Montcada Municipal Museum, Barcelona

#322 among attractions in Barcelona

Museum, History museum

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The aim of the Montcada Municipal Museum, founded in 1982 and housed in the old Casa de la Vila de Montcada i Reixac since 1987, aims to recover, conserve and protect local heritage. Among its collection, it is worth mentioning the findings from the Iberian settlement of Les Maleses, in the Serralada de Marina Natural Park. The museum also has a permanent exhibition divided into five areas: the environment, mineralogy and palaeontology; prehistory; the Iberian world; medieval and modern Montcada; and, finally, contemporary Montcada. The Museum is part of the Barcelona Provincial Council Local Museum Network. ()

Local name: Museo Municipal de Montcada Coordinates: 41°29'12"N, 2°11'17"E

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Montcada Municipal Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Museo Torre Balldovina, Ca n'Oliver Iberian Settlement and Museum, Cerdanyola Art Museum, Molí d'en Rata.

3 miS
Museum, History museum
Museo Torre Balldovina, Barcelona
76 min walk • The Balldovina Tower Museum of Santa Coloma de Gramenet in Catalonia, Spain, is a local pluridisciplinary museum, the aim of which is to protect, conserve, study and disseminate the cultural and natural heritage of the territory.
2.8 miW
Museum, Archaeological museum
Ca n'Oliver Iberian Settlement and Museum, Barcelona
71 min walk • The Ca n'Oliver Iberian settlement is a very large Iberian settlement found in the Collserola mountain range, in the territory formerly known as Laietania, in present-day Cerdanyola del Vallès. It is an archaeological site that was inhabited between the 6th century and 50 BC and, later on, in the Middle Ages.
2.7 miW
Museum, Art museum
Cerdanyola Art Museum, Barcelona
68 min walk • The Cerdanyola Art Museum, also known as Can Domènech, is an art museum located in the old quarter of the city of Cerdanyola del Vallès.
2 miNW
Museum
Molí d'en Rata, Barcelona
52 min walk • The Molí d'en Rata Heritage Interpretation Centre, in Ripollet, is a municipal facility dedicated to research into and the conservation, management and diffusion of the heritage of Ripollet.
2.7 miW
Museum, History museum
Cerdanyola Museum, Barcelona
69 min walk • The Cerdanyola Museum is a museum in Cerdanyola del Vallès, Vallès Occidental, Catalonia, Spain. It is guided by the belief that the museum is the territory itself and comprises a group of spaces spread throughout the area.
~1450 ftSW
Area
Montcada i Reixac, Barcelona
7 min walk • Montcada i Reixac, often referred to as simply Montcada, is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain.
2.6 miW
Area
Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona
67 min walk • Cerdanyola del Vallès is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the north side of the Collserola ridge. The town is served by the A-7 and C-58 motorways, the N-150 road and the Renfe railway commuter lines R4, R7 and railway regional line Ca4.
1.6 miNW
Area
Ripollet, Barcelona
42 min walk • Ripollet is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the Ripoll river. The town is served by the AP-7, C-58 and C-33 highways, the N-150 road and a RENFE railway line.
1.9 miN
Area
La Llagosta, Barcelona
49 min walk • La Llagosta is municipality in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 3.03 square kilometres and the population in 2014 was 13,430.
2.9 miN
Forts and castles
Castell de Mogoda, Mollet del Vallès
74 min walk • The castle of Mogoda is located in the district of La Mogoda, southeast of the town of Santa Perpetua de Moguda, between the Caldes stream, the Caldes road and the RENFE Mollet-El Papiol line.
2.9 miS
Neighbourhood
Canyelles, Barcelona
74 min walk • Canyelles is a neighbourhood in the Nou Barris district of the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Canyelles metro station, on line L3 of the Barcelona Metro, lies on the southern boundary of the neighbourhood.

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How to get to Montcada Municipal Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Montcada Municipal Museum:

Bus

Av Mossèn Joaquim Castellví - Rbla Països Catalans • Lines: 103, 96, N3 (2 min walk)
Av Mossèn Joaquim Castellví - Barcelona • Lines: 103, 155, 96, N3 (2 min walk)

Train

Montcada i Reixac (5 min walk)
Montcada i Reixac - Manresa (6 min walk)