In 2017 the National Museum of Science and Technology of Catalonia (mNACTEC) welcomed 129,327 visitors at its central headquarters in Terrassa in 2017. This figure constituted a 22.46% increase over the previous year.
Of the total of visitors to the Terrassa branch, 52.32% were individual visitors, 45.51% schoolchildren and the remaining 2.16% were other groups of visitors.
The noticeable increase in visitors in the year 2017 was thanks to the exhibition “Leonardo da Vinci: the genius and his inventions” and an expanded programme of activities throughout the year. In addition, a noticeable increase in school visitors was recorded.
In the last four years, mNACTEC has practically doubled the number of visitors, from 64,904 visitors in 2013 to 129,327 in 2017.
Visitors by branch
The central branch in Terrassa and the three mNACTEC branches (Asland Cement Museum in Castellar de n'Hug, Museum of the Sedó Colony in Esparreguera and the Farga Palau in Ripoll) totalled 147,343 visitors in 2017. The overall figure has increased by 27,966 visitors, 23.42% more than in 2016.
The number of visitors per branch for 2016 and 2017 is:
|
Branch |
2016 |
2017 |
Difference |
|
mNACTEC – Terrassa |
105,602 |
129,327 |
+22.46% |
|
Asland Cement Museum in Castellar de n'Hug |
10,798 |
14,043 |
+30.05% |
|
Museum of the Sedó Colony in Esparreguera |
1,959 |
2,810 |
+43.44% |
|
Farga Palau in Ripoll |
1,018 |
1,163 |
+14.24% |
|
Total mNACTEC+3 branches |
119,377 |
147,343 |
+23.42% |
10 January 2018
