Museo Textil de Béjar
Museum of Béjar's textile industry in the former Tintes Gilart factory, with more than 60 machines, a waterfall and historic photographs.
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About the museum
Béjar has had a long textile tradition since the 13th century. In the mid-19th century the town had some 200 factories producing more than 750,000 varas (Spanish yards) of cloth and employing around 4,000 people. The museum pays tribute to that industrial history and was founded to preserve and promote the scientific and technical heritage generated by industry in Béjar.
To this end the town council acquired the San Albín estate, a former industrial complex on the northern slope of the town, beside the river and the San Albín bridge, where the company Tintes Gilart operated until recently. The complex consists of two buildings of two and three storeys joined by a central block that housed the hydraulic machinery. It retains a waterfall (salto de agua) with its own turbine, a very characteristic feature of the town's traditional factories.
Inside, more than 60 textile machines are displayed, along with a collection of some 80 large-format photographs of Béjar's factories, a display of sewing machines, the button sample book of the Emilio Muñoz García factory and several military uniforms. It is a good visit for understanding how work was organised in the cloth factories and how the power of water was harnessed.
Highlights
- More than 60 textile machines
- Former Tintes Gilart factory with a waterfall and its own turbine
- Some 80 large-format photographs of Béjar's factories
- Display of sewing machines
- Button sample book of the Emilio Muñoz García factory
- Collection of military uniforms
Permanent exhibition
- Colección permanente de maquinaria y fotografía textil – More than 60 textile machines, photographs of Béjar's factories, sewing machines, buttons and military uniforms in the former Tintes Gilart factory.
- Operated by
- Ayuntamiento de Béjar
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2 |
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| Reduced | €1 |
| Groups (11+ people) | €1 per personGuided visits for groups of more than 10 people with advance booking: camaraoscura@aytobejar.com. |
Free admission: Wednesdays: free admission.
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
Beside the San Albín bridge, on the northern slope of the town.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided visits for groups of more than 10 people by advance booking by email (camaraoscura@aytobejar.com). |
