processions of Lorca The historical and religious heritage of the city of Lorca goes back hundreds of years, but one of the most revered religious sculptures, that of the Virgen de la Amargura, is only now celebrating the 75th anniversary of her delivery to the Paso Blanco brotherhood, who parade her in their processions during the internationally famous annual..

The spectacular embroideries of Semana Santa in Lorca can be seen throughout the year in these four museums Lorca embroideries are famed throughout Spain Every town and city in the Region of Murcia has its curiosities, quirks and unique traditions, but none is as colourful and passionate as the Semana Santa (Easter week) celebrations in the City of Lorca, the outstanding feature of this extraordinary week being the embroideries created..

Lorca is famed for the embroideries featured in the annual biblical processions in Easter Week (Semana Santa) One of the most impressive and ebullient expressions of faith which can be seen anywhere in the Region of Murcia is the remarkable collection of embroidered pieces which the Lorca brotherhoods continue to expand and parade during the annual Easter week (Semana Santa) processions in the City of Lorca. The "Biblical processions..

Exquisite embroidery features in the annual biblical processions of Lorca Semana Santa (Easter week) in Lorca is an extraordinary week, as although the religious acts follow the similar pattern of processions charting the last acts of drama in the life of Christ, as in other parts of Spain, the city stands out for its exceptional embroideries and the "biblical processions" in which they parade. Although the brotherhoods of Lorca..

The museum contains pieces relating to the Semana Santa processions in Lorca Lorca has gained a fully justified reputation for artistic creativity due to the incredible biblical processions of Semana Santa week, the robes, standards and embroideries taking artistic creativity to a new level. Four brotherhoods work throughout the year to not only maintain and restore their existing collections, but also continue to amplify them, constantly..

This is one of four museums dedicated to the embroideries of the Semana Santa processions in Lorca The Museo de Bordados del Paso Encarnado, often known by the acronym MuPaEn, is one of four museums in Lorca  dedicated to the remarkable embroideries associated with the biblical processions which are held in Semana Santa (Easter Week) every year in the city of Lorca. The Paso Encarnado, officially entitled the Archicofradía del Santísimo..