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Graphic Archive of the Pop Era

Santa Colomba de Somoza, Astorga, León

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Graphic Archive of the Pop Era

Curiosity · Santa Colomba de Somoza, Astorga, León

The Graphic Archive of the Pop Era, popularly known as the Pop Museum, opened in 2024 in the former Casa de las Maestras in Santa Colomba de Somoza, in the heart of Maragatería and beside the Camino Francés. It is run by the Fundación Club 45, created by the musician Alejandro Díez Garín -Álex Cooper, former leader of the mod band Los Flechazos-, and brings together a collection built up over more than 35 years on 1960s pop music: vinyl records, magazines, sheet music, posters and objects such as a Rickenbacker 325 guitar, Vox amplifiers or a Lambretta motorcycle. The visit is arranged in three rooms -British Beat, Europe and Curiosities- focused above all on British beat music and mod subculture, and is completed with a study room, a space for concerts and workshops, and free admission.

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