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It is part of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Las Nieves and exposes the history of the devotion to the Virgin through the offerings, documents and some of the costumes of both the Virgin and the Child Jesus who accompanies her. The photographs, votive offerings and offerings, especially made by palm trees and palm trees that went to war or emigration to America are of great interest to understand the History of this City and the Island of La Palma. The Museum-Dressing Room of the Virgin of Las Nieves is divided into several rooms around the Dressing Room of the Virgin, a room dedicated to the contemplation of the Sacred icon.

Modeled in polychrome terracotta in the 15th century, it constitutes one of the oldest devotional images in the Canary Islands, and one of the most representative symbols of the identity of the Palmero people. During the tour, the visitor will be able to contemplate the three main rooms:

• the Dressing Room of the Virgin. Built in 1684 in order to dress and undress the image of Our Lady of Las Nieves, it was enlarged and rebuilt in 1993. It shows a selection of the rich costume and jewelry box of the Virgin, made up of brocades and various pieces from the 16th century onwards.

• The votive offerings room (paintings, photographic portraits, wax figures or silver and metal) is one of the most important in Spain, of extraordinary ethnographic, historical and cultural value.

• Slave Room: true social, cultural and spiritual focus, for centuries it housed the slavery of Nuestra Señora de Las Nieves, a family brotherhood dedicated to fervent worship. Paintings, printed books, documents and emblems, as well as a lattice window, which allows us to contemplate the venerated image from inside the room, tell us about the splendor of its past.