Mataró Museum. Can Serra

Mataró

Can Serra, headquarters of the Mataró Museum. Photo by Eusebi Escarpenter.

Mataró Museum is a patrimonial institution whose purpose is the safeguarding, study, conservation, research and dissemination of archaeological, natural and building heritage related to Mataró. It is divided between its headquarters in Can Serra and three extensions: Ca l’Arenas arts centre, Can Marfà Gènere de Punt and the Roman Villa of Can Llauder.

Can Serra is the ancestral home of Jeroni Serra Arnau, built in the Renaissance style in 1565. It retains its original structure and the large central hall on the first floor, alongside its original wooden panelling.

The permanent exhibition presents two of the thematic axes of the exhibition program related to the history of Mataró:

Iluro, Roman city takes us back to the city’s Roman past, a period we have been able to learn more about thanks to recent excavations.

The Mataró, a Mediterranean city exhibition provides a journey through the history of the city from mediaeval and modern times until the present day.

Temporary exhibitions are regularly scheduled on topics related to local history.

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SPACES

<p>Mataró Mediterranean city. Photo by Eusebi Escarpenter.</p>

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Mataró Mediterranean city: Tradition and mastery (from the 5th century to the 17

Mataró Mediterranean city: Tradition and mastery (from the 5th century to the 17th century)

Mataró Mediterranean city: Innovation and adventure (18th and 19th century)

Mataró Mediterranean city: Towards the conquest of freedoms (20th century to the

Mataró Mediterranean city: Towards the conquest of freedoms (20th century to the present)

<p>Iberian Necropolis of <em>Turó dels Dos Pins</em>, Cabrera de Mar. Mataró Museum.</p>

Iluro, Roman city: Before Iluro. The Iberian ancestors

<p>Iluro, Roman city. Photo by Eusebi Escarpenter.</p>

Iluro, Roman city: Conquest and Romanisation. The foundation of Iluro (first cen

Iluro, Roman city: Conquest and Romanisation. The foundation of Iluro (first century BC)

<p>Iluro, Roman city. Photo by Eusebi Escarpenter.</p>

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Iluro, Roman city: Iluro, the municipality of Roman citizens

Iluro, Roman city: Private life

Iluro, Roman city: Citizenship and public life

Iluro, Roman city: The afterlife. Rituals and beliefs

<p class="Normal1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;">Iluro, ciudad romana</p>
<p class="Normal1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;">MdM. Foto: Eusebi Escarpenter</p>

Iluro, Roman city: lluro Urbs and Ager

OBJECTS

<p>Crown of the standard of the Cooperativa Obrera Mataronense (Mataró Workers’ Cooperative), Antoni Gaudí, 1884. Bronze, 19 x 23 cm. Photo by Ramon Manent. Mataró Museum. Can Serra.</p>

Bee by Antoni Gaudí

<p>Akroterion used in the sewer system of the <em>cardo maximus</em> found during the excavations at number 12, Carrer de Sant Cristòfor. Mataró Museum. Can Serra.</p>

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Akroterion, 1st to 2nd century

Akroterion, 1st to 2nd century AD

Sculpture of a boy with bird

<p>Fragment of a sculpture, 2nd century AD. Marble. From Torre Llauder Photo by Ramon Manent. Mataró Museum. Can Serra.</p>

Sculpture of Sylvanus

Sculpture of Venus

<p>Eliseu Masafrets, light bulb glazier at the Glass Oven, 1947. Photo by Santi Carreras i Sajaloli. Mataró Municipal Archive / Carreras Collection. Mataró Museum. Can Serra.</p>

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Photograph of the Glass Oven

Fragment of a glass vessel

Gorgon

<p>Tombstone with inscription, 1st century AD. Marble. From La Riera. Mataró Museum. Can Serra.</p>

Tombstone of Lucius Marcius Op

Tombstone of Lucius Marcius Optatus

Mataró des del mar (Mataró fro

Mataró des del mar (Mataró from the Sea), 1872

Mill

<p>Sewer plate, 1892-1896. Designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch. Moulded bronze, 19 x 23 cm. Mataró Museum. Can Serra.</p>

