Museum Entrance Holidays Clothing Food Games Welcome to the Museum of Spain Amanda’s Office

Curator’s Office Emporia State University I am an sophomore at Emporia State University. I am majoring in Elementary Education with a minor in Spanish. I have an emphasis in Special Education. Amanda Erwin Note: Virtual museums were first introduced by educators at Keith Valley Middle School in Horsham, Pennsylvania. This template was designed by Dr. Christy Keeler. View the Educational Virtual Museums website for more information on this instructional technique.Keith Valley Middle SchoolDr. Christy KeelerEducational Virtual Museums Return to Entry

Room 1 Return to Entry Holidays: Hispanic Day

Room 2 Return to Entry Artifact 6Clothing

Room 3 Return to Entry Artifact 10Games

Room 4 Return to Entry Artifact 14Food

hispanic day picture Hispanic Day is an annual national public holiday in Spain on October 12. It commemorates when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas in It is celebrate every year, it is even celebrate around the world. Return to Exhibit Holidays: Hispanic Day

Clothing Link Spanish clothiers stitched together rather sober designs making use of the period's heavy fabrics. They then decorated their work with gold and silver thread, bejeweling the fabric with pearls and other gems, an influence left behind by the Moors. Return to Exhibit Clothing

Games Link Soccer in Spain is similar to religion. They express their devotion to the Spanish beloved sport. While at one point the essential Sunday activity was going to church in the morning, now it is watching the Sunday night fixtures. Return to Exhibit Games

Food Link Originating in Valencia, paella is a rice dish prepared with seafood. Of all the foods in Spain, this is the most popular. In this dish, savory yellow rice is combined with tomatoes, onions, peas, shellfish, squid, clams and chicken drumsticks. These ingredients are cooked in a large saucepan over an open fire with olive oil and salt.. Return to Exhibit Food

Flag Link Spain occupies 85% of the Iberian Peninsula. Off Spain's east coast in the Mediterranean are the Balearic Islands the largest of which is Majorca. The capital of Spain is Madrid. Spain is the Fourth largest country in Europe. Return to Exhibit Back Wall Artifact