Can Marfà Knitwear Museum facts for kids
| Can Marfà. Museu del Gènere de Punt | |
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| Established | February 2015 |
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| Location | Passatge de Can Marfà 1, Mataró, Barcelona, Spain |
| Type | Textile museum |
The Can Marfà Knitwear Museum (which in Catalan is Can Marfà. Museu del Gènere de Punt) is a cool place in Mataró, Spain. It's part of the Mataró Museum and focuses on the history of knitting and making hosiery (like socks and tights). This museum is inside an old factory building. It used to be the Marfà factory, which was the biggest Knitted fabric factory in Spain before 1936.
The museum building is huge! It has three floors and covers about 1,800 square meters. That's a lot of space to explore!
Contents
Ground Floor: Special Exhibitions
The first floor you visit is all about the history of the textile industry. You can learn about technology, design, and fashion. This area is used for special, temporary exhibitions that change over time. So, there's always something new to see!
First Floor: Mataró, the Knitting Capital
This floor has the main exhibition. It shows more than a hundred industrial objects. These items explain how knitwear has been made in Catalonia from the 1700s until today. You'll see machines, tools, clothes, old advertisements, and documents. The museum has one of the most important collections of its kind in Europe!
Exploring the World of Knitwear
The main exhibition is divided into seven interesting parts:
- Introduction Video: This video gives you a quick look at what made the knitwear industry in Mataró so special.
- From Fiber to Fabric: Learn how knitwear is made. This includes spinning yarn, weaving it into fabric, and even the design process. You'll also see how clothes are cut, finished, and packaged.
- Early Days of Knitting: Discover how knitting started. See how people moved from traditional ways of knitting to using mechanical looms.
- Knitting Goes Industrial: Find out how new technology changed textile factories. Learn about the people who worked there and how the industry affected the city of Mataró.
- Fashion, Fun, and Sports: See how clothing styles changed over time. Learn about the influence of fashion and how new products and technologies appeared.
- From Tough Times to Growth: This section shows how knitwear machinery was developed. It also covers the companies that supplied materials and how the invention of nylon changed everything.
- The Future of Textiles: Look at how important design is today. See how new technologies are still changing the textile industry.
Gallery of Knitting Machines
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A row of looms -
A circular loom from 1965 -
A square loom -
Another circular loom
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An old Spinning wheel -
A straight crochet loom from 1910 -
A winding machine
Second Floor: Textile Storage and Research
The second floor is where the museum keeps its huge collection of textiles. This area is also used for research and preserving old items. You can see a special selection of clothing from the 1960s to the 1980s here. It's like a time capsule of fashion!
See also
In Spanish: Can Marfà. Museo del Género de Punto para niños