Sewer plate by Puig i Cadafalc

Sewer plate by Puig i Cadafalch

Blue ceramic plate from Catalo

Blue ceramic plate from Catalonia

Portrait of Faustina

<p>Close-up of the ritual scene on a ceramic base, 1st century BC. Earthenware. Mataró Museum. Can Serra.</p>

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Base decorated with a ritual s

Base decorated with a ritual scene

<p>Thymiaterion, 3rd century BC. Terracotta. From the necropolis of Turó dels Dos Pins, Cabrera de Mar. Photo by Eusebi Escarpenter. Mataró Museum. Can Serra.</p>

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Terracotta thymiaterion

Small treasury

<p>Umbo of a shield, 3rd century BC. Ferro, 29.4 x 9.8 x 6.3 cm. From the necropolis of Turó dels Dos Pins, Cabrera de Mar. Photo by Eusebi Escarpenter. Mataró Museum. Can Serra.</p>

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Umbo of an iron shield

<p>Krater, jar and vessel made of glazed ceramic, 1st century AD. Photo by Ramon Manent. Mataró Museum. Can Serra.</p>

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Table crockery

Roman villa of Torre Llauder

EXTENSIONS

<p>Torre Llauder Roman villa. Photo by Ramon Manent.</p>

Museum of Mataró. Clos Archaeo

Museum of Mataró. Clos Archaeology at Torre Llauder

<p>Ca l’Arenas Art Centre. Photo by Eusebi Escarpenter.</p>

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Museum of Mataró. Ca l’Arenas

Museum of Mataró. Ca l’Arenas Art Centre

<p>View of Colom street and the façade of Can Marfà Knit Fabric - Mataró Museum. Photo by Romuald Gallofré.</p>

Museum of Mataró. Can Marfà Kn

Museum of Mataró. Can Marfà Knit Fabric

INFORMATION

ADDRESS

El Carreró, 17-19
08301 Mataró (El Maresme)

FEES

Free admission

TELEPHONE

+34 937582401

WEBSITE

https://www.culturamataro.cat/can-serra-historia-de-la-ciutat-museu-de-mataro

OPENING TIMES

Tuesday to Friday from 5 am to 8 pm; Saturdays from 11 am to 2 pm and from 5 pm to 8 pm; and Sundays and Public Holidays from 11 am to 2 pm

Closed on 1 and 6 January, Good Friday, 1 May, 24 June, 27 July, 15 August, 11 September, 25 and 26 December

Group visits with prior booking: 937412930

GETTING HERE

By train: with Renfe Rodalies (suburban rail network) lines R1 and RG1

By bus, direct route by motorway:

By car:

Following the C-32 motorway, exits Mataró Sud, Mataró Oest and Mataró Nord, or following the N-II road.
Following the AP-7 motorway, exit Mataró/C-60
From Granollers, follow the C-60, which merges with the C-32 and the N-II.

City buses: Lines L2, L4, L5 and L7 (Pl. Tereses)

EMAIL

museum@ajmataro.cat

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Mataró Museum. Can Serra

AUDIOGUIDE

Listen to the audio guide of this museum

SPACES

Mataró Mediterranean city: Tradition and mastery (from the 5th century to the 17

Mataró Mediterranean city: Tradition and mastery (from the 5th century to the 17th century)

Mataró Mediterranean city: Innovation and adventure (18th and 19th century)

Mataró Mediterranean city: Innovation and adventure (18th and 19th century)

Mataró Mediterranean city: Towards the conquest of freedoms (20th century to the

Mataró Mediterranean city: Towards the conquest of freedoms (20th century to the present)

Iluro, Roman city: Before Iluro. The Iberian ancestors

Iluro, Roman city: Before Iluro. The Iberian ancestors

Iluro, Roman city: Conquest and Romanisation. The foundation of Iluro (first cen

Iluro, Roman city: Conquest and Romanisation. The foundation of Iluro (first century BC)

Iluro, Roman city: Iluro, the municipality of Roman citizens

Iluro, Roman city: Iluro, the municipality of Roman citizens