The next stop on the cultural route through the municipality of Santa Eulària des Riu is just 200 metres from the Puig de Missa church: the Ethnography Museum of Ibiza. Open in Can Ros, a farmhouse that is over 300 years old and has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest, the museum offers a complete ethnographic collection and allows visitors to learn about the characteristics that define the unique rural architecture of Ibiza, one of the main heritages of our island.
Renowned architects such as Le Corbusier, Erwin Broner and Josep Lluís Sert highlighted the ingenious architectural solutions of the island's traditional dwellings, as well as its long tradition. We recommend that you take the time during your visit to explore this excellent example of Ibiza's rural architecture at your leisure, where you will find the porxo or main hall, the kitchen, the wine cellar, the oil press, the well, the cistern and, on the upper floor, the cases de dormir (bedrooms) and the porxet (balcony).
The rooms of the house house house the museum's permanent exhibition, which includes clothing, jewellery, domestic objects, farming and trade utensils, musical instruments, weapons and objects for personal use.
Visiting hours
From 1 October to 31 March: Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 2pm and Sundays from 11am to 1.30pm. Closed Mondays and public holidays, as well as from 20 December to 20 January.
From 1 April to 30 September: Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm and from 5.30 pm to 8 pm; and Sundays from 11 am to 1.30 pm. Mondays and public holidays closed.
Curiosities
Can Ros has its own press for making wine, which is located inside a cave in the rock. It also has the honour of being the birthplace of Father Antonio Guasch i Bufí (1879 - 1965), a Jesuit priest and linguist who spoke and wrote in 12 languages, as well as being a scholar of the Guaraní language.