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The Fishing Museum

Palamós

View of the permanent exhibition at the Fishing Museum, in the Tinglado building.

View of the permanent exhibition at the Fishing Museum, in the Tinglado building.

The Fishing Museum, located in the heart of the fishing port of Palamós, includes displays showing the relationship between humans and the sea. The museum does this through an open, participatory and interpretative approach, so that visitors feel involved in the story, which revolves around fish and fishing, and so that they leave the museum with a new perspective on this activity.

The Fishing Museum aims to create a dialogue between fishermen and society; it hopes to save centuries-old traditions between people and the sea, and it tries to uncover the fascinating, fragile world of the natural, social and cultural heritage of fishing and fishermen, with an unequivocal position on the future of the industry and marine resources.

These aims are met in a series of facilities in the port of Palamós, which offer services, actions and activities in the fields of conservation, study, dissemination and evaluation of the cultural heritage of fish, fishing and fishermen along the Costa Brava: the permanent exhibition, "Documare" (a documentation centre for fishing and the sea), the Chair of Maritime Studies, the Fishing Boats and the Fish Space featuring a cooking classroom and the opportunity to discover fish species and traditional cuisine.

AUDIOGUIDE

01. The Fishing Museum

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SPACES

<p>Overview of Section 1, dedicated to species and diversity.</p>
What is fishing?
What is fishing?
<p>View from Section 2, with historical images of ports and beaches along the Costa Brava.</p>
Where and when do people fish?
Where and when do people fish?
<p>Detail of the exhibition area for the <em><em>remendadores </em></em>(menders) in Section 3.</p>
Who's who in the fishing industry?
Who's who in the fishing industry?
<p>View of Section 4, dedicated to the development of fishing techniques.</p>
How do people fish?
How do people fish?
<p>Entrance to Section 5, a display on the future of the fishing industry.</p>
The future
The future

OBJECTS

<p>Attic pottery plate (fragment),&nbsp;4th century BC. The Fishing Museum.</p>
Pottery plate
Pottery plate
Winch
Winch
Winch
Tool used to repair nets
Tool used to repair nets
Tool used to repair nets
<p>Compass owned by a 19th century fisherman. The Fishing Museum.</p>
Compass
Compass
Glass floats
Glass floats
Glass floats
Beach fishing techniques
Beach fishing techniques
Beach fishing techniques
Fishing boats
Fishing boats
Fishing boats

EXTENSIONS

<p>Overview of the Fish Space, the cookery classroom in the Fishing Museum.</p>
Espai del Peix (The Fish Space
Espai del Peix (The Fish Space)
<p>Interior of the Carme chapel. The Fishing Museum.</p>
Carme chapel. Art and Heritage
Carme chapel. Art and Heritage Space
<p>Exterior view of Sant Esteve de Mar castle. Photo by Jordi Gili.</p>
Sant Esteve de Mar castle
Sant Esteve de Mar castle

INFORMATION

ADDRESS
FEES
TELEPHONE
WEBSITE
http://www.museudelapesca.org
OPENING TIMES
GETTING HERE
EMAIL
infomuseu@palamos.cat

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