Can Marfà. Museu del Gènere de Punt
Extension of the Museu de Mataró in a former factory, devoted to the knitwear industry and to clothing from 1960 to 1980.
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About the museum
Since the early 20th century Mataró has been the Catalan capital of knitwear. Knitted goods manufacturing became one of the pillars of its economy and gave the city a recognised industrial identity within and beyond Catalonia.
The small hall of the former Marfà factory houses the extension of the Museu de Mataró devoted to the heritage of the knitwear industry. Its aim is to become a reference point for preserving and disseminating this industrial culture, and it is open to working with other museums and study and research centres to offer a view of the past, present and future of the sector.
On the first floor, the permanent exhibition shows the processes of creating and manufacturing knitted fabric and the most significant historical moments in the consolidation of this industry, with various machines donated to the city by the Fundació Jaume Vilaseca. The second floor is the reserve area for the museum's textile collections, which serves as a store and technical workspace and can also be visited. Here a selection of garments from 1960 to 1980 is displayed, with an area of mannequins, another of sample books and others for hosiery, underwear, children's wear, swimwear and sportswear, complemented by oral testimonies from the collection's documentary archive.
Can Marfà is part of the Museu de Mataró, whose main seat is at Can Serra and which also has extensions at Ca l'Arenas and at the Torre Llauder archaeological site.
Highlights
- Route through the processes of creating and manufacturing knitted fabric
- Machinery donated by the Fundació Jaume Vilaseca
- Visitable reserve area with clothing from 1960 to 1980
- Mannequins, sample books, hosiery, underwear, children's and sportswear
- Oral testimonies from the collection's documentary archive
Permanent exhibitions
- Mataró, capital del gènere de punt – Permanent exhibition on the first floor on the processes of knitwear manufacturing and the key historical moments of this industry, with machinery donated by the Fundació Jaume Vilaseca.
- Área de reserva de las colecciones textiles – Visitable space on the second floor with a selection of clothing from 1960 to 1980, mannequins, sample books and oral testimonies.
- Founded
- 2015
- Operated by
- Ayuntamiento de Mataró
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided visits “Mataró, capital del gènere de punt” on some Saturdays at 18:00; check the Cultura Mataró agenda. |
