Museu de l'Estampació de Premià de Mar

About the museum

The museum began its activity before 1979, promoted by the Associació d'Estudis Científics i Culturals de Premià de Mar, and that year it became municipal. Its first home was the farmhouse of Can Manent, and in 1986 it was definitively inaugurated as a museum with a permanent exhibition. The present venue, the Fábrica del Gas (Gas Factory), built in 1884 and refurbished from 2000, was opened on 14 April 2002; warehouses 3 and 4, which once served to purify gas and store coal, now house the museum.

According to the museum itself, it is the only one in the Spanish State specialised in textile printing. It explains printing as both an art and a technique over time, and its role in the industrialisation of Catalonia, from the 18th-century indianas (printed cotton fabrics) to the present day. Its holdings come mainly from bequests of companies such as La España Industrial, Ponsa, Lyon-Barcelona, Vilumara, Vidiestil and Sanpere: original drawings, moulds, tools and machinery, sample books, printed fabrics, archives and a specialist library.

The museum also keeps an exhibition on the archaeology of Premià de Mar. The permanent exhibition was dismantled in 2025 to install a photovoltaic roof between the two buildings, and since 2 June 2025 the museum has remained closed to the public until further notice, although it continues with workshops and occasional activities.

Highlights

• The only museum in the Spanish State specialising in textile printing, according to the museum itself
• Holdings from companies such as La España Industrial, Lyon-Barcelona, Ponsa and Vilumara
• Original drawings, moulds, sample books and printing machinery
• Archaeology room of Premià de Mar
• Gas Factory of 1884, refurbished as a museum

Founded

1983

Operated by

Ajuntament de Premià de Mar

Admission & discounts

Free admission: The first Sunday of each month and open days.

Rates published before the closure. Free admission also for members of ICOM, accredited teachers, accredited unemployed people and, on the combined ticket, residents of Premià de Mar. The temporary exhibitions were free.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

According to the museum, the building and the Gas Factory site have no architectural barriers and have ramps and lifts. The permanent exhibition included tactile modules, braille dossiers and raised images. The museum has drawn up an accessibility plan whose proposals will be incorporated progressively.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Weekend family workshops (€4) and workshops for schools in the museum's workshop room.

Getting there & parking

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop
• Lockers

Museum shop and ticket desk.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The museum offers spaces for presentations, lectures and similar events.

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