Vilassar de Mar Municipal Museum
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The Vilassar de Mar Municipal Museum (Catalan: Museu Municipal de Vilassar de Mar) is a local museum in Vilassar de Mar comprising two facilities:[1] The Marina Museum, focusing on local history and placing special emphasis on its connection with the nautical world, and the Monjo Museum, which tells the story behind the legacy of Vilassar de Mar sculptor Enric Monjo.
The Vilassar de Mar Municipal Museum is part of the Barcelona Provincial Council Local Museum Network.
The Marina Museum (Catalan: Museu de la Marina)is located in an Art Nouveau building constructed in 1902 by architect Eduard Ferrés i Puig and known as the Sènia del Rellotge.[2]
Its collections explain the origins and better part of Vilassar de Mar's history, focusing in particular on fishing and transatlantic sailing. Its collections include examples of the area's different fishing arts, tools of the old naval dockyards and nautical instruments, as well as an extensive cartographic collection.[3]
