Museu Municipal Castell (MMUC)
Local history museum in the castle of Rubí, with free admission and a route from prehistory to the present focused on human mobility.
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About the museum
The museum occupies the castle of Rubí, which the town council restored to conserve and promote the town's heritage. From late 1995 until November 1998 it was run by the Fundación Centro Europeo del Patrimonio, and the Castell Ecomuseu Urbà opened in 1996. In 2000 it reopened under municipal management, aiming to become a local history museum, and the building was declared a Bien Cultural de Interés Local (protected local heritage site); in 2001 it joined the Red de Museos Locales of the Diputació de Barcelona.
For a time it kept the ecomuseum model, focused on the relationship between heritage and environment, until in 2007 it was renamed the Museu Municipal Castell and strengthened its orientation towards the study and dissemination of local history. In 2009, together with accessibility works (ramps in the courtyard and an interior lift), the content of the permanent exhibition was completely renewed.
The permanent exhibition offers a journey through time, from the prehistoric origins of the town, with settlements beside the riera (dry watercourse), the Iberians and the Romanisation, to the Middle Ages around the castle and the church of Sant Pere, the expansion of vineyards and industrialisation, and the arrival of the railway and migrations, with human mobility as the common thread. The MMUC also has two municipal exhibition spaces, the Antiga Estació (old station) and the Aula Cultural.
Highlights
- Permanent exhibition on the history of Rubí from prehistory to the present
- Free admission
- Restored castle, Bien Cultural de Interés Local
- Medieval graffiti in the castle and Roman, medieval and modern pieces
- Original furniture of the Ateneu and bronze seal of La Bastida
Permanent exhibition
- Exposición permanente: de la prehistoria a la actualidad – A journey through time across the formation and evolution of Rubí from prehistory, with human mobility and the collective construction of the territory as the common thread.
- Founded
- 1996
- Operated by
- Ajuntament de Rubí
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
The museum can be visited free of charge. Group visits must be arranged in advance.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The museum is fully accessible to visitors in wheelchairs; to use the lift you simply ask the staff at the entrance. Only guide dogs are admitted. The museum also offers the proposal “La mirada tàctil” on accessibility and interpretation.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Photography | Photographing, filming or using a mobile phone inside the exhibition rooms is not allowed, not even without flash. |
| Good to know | Free visit with a map, no booking. Groups (minimum 5 people) must book about fifteen days in advance by email or phone, Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 14:00, whether or not they request a guide; each group must be accompanied by at least one leader (two if it exceeds 20 people). Backpacks, suitcases or bags larger than 30 × 30 cm, umbrellas, drinks and food may not be taken into the rooms. |
