Museu del Calçat i de la Indústria

Over het museum

The museum explains the history of footwear and related industries in Mallorca from the 13th century to the present. Inca and the Raiguer region were the island's main centre of the footwear industry, with quality production based on the Goodyear welt system.

It is installed in the general services block of a former infantry barracks, known as the cuartel del General Luque, built between 1909 and 1910 to designs by the architect Francesc Roca. The building was converted into a museum and opened on 2 June 2010 under the name Museu del Calçat i de la Pell (Footwear and Leather Museum).

At the end of 2018 it reopened under its current name and with a broader exhibition approach, after a participatory process in which local residents and former workers decided how to present their heritage. Almost all the machines, tools, shoes, drawings, documents and photographs come from donations and loans from companies and individuals in the region.

The permanent collection occupies the first floor and includes traditional tools, industrial machinery, objects from the auxiliary industries, a photographic tribute to the workers, collection footwear, fashion, sector advertising and a “Wunderkammer”.

Hoogtepunten

• Industrial machinery for making Goodyear-welted footwear
• Traditional cobbler's tools and objects from the auxiliary industries
• Collection footwear and the “Calçat avui” display case with Mallorcan brands
• Photographic tribute to the footwear workers of the Raiguer
• Free admission with voluntary donation

Vaste collectie

• Exposición permanente del Museu del Calçat i de la Indústria – Tour of traditional tools, industrial machinery, auxiliary industries, collection footwear, and the fashion and advertising of the footwear sector in Mallorca.

Opgericht

2010

Beheerder

Ajuntament d'Inca

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Free admission with voluntary donation. Activities for educational centres are free, with a recommended donation of €1 per pupil.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The museum is adapted for people with reduced mobility: adapted parking, an adapted route, adapted toilets and an adapted counter; there are also resources for children.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

Workshops and visits for educational centres and guided visits for families (groups of at least 8 people); the museum has resources for children.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

• Café
• Garderobe
• Wifi

Free Wi-Fi, café, free left luggage (bags up to 57 × 56 × 40 cm, to be collected the same day), rest areas, library and toilets. Pets are not allowed in.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur

Lecture hall lent free of charge on booking via a form on the website; there are also rooms for events.

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