Leather Museum (Cal Boyer Building)

From Tuesday to Friday: From 10 to 14 h
Thursday and Friday afternoons: From 16 to 18.30 h (temporary exhibitions until 20 h) / July and August closed.
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays: From 11 to 14 h

Cal Granotes Tannery (Starting point: Cal BoyerBuilding)

From Tuesday to Sunday and Public Holidays: From 12 to 14 h
Thursday and Friday afternoons: From 17 to 18.30 h / July and August closed

Closed on the following days

Every Monday; 1st, 5th (afternoon) and 6th of January; Easter Tuesday; 24th, 25th, 26th and 31st of December.
The Festival House remains closed throughout August.

Other cultural amenities managed by the Museum

(l’Espelt Roman villa, the Igualadina Cotonera, Cal Pasqual Gas Generator, church of Sant Jaume Sesoliveres).
Open to groups by prior arrangement: Call 938046752 or send email to m.igualada@diba.cat.

Offices – J. Bella i Bernades Tannery (c/Dr. Joan Mercader, 3)

From Monday to Friday from 9h to 14 h

Museum Collections and Inquiries

From Monday to Friday from 9 to 13 h by prior appointment: Call   938046752 or by email to m.igualada@diba.cat.

Prices

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Guided visits for groups by prior appointment
The Museum provides guided visits for groups (minimum 10 people) by prior arrangement: Call 938046752 or email m.igualada@diba.cat.

Explanatory captions
In the different exhibition halls of the Museu you will find explanatory captions in Catalan, Spanish and English.

Free Wifi
All the exhibition halls of the Leather Museum (Cal Boyer) are provided with free wifi connection.

Lockers and cloakroom
The Museum has lockers and a cloakroom where personal items may be left free of charge. For security reasons, it is obligatory to leave umbrellas, handbags, knapsacks, and items measuring greater than 40 x 40 cm.

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Accessibility

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The Museum is equipped with access ramps and elevators to provide accessibility to the exhibition rooms, as well as wheelchairs for those visitors who may require them. We also work continuously to increase access to information, exhibits and activities for all our visitors.

Individuals and families

The tickets entitle all visitors, whether individual, in pairs or accompanied by friends, as well as family groups, to an unguided visit to the Cal Granotes Tannery (18th century) and the Leather Museum, where you can experience the permanent exhibition spaces devoted to leather, its history and manufacture (the Tanner’s Craft and the A Universe of Leather halls), as well as the Man and Water space.

You can also visit the temporary exhibitions, which are regularly organized around different subjects and admissions to which are free of charge.

Groups (minimum 10 people)

Single or combined admissions for visitors who wish to join a guided tour of the Cal Granotes Tannery and the different Museum spaces (the Tanner’s Craft, the A Universe of Leather and the Man and Water halls) can be booked by calling 938046752 or writing to museupell@diba.cat.

We organize tours of 1.30 or 2 hours depending on the spaces you wish to visit or those that are of special interest to the groups.

Guided tours may be booked in advance to the other heritage spaces managed by the Museum: l’Espelt Roman villa, the Igualadina Cotonera, the Sant Jaume Sesoliveres Church and the Cal Pasqual Gas Generator.

Recommmendations and regulations

– Photographs (without flash) may be taken and video recordings made and shared on social networks.
– Seating, toilets and a fountain can be found in the Museum courtyard.  No smoking is allowed in the building and no drinks or snacks may be consumed on the premises.
– No animals or pets are allowed into the Museum, with the exception of guide dogs.
– All bags, knapsacks, umbrellas and items measuring in excess of 40 x 40 cm must be left in the checkroom.
– Our public services staff are at your disposal and will respond to any suggestion or enquiry you may have.