Museu d'Alcover
Museum in Alcover with permanent exhibitions on the Triassic fossils of the Alcover-Mont-ral site and bourgeois life in Ca Batistó.
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About the museum
The Museu d’Alcover is an autonomous body run by a municipal board of trustees and has been entered in the museum register of the Generalitat de Catalunya since 2014. Its mission is to generate and share knowledge about the diversity and evolution of the natural world and of society, with the aim of universal accessibility. It is based in Ca Batistó, a house in Alcover's old town that once belonged to a well-to-do family.
The collections comprise some 12,000 objects from very different fields, such as ethnology, palaeontology and archaeology. The palaeontology collection, the best documented, exceeds 2,000 fossils, around 400 of them from the Triassic site of Alcover-Mont-ral; close to 900 specimens from this site are also held by the Museu de Geologia del Seminari de Barcelona. The museum collaborates on research with the Centre d’Història Natural de la Conca de Barberà and the Institut Català de Paleontologia.
The exhibition “Triàsic, explosió de vida” presents the remains from the site, a former deep, oxygen-free and very salty lagoon that preserved the animals in exceptional detail. In Ca Batistó, the exhibition “Ca Batistó, modernitat burgesa” shows how the well-to-do homes of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were the first to modernise. The museum completes its offer with the MiMo space, dedicated to the Glorieta river valley, and the Ruta Bandolera through the old town.
Highlights
- “Triàsic, explosió de vida” exhibition with fossils from the Alcover-Mont-ral site
- The jellyfish Alcoveria brevis and the reptile Cosesaurus aviceps
- One of the most complete Triassic fish collections in Catalonia
- Ca Batistó, a bourgeois house from the late 19th and early 20th centuries
- MiMo space on the Glorieta river valley
Permanent exhibitions
- Triàsic, explosió de vida – Presents all the remains from the Triassic site of Alcover-Mont-ral and shows the life and landscape of the Muntanyes de Prades when the area was an ancient sea; highlights include the jellyfish Alcoveria brevis and the fish collection.
- Ca Batistó, modernitat burgesa – In the house's principal rooms, the exhibition shows how well-to-do families of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were the first to install bathrooms, electric lighting, radios and new furniture, and how the image of women changed.
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- Patronat municipal del Museu d’Alcover
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Reduced | €2Over 65s, students, teachers, large families and single-parent families |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 11 · Free admission for children under 12. |
| Seniors | €2Reduced fare from 65 years old. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree admission for people with disabilities, with proof. |
| Students & apprentices | €2Reduced fare. |
| Guided tour | €8Reduced fare of €6: over 65s, students, large and single-parent families, groups of 15 to 20 people, children under 12, holders of a Carné Joven, the AMC card or the ICOM card, unemployed people, people with disabilities and residents of Alcover. |
| Triàsic en família | €10Reduced fare of €8 for children aged 5 to 12 and people with disabilities; free for ages 0 to 4 and for holders of the Club Súper 3 card. |
Free admission also for holders of the Carné Joven, the AMC card and the ICOM card, unemployed people and residents of Alcover, with documentary proof.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Lift and ramps; accessible toilets with baby-changing facilities. Free guided tours in Catalan Sign Language (LSC) and some audiovisual resources with sign language. Free audio guides in Catalan, Spanish, English and French; exhibition texts and videos in four languages. Seating in all exhibitions and hands-on mechanical elements. Guide dogs are allowed. Adapted tours are offered to groups from organisations working with people at risk of exclusion. Free car parks are about a 5-minute walk away.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 11 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
- Baby changing facilities
“Triàsic en família” is a permanent activity, by booking, in which children and adults explore fossils from an ancient sea, make a fossil replica to take home, listen to the story of the “Peix Pedra” and visit Ca Batistó. It costs €10 (€8 for ages 5 to 12); free for ages 0 to 4. Book by phone or WhatsApp; payment is made in cash on the day of the visit.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Parada de autobús (Monbus) · 200 m
Bus (Monbus): stop about 200 m from the museum. Train (Renfe): station about 500 m away.
By car
No on-site parking at the museum.
The museum has no car park of its own. Free public car parks: Avinguda Catalunya (suitable for cars and buses) and Lluís Companys (Carrer Onze de Setembre, 18).
The museum is in the old town, in the house Ca Batistó.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes (CA, ES, EN, FR) |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Free audio guides. Guided tour: €8 (reduced €6), with advance booking by phone or WhatsApp. |
