The exhibition offers a journey through the past and present of textile printing in Mataró, an activity developed almost uninterruptedly from the mid-18th century to the present.
Thanks to this activity, the city became the second Catalan capital for the manufacture of Indianas at the end of the 18th century and the first in Spain for the printing of knitwear in the 20th century.
The exhibition is the result of a research project promoted by the Mataró Museum and curated by Dr. Assumpta Dangla, with the aim of highlighting a key industrial activity for the local economic and cultural history.
Over the course of 280 years, the evolution of a sector that integrates science, technology, art and design is shown, through pieces from the Museum and other institutions. The exhibition also looks towards the present and future of the sector, with the participation of local companies and the collaboration of the CooperaTèxtil 4.0 project of the Office of Economic Development Support, which has contributed to the design of parallel activities.
