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Municipal Museum of Alcázar de San Juan

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The Municipal Museum of Alcázar de San Juan is an archeology museum with contemporary art exhibitions located in the old Posada de Santo Domingo in the Municipality of Alcázar de San Juan in the province of Ciudad Real, Castilla-La-Mancha, Spain.

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Municipal Museum of Alcázar de San Juan
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Calle Santo Domingo
13600
Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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