Museu de la Mediterrània

About the museum

The Museu de la Mediterrània descends from the former Museu del Montgrí i del Baix Ter, created in the early 1980s and first housed in the Casa Pastors. In 2003 it moved to Can Quintana, in order to renew the exhibition space and give it a new approach that links local heritage with Mediterranean culture. The new museum opened on 1 May 2003.

Can Quintana is a manor house from the late 15th or early 16th century, located within the town walls. It passed to the Quintana family, wealthy oil and wine merchants, and in 1907 and 1908 Rafael Masó decorated its interiors in the Noucentisme style. In the back garden grow eight centenarian palm trees, a reminder of the indiano tradition linked to the fortune the family made in Cuba. The ground floor houses the reception, the temporary exhibition rooms, classrooms and the auditorium; the permanent exhibition occupies the first floor, and the documentation centre is in the attic.

The permanent exhibition, entitled “Mediterrània. Natura, Cultura i Diversitat”, explores the landscape of the Montgrí, the Medes Islands and the Baix Ter through sound and music. The museum also has a documentation centre on the Montgrí, the Medes and the Baix Ter, and an educational offer for all levels.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition “Mediterrània. Natura, Cultura i Diversitat”
• Interactive cobla and a map of folk instruments with listening points
• Can Quintana manor house with interiors by Rafael Masó
• Garden with centenarian palm trees from the indiano tradition
• Documentation centre on the Montgrí, the Medes and the Baix Ter

Permanent exhibition

• Mediterrània. Natura, Cultura i Diversitat – Permanent exhibition on the first floor on the cultural landscape of the Montgrí and the Baix Ter, with music, sounds, an interactive cobla and a map of Mediterranean folk instruments.

Founded

2003

Operated by

Ajuntament de Torroella de Montgrí

Director

Gerard Cruset Galceran

Admission & discounts

Free admission: First Sunday of each month, 18 May (International Museum Day), 25 August (Diada de Sant Genís), the European Heritage Days and the Fira de Sant Andreu.

Temporary exhibitions are free. Free entry also for unemployed people, members of ICOM and AMC, teachers and professional tourist guides. Accreditation cards must be shown at reception.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• 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

Museum fully accessible for people with reduced mobility: ramps, lift, automatic doors, a double-height reception counter and an adapted toilet. Induction loop. Free Visitmuseum app with texts and audio in Catalan, Aranese, Spanish, English and French; the museum lends tablets with the app.

Kids & families

• Baby changing facilities

Baby-changing facilities in both the men's and women's toilets.

Getting there & parking

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum shop. The museum also hires out spaces.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The museum offers its spaces for hire; details are on its website.

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