Museu de la Mar
Venue of the Museu Marítim de Mallorca in the Port de Sóller, in a former oratory, with models, photographs and fishing and shipbuilding pieces.
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About the museum
The Museu de la Mar occupies the former oratory of Santa Caterina d’Alexandria, high up in the Port de Sóller. Since 2019 it has formed part of the Museu Marítim de Mallorca and tells the local history of Sóller and its harbour, with a collection that traces the community's relationship with the sea over the last two hundred and fifty years.
The Museu Marítim de Mallorca was created in December 2017 as a consortium between the Consell de Mallorca and the Govern de les Illes Balears. It takes over the legacy of the Museo Marítimo de Baleares, which operated between 1951 and 1972 in the Consolat de Mar building in Palma, and it has a second venue in ses Voltes, in Palma, where the maritime history of the island is addressed from a global perspective.
The exhibition room of the Port de Sóller, decorated in wood and blue tones, displays old naval pieces, models of boats, historical photographs and documents. The main themes are the master shipwrights (maestros de aixa), fishing, emigration and trade. The audiovisual room presents the project “La remor de la Memòria”, which records the intangible heritage and oral memory of the harbour through twelve testimonies.
Highlights
- Former oratory of Santa Caterina d’Alexandria overlooking the harbour
- Models of boats, historical photographs and naval pieces
- The trades of the master shipwrights, fishing, emigration and trade
- Audiovisual project “La remor de la Memòria” with twelve testimonies
Permanent exhibitions
- Exposición permanente sobre la historia marítima de Sóller – Naval pieces, models, photographs and documents spread across the exterior, the entrance and the exhibition room, with the master shipwrights, fishing, emigration and trade as main themes.
- La remor de la Memòria – Audiovisual project with twelve testimonies from people of the Port de Sóller about the harbour's intangible heritage and oral memory.
- Founded
- 2004
- Operated by
- Consorci Museu Marítim de Mallorca (Consell de Mallorca y Govern de les Illes Balears)
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission, according to the museum's listing on mallorca.com.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials
- Audio description: no information
The museum has the facilities needed for visitors with reduced mobility and hearing impairments. The videos include sign language in Catalan, Spanish and international sign language, with subtitles in Catalan, Spanish and English, and the texts are adapted for easy reading.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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| Good to know | The audiovisual room screens the project “La remor de la Memòria”, focused on the oral memory of the Port de Sóller. |
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