Museu dos Têxteis MUTEX
Museum in the former Corga wool carding and spinning factory in Cebolais de Cima, dedicated to the textile industry and the people who made it.
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About the museum
The Museu dos Têxteis MUTEX occupies the premises of the former Empresa de Cardação e Fiação da Corga, Lda. (Corga Wool Carding and Spinning Company Ltd.), in Cebolais de Cima, in the municipality of Castelo Branco. The wool carding and spinning factory was founded in 1939 and rebuilt in the 1950s after a fire. The building now belongs to the municipality.
The museum opened in July 2017 and presents the industrial and technical heritage of the textile sector, paying tribute to the people who developed this industry in Cebolais de Cima and in Retaxo. In one of the buildings there are films, models and exhibition modules, as well as samples and weaving mechanisms that visitors can try out. In the other, the original carding and spinning machinery is preserved, together with a wooden hand loom and large weaving machines.
The route also includes a memory space dedicated to workers and entrepreneurs, a hand-weaving workshop and the company archive of the former factory. The museum has a shop selling textile products and crafts, and a café.
Highlights
- Original wool carding and spinning machinery
- Wooden hand loom and large weaving machines
- Memory space dedicated to workers and entrepreneurs
- Audiovisual room and weaving mechanisms to try
- Hand-weaving workshop and company archive
Permanent exhibitions
- Maquinaria de cardação e fiação – Original equipment of the former Corga factory, with a wooden hand loom and large weaving machines.
- Espaço experimental e espaço de memória – Audiovisual room, weaving mechanisms to try and a tribute to the workers and entrepreneurs of the textile sector.
- Founded
- 2017
- Operated by
- Município de Castelo Branco
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €1 |
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| Reduced | €0.50Seniors (over 65) and groups of 12 or more people: €0.50. |
| Seniors | €0.50Over 65. |
| Students & apprentices | freeFree admission for students. |
| Groups (12+ people) | €0.50 per personGroups of 12 or more people; 50% discount for organised groups from IPSS (private social solidarity institutions) and other non-profit entities. |
Free admission: Sundays and public holidays; mornings of the first Sunday of each month (from opening until 13:00).
General ticket: €1.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
- Hands-on stations
There are weaving mechanisms that visitors can try out.
Getting there & parking
The museum is in Cebolais de Cima, near Castelo Branco.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
Shop with textile products and crafts; café on the premises.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | The guides demonstrate and explain how the original machinery works. |
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