Vitrina CERO: From Greek Tragedy to Roman Comedy — Classical Theatre

Every actor on a Greek or Roman stage was a man. A mask let him switch characters and play the women's parts, and thick-soled boots called coturnos made him tall enough to be seen from far off. This case explains how that theatre began, with songs for Dionysus, and how it reached us.

It is a single vitrine, the Vitrina Cero, which the museum changes every three months. You pass it at the entrance to the permanent collection on floor 0. Ceramics, coins and old books from the 16th century to today come from the museum's library, which holds over 5,000 antiquarian books on Greece and Rome. The occasion is 130 years since Sagunto's Roman theatre was declared a National Monument.

It closes on 18 October and is included in the €3 ticket, free on Saturdays from 14:00 and Sunday mornings. An easy-read leaflet is on the museum's site.