MNACTEC

The Museum of Science and Industry of Catalonia (Catalan: Museu de la Ciència i de la Tècnica de Catalunya, Spanish: Museo de la Ciencia y de la Técnica de Cataluña) known by its acronym (mNACTEC) is a museum in Terrassa, near Barcelona in Catalonia and Spain. The museum is an Anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage. ^[1]

Building

The weaving shed columns with the roof and line-shafting.

The museum is housed in the iconic Vapor Aymerich, Amat i Jover^{[lower-alpha 1]} in Terrassa near Barcelona. It was designed by the Catalan architect Lluís Muncunill for Messrs Aymerich, Amat i Jover in 1909. He solved the problem of roofing the immense weaving shed with row upon row of 161 shell-shaped half arches, each with gently curving windows: this served the same function as the saw-toothed north lights in a Lancashire weaving shed. The columns broke up the usable space of the factory so had to be carefully placed around the looms. The columns functioned as rain water drainage, and held the line shafting that transmitted power from the stationary steam engine to the looms. The engine house and other parts of the building feature the Catalan vault. The factory was severely affected by the flooding of 1963 (Catalan: Riuada del Vallès) and it finally closed in 1978. It was bought by the state in 1983 and opened as a museum. ^[1]

Museum

mNACTEC runs several museums across Catalonia, this one specialises on textiles. The aim of the museum is to provide a comprehensive overview of the history of knowledge and technology in Catalonia, and the process of industrialisation. It starts with the Neolithic revolution, shows power generation techniques with waterwheels, electricity and turbine drives and solar technology. ^[1]

Collections

Lluís Muncunill: the works of the architect
Homo Faber: evolution of technology, from Neolithic times up to the Industrial revolution
The textile mill (La Fàbrica Tèxtil): A complete cotton factory
Enérgeia: Energy
El transport i motos Montesa: Collection of cars, lorries, engines, aeroplanes, motorbikes and bicycles.
La terrassa del Sol: experiments investigating the power and functioning of the sun.
Mentora Alsina: Virtual visit to the physics laboratory of Ferran Alsina.
Área d'interpretació del mNACTEC: multifunctional space relating to the industry of Catalonia.
El cos humà: Intrepretation of the body and the Fundació-Museu d'Història de la Medicina de Catalunya, historic medical instrument collection.^[2]

References

Notes

↑ The Spanish associate a cotton mill with the steam engine (Vapor) used to drive it.

Footnotes

1 2 3 "ERIH: Catalonian Museum of Science and Industry". European Route of Industrial Heritage. 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
↑ mnactec.cat collections

External links

Coordinates: 41°33′54″N 2°00′19″E / 41.5651°N 2.0053°E / 41.5651; 2.0053

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Museum Website

European Route of Industrial Heritage

Anchor sites	Augsburg textile and industry museum August Horch Museum Zwickau Beringen coal preparation plant Big Pit National Coal Museum Blaenavon Ironworks Bocholt textile museum Bois du Cazier Calais lace museum Chatham Historic Dockyard Brick Works De Panoven Continium Derwent Valley Mills Espace Métal, Grossouvre Gasometer Oberhausen Geevor Tin Mine Guido mine Heartlands, Redruth Heineken Experience Hendrich's Drop Forge, Solingen Historical Technical Museum, Peenemünde Jewellery Quarter Kelham Island Museum Lion Salt Works London Museum of Water & Steam Manufaktura, Museum of the Factory Medemblik steam museum Merkers Adventure Mines Důl Michal, Ostrava mNACTEC Terrassa MIAT (Ghent museum) Nordwolle Museum Nord, Narvik Norks Teknisk Museum Parys Mountain Carreau Wendel musée de mineurs Prato textile museum Rammelsberg Rhondda Heritage Park Saltaire Tarnowskie Góry silver mine Tyskie brewing museum Tyssedal Hydroelectric Power Station TwentseWelle Verdant Works Völklingen Ironworks Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex

Former Anchor sites	Beringen coal preparation plant MOSI

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