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CANVIS EN L'OFERTA EDUCATIVA DEL CURS 2025/26

Del 20 d’octubre de 2025 al 30 de juny de 2026 el MNACTEC estarà immers en unes importants obres de millora i es tancaran al públic els espais expositius.
Fins al 20 d’octubre es mantenen totes les activitats, els tallers i les visites guiades inclosos a l’oferta educativa i a partir d’aquesta data es reduiran les activitats disponibles. Consulteu les dates de reserva a la pàgina de cada activitat.
Les màquines de vapor de Catalunya

Steam engines of Catalonia

An account of the history and importance of the key steam engines to be found in Catalonia

By Conxa Bayó and Santiago Riera. Published by MNACTEC and Rafael Dalmau, 2012.

Steam engines have been the graphical symbols and material exponents of industrialisation, and one of the elements leading our predecessors in the 19th century towards new forms of work and life. This publication reveals the most distinctive steam engines that have survived neglect and abandon.

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