The Palau Mercader Museum is the exponent of lifestyle and cultural and artistic affinities of an aristocratic lineage of the last century. The museum is located on the main floor of the Palace and features more than 3,000 objects forming the "museum of the Earl of Bell·lloc".

The Mathematics Museum of Catalonia is housed on the upper floor of the Palau Mercader Museum in Cornellà, an area of more than 300 m² featuring all manner of exhibitions and activities addressing mathematics from a practical and fun perspective.

The initiative was promoted by the Association to Promote and Create a Mathematics Museum in Catalonia (MMACA), and thanks the collaboration of Cornellà City Council it houses a permanent exhibition of the collection "Mathematical Experiences", comprising games, construction sets and a range of different elements divided into galleries dedicated to Geometry, Mirrors, Calculus and Statistics, Sets and Strategy, and Cartography.

The MMACA project aims to cover both fun and cultural aspects and also mathematical applications viewed with rigour and quality, supported by the fact that the Catalan mathematics scene boasts a large number of well-organised, innovative and active professionals, with a wide range of individuals in contact.

The fact that there is no other mathematics museum in Catalonia or Spain means that this project represents a great opportunity to bring together, blend, promote and structure a key aspect in the country's future: the role and vision of the world of mathematics and its social impact.

Meanwhile, the initiative is linked up with international projects emphasising the need to create settings outside school that will promote the learning and understanding of mathematics and science.

Take a trip to the main drinking water pumping station in the Barcelona area and plunge into the world of fresh water in a contemporary museum housed in an industrial complex in the modernist style.

This museum is a cultural heritage and educational facility that seeks to spread knowledge about the integral water cycle. The building where the permanent exhibition is located was designed by the architect Josep Amargós y Samaranch in 1905, and consists of three naves: the Boiler Room, the Electricity Room and the Engine Room, which preserve the original machinery of the time, some, still in operation.
 

Permanent exhibition - Water: the impulse of the city

Do you want to know what is the path that the water makes from the river to your house? In the permanent exhibition you will see how technology and science have made that possible. Discover through the tools and hydraulic machinery and your own experimentation, the advances that have made possible the evolution of this valuable good, from ancient times to the present day.
On the occasion of World Water Day 2019, the new permanent exhibition is inaugurated: “Water: the impulse of the city”. This exhibition shows how technology has made it possible to take advantage of the power of water to accompany the growth of Barcelona as a reference to the world.
 

Gardens of the Museu de les Aigües:

The museum is surrounded by gardens with their own character, which have a jewel of modernism: the reconstruction of the Waterfall that was in the Casa Vicens, designed by Antoni Gaudí. For the reconstruction, the indications of the original project have been followed, adding a sustainability component so that the water is recycled.

LANGUAGES

Guided visits are in Catalan and Spanish languages. English and French guided visits prior reservation.

It is a very open and very sunny park, with parterres of green meadows and trees of great dimensions. One of the paths that cross it leads to a higher area where the park can be seen from another point of view. In the park we find the Camprubí house, built between 1927 and 1928 by the architect Josep Mª Jujol Gibert.

In addition, the Environmental game offers a lot of proposals to enjoy in family and know the values of the metropolitan parks, the nature and the environment through the game and the activity

The RCDE Tour offers you the chance to relive the magic of the RCDE Stadium, learn its secrets and understand the history of a club with 123 years full of unforgettable moments.

The tour route is divided into three main blocks:

1. Visit to the Stadium

In this tour we will walk through our facilities and show you unique areas of one of the most modern facilities in Europe. Have you ever imagined what it would be like to be a coach? To speak during a press conference? To be able to be inside the first team's dressing room? Or what it is like from a box? Without a doubt, you will live an experience that will bring you closer to the world of soccer and you will feel the same as the players of the first team!

2. Historical space

The Tour also includes a memorable museum. A stage where all the trophies, badges and awards that the club has won during its long history are gathered. The room is a memorial of the sports sections that the institution had some time ago, apart from the fact that there is also a space dedicated to grassroots and women's soccer. All this, thanks to a timeline that tells the trajectory of Espanyol. In addition, in the tunnel that goes from the locker room to the mix area, you can find an exhibition of jerseys from all eras that the players wore on the pitch. Relics of the Blue and Whites' past. Finally, in the extraordinary Juan Segura Palomares Auditorium, where the press conferences take place, there are photographs with the portraits of all the coaches who have defended our colors, as well as the international players with the Spanish national team who have been called up while they were Espanyol players.

3. Audiovisual room

The Executive Room of the Stage Front Stadium contains an exclusive space where you can experience an immersive 360-degree experience. Through three questions (Who are we? What do we believe in? How did we get here?) the video tells the story of Espanyol through its people, its achievements and its philosophy. The meeting point is the stadium reception, in the Club offices. Important: Tickets once purchased cannot be cancelled except for the Club's own reasons.

Cornellà Castle is one of the emblematic buildings of the city. It is a large Gothic mansion, built and renovated at various times. It is strategically located on top of a small hill, dominating the Centro neighborhood, from which you have a good view of the Llobregat in its final section, of Sant Boi on the other bank of the river and, in the past, of the main access roads to the city. Acquired and renovated by the Cornellà City Council, since 2000 it has housed various municipal offices such as the Department of Cultural Heritage, an exhibition hall, the Municipal Historical Archive, and the central courtyard where cultural and civic activities are held.