Entrance to the Manresa Water and Textile Museum (MAT)


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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 2 hours

Departs: Barcelona, Barcelona

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Discover the history and development of the Catalan and Manresa textile industry, from the end of the Middle Ages to the present day, thanks to the exhibition dedicated to cinteria. You can also discover in the exhibition dedicated to the Manresa irrigation channel how a canal built in the 14th century continues to supply more than 150,000 people today.

• Visit impressive water tanks built in the 19th century with a capacity of up to 12 million liters
• Learn about the history, uses and peculiarities of the Manresa textile industry par excellence, the cinteria.
• Discover the history of the Manresa canal, an impressive medieval canal that has supplied a large territory since the 14th century and which is still in use today.
• Family activities on demand, Museum Scape for up to 20 people!

Discover the secrets that a former textile worker left hidden in the museum and one of the reference museums in Catalonia.


What's Included

Access without waiting in lines

What's Not Included

Snacks


Traveler Information

  • CHILD: Age: 0 - 7
  • YOUTH: Age: 8 - 18
  • ADULT: Age: 19 - 64
  • SENIOR: Age: 65 - 100

Additional Info

  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitised between use
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Face masks required for travellers in public areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Museu de la Tecnica de Manresa
The Manresa Water and Fabric Museum was opened in 1992 inside the city's impressive water tanks, now emptied and restored. Since 2009 they have hosted two exhibitions that tell us, on the one hand, the importance of the arrival of water in the city thanks to the construction of the Manresa canal, an impressive 26-kilometre canal built in the 14th century and which continues to supply the territory today. day, and on the other, the evolution of the Catalan textile industry from the end of the Middle Ages to the present day, which has a set of unique machinery due to its variety and good state of conservation.

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