Museo Eléctrico de Melilla
Museum of the Gaselec Foundation on the history of electricity in Melilla during the 20th century; visits are suspended for renovation works.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Fundación Gaselec, a private non-profit cultural institution, was created in Melilla in 2004. In 2018 it opened the Museo Eléctrico de Melilla in the premises of Gaselec, devoted to the history of electrical energy in the city throughout the 20th century.
The collection brings together devices and objects that brought electricity to Melilla's homes and industries and that technological developments have made obsolete. The route runs from a “Catecismo Histórico” of 1786 to pieces from the 1980s, and is organised into four sections: medical and household appliances, measuring instruments, two transformer stations and a workshop with a forge; high-voltage switches, meters, insulators and power transformers; typewriters, teleprinters and telefax machines; and the company's account books from 1914 onwards, the television studio of Cablemel TV and a printing press donated by the Tercio Gran Capitán 1.º de La Legión (Legion regiment). The foundation also presents a more recent collection on the history of 20th-century radio communication.
Highlights
- History of electricity in Melilla during the 20th century
- High-voltage switches, meters and power transformers
- Typewriters, teleprinters and telefax machines
- Company account books from 1914
- Television studio of Cablemel TV and printing press of the Tercio Gran Capitán
Permanent exhibition
- Colección del Museo Eléctrico – Devices and objects showing the development of electricity in Melilla from 1786 until the 1980s, along with a collection on radio communication.
- Founded
- 2018
- Operated by
- Fundación Gaselec
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Groups (8+ people) | –Free guided tours for groups of at least 8 people, with prior booking. |
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Free admission.
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
The museum is in the premises of Gaselec, at Calle Comandante García Morato, 3.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours are for groups of at least 8 people and require prior booking via the form on the website, by telephone or by email. |
