The Museum of Popular Ceramics in l'Ametlla de Mar (Baix Ebre) was opened on 5th May 2001. It originated, however, in 1992 when the Marti-Castro Foundation was constituted. The Council of l'Ametlla de Mar has been one of its patronage since 2000.
The museum is located in the Sant Jordi housing estate in
the municipality
of l'Ametlla de Mar. It stands on the N- 340, km 1,117.
The building is located in a beautiful area full of wildlife
and surrounded by autochthonous tres such as pines, carob trees and olive
trees. The ceramic collection and its services are in a 1,500m2 building which
is divided into two floors.
The ceramic collection, made up of ceramic from all over the
Iberian peninsula, is considered to be the largest collection of its kind in
Europe. There are about 4,500 permanent exhibits which are on various circuits
in the museum. These are the uses of ceramics, places where ceramics are made,
the different forms of urns and the processes and techniques used related to
ceramics. There are also some temporary exhibition rooms (at the moment they
are dedicated to Portuguese ceramics and urns from all over the Iberian
peninsula). There is also an audio-visual room and a classroom.
The museum offers educational and editorial services, an
archive and centre for documents, a library, a video library, a shop and is
user friendly for handicapped people.
Timetable 2004:
April. May and June:
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of Monday through Friday, 10 to 14h
Julio and August:
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Of Tuesday to Sunday, 10 to 14h and 16 to 20h (closed Monday)
September:
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Of Monday through Friday, 10 to 14h
Prices 2004:
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Individual entrance - 3 euros
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Reduced entrance (students and + 60 years) - 2 euros
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Entrances will not dispatch half an hour before the closing
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The admission right is reserved
Museum of Popular Ceramics
Ctra. Nacional 340 Km 1.117
43860 L'AMETLLA DE MAR
Tel. : 977 486 810 - 977
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