Museu-Arxiu de Sant Andreu de Llavaneres
Local museum and archive of Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, housed in the Can Caralt manor house, with collections on ethnography, image and sound, and art.
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About the museum
The museum was founded in 1982 in the Casal of Sant Andreu de Llavaneres on the initiative of Joaquim Bertran. Its aim was to gather, classify, study and display objects and documents of local history. The first pieces were old objects donated by residents or collected by Bertran himself.
Bertran's passion for photography led him to document the public events of the town for years, and those images became part of the archive. His interest later extended to cameras, film equipment and radios, which now form part of the collection of historical objects. In 1997 the museum moved to Ca l'Alfaro, and in 2004 it was installed in Can Caralt.
Can Caralt is an 18th-century masia that Josep Caralt i d'Argila transformed into a manor house in the second half of the 19th century. Today the museum holds more than 4,000 objects, more than 300 paintings and sculptures, and an archive with documents dating back to the 16th century. It forms part of the network of local museums of the Diputació de Barcelona.
Highlights
- Can Caralt manor house, an 18th-century masia remodelled in the 19th century
- Collection of ethnographic objects
- Image and sound collection: radios, cameras and projectors
- Art collection with painting and sculpture from the late 19th century
- Archive with documents from the 16th century
- Founded
- 1982
- Operated by
- Ayuntamiento de Sant Andreu de Llavaneres
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Adults | free |
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Admission is free.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The facilities are accessible for people with reduced mobility; it is advisable to notify the museum in advance so that access can be arranged. There is one reserved parking space.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Plaça de la Vila / Avinguda de Catalunya · 10-min walk
Rodalies R1 train (direction Arenys de Mar, Calella or Maçanet-Massanes) to Sant Andreu de Llavaneres station, then bus to the Plaza de la Vila. C20 Moventis bus from Mataró, stop “Avinguda de Catalunya”.
By car
Parking available
Five parking spaces, one of them reserved for people with reduced mobility.
- Accessible parking
From the Plaza de la Vila there is signage to the museum, about ten minutes on foot; from the “Avinguda de Catalunya” stop it is about five minutes' walk along the Carretera de Sant Vicenç.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The website has a 360-degree virtual tour of the museum and a section of educational activities. |
