Ninots and Ninot Exhibition

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: A ninot is a figure that is part of a falla scene. It is an individual, free-standing satirical figure, usually in the shape of a popular character or famous person.
: A Ninot Indultat is a pardoned ninot, meaning it has been spared from the fire of the Cremà by popular vote.
: Every year, two Ninots Indultats are elected by popular vote. But these are not the only ninots that will be spared from the fire.

It is customary for Falleras Mayores, committee presidents, and the Fallas Artists Guild to keep some of the ninots for themselves or to display them in the Museo del Gremio Artesano de Artistas Falleros.
: The Ninots Indultats chosen by popular vote are displayed in the Museo Faller.
: The Ninots Indultats are chosen by popular vote. Anyone who goes to see the Exposició del Ninot can vote.

You can learn more about the selection process in the relevant section of this article.
: The Exposició del Ninot is currently held in the Museo de Ciencias Príncipe Felip in the City of Arts and Sciences.
: The Exposició del Ninot is the exhibition in which the Ninots Indultats are chosen.
: The Exposició del Ninot was first put up in 1934.

You can learn more about its origins and the Fallas artist that came up with the idea in the relevant section of this article.
: The Recogida del Ninot is the act of bringing the ninots that have not become Ninots Indultats back to their casal fallero of origin. This is a very festive, loud, and cheerful event, albeit lesser well-known than other Fallas events.

You can learn more about it in the relevant section of this article.
: The Museu Faller is where all the Ninots Indultats (since 1934) are held.
: The Museo del Gremio Artesano de Artistas Falleros is where the ninots chosen (and saved from the fire) by the Fallas Artists Guild for their artistic value are held.