Terracotta Museu

Over het museum

The Terracotta Museu opened in 1991 on municipal initiative, with a room for temporary exhibitions. It occupies the buildings of a former tile and ceramic cladding factory: the La Bisbal d'Empordà town council bought the site in 1987 to house the museum. The factory had been built from 1922 onwards and from 1928 operated as the Societat Terracotta-Fuster, S.A.; production finally ceased in 1984.

In 1998, after a first partial renovation of the building, a first permanent exhibition was opened. In 2009 the museum closed for a major restoration and reopened for good at the end of 2015, with a new museological project, a renewed permanent exhibition and a cultural and leisure programme.

The collection brings together more than 15,000 pieces, including ceramic objects, tools and manufacturing machinery, mainly donated by manufacturers from La Bisbal. To these are added more than 3,000 ceramic pieces from the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands, lent by the Generalitat de Catalunya.

The building itself is part of the visit: it retains clay settling tanks, chimneys, tanks and original kilns, some of which can be walked through.

Hoogtepunten

• Former ceramic cladding factory with original chimneys and kilns
• Possibility of entering three of the four historic kilns
• Permanent exhibition on the pre-industrial, industrial and artistic ceramics of La Bisbal
• More than 15,000 pieces and manufacturing tools, as well as ceramics from all over Spain
• Ceramics workshops and visits to a working studio for groups

Vaste collectie

• Exposición permanente – Tour of the history of La Bisbal's ceramics in four areas: raw materials, pre-industrial ceramics (terrissa and rajoleria, earthenware and tile-making), industrial cladding ceramics, and artistic and decorative ceramics.

Opgericht

1991

Beheerder

Ajuntament de la Bisbal d'Empordà

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Free entry also for residents of La Bisbal d'Empordà, accredited teachers, unemployed people with the DARDO document and their dependent family members, and members of the Associació de Ceramistes de la Bisbal, the Associació de Museòlegs de Catalunya, the Associació del MNACTEC and ICOM.

Toegankelijkheid

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

Two-storey building with no architectural barriers, with a lift, two car parking spaces for people with reduced mobility and an adapted toilet with a baby-changing table. Wheelchair on loan, induction loop, relief and Braille plan, and a large-print and Braille exhibition guide at the information counter. The main audiovisual has subtitles and a version in Catalan Sign Language. Three of the four original kilns can be entered; the third of these is not accessible. There is an anticipation guide for people with autism spectrum disorder and other neurodivergent conditions.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Verschoonruimte

“El manual del petit ceramista” (The Little Potter's Manual) is a self-guided visit for children aged 5 to 12, included in the admission. There are workshops and family activities with advance booking, as well as an educational service for schools.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car from Barcelona (150 km): AP-7 to exit 9 (Vidreres/Lloret), then the C-35 and C-31 towards Palamós. From Girona (35 km) there is a Sarfa bus. On foot from the bus station: along the Carretera de Cruïlles to Carrer de l'Aigüeta, Avinguda Les Voltes and Carrer Sis d'Octubre de 1869.

Service & horeca

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Zakelijke evenementen

The permanent exhibition, two temporary exhibition rooms, two audiovisual spaces for about 60 people each, and a courtyard with a car park of about 2,000 m² can be hired. Intended uses: receptions, presentations, meetings, press conferences, screenings, outdoor activities, private visits and small-format concerts.

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