Museu de l'Estampació de Premià de Mar

Over het 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.

Hoogtepunten

• 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

Opgericht

1983

Beheerder

Ajuntament de Premià de Mar

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: 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.

Toegankelijkheid

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

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.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

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

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel
• Kluisjes

Museum shop and ticket desk.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur

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

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