The Science and Technology Museum has been established in the restored textile mill of Aymerich, Amat i Jover, which was the largest in Terrassa when it was built in 1907/08, closed in 1976 and bought by the Catalan government subsequently to house the museum.
The building was designed by Lluis Muncunill who was responsible for many buildings both private and public while he was the Terrassa city architect.
The mill itself is impressive both in its size (11,000 sq metres) and also in the details; the use of bricks in curved shapes, the large north facing windows to allow in the maximum amount of light and the simplicity of the metalwork throughout make this a delightful building to wander around enjoying all the various exhibitions.
Of special mention is the detailed explanation of how the textile mill worked from the raw material stage to the finished product with much of the original machinery on display.
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