Viladecans-Ca n'Amat museum

Client:
Viladecans Town Council
Date:
2023
Location:
Viladecans
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A period manor house converted into an immersive venue where the exciting history of Viladecans is told through its protagonists

Viladecans Museum was founded in 2015 with the aim of becoming a key disseminator of local history and heritage. It's located in Ca n'Amat, a historical building considered to be a prime example of the important role played by manor houses in the town during the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.

Based on Kuanum's proposal, Transversal's project has focused on turning this venue into a museum that offers an immersive and emotional experience of the history of the town and of a family, the Amats, who were very important for Viladecans. Advanced museographic resources have been implemented, such as video mapping, a magic mirror that allows visitors to experience scenes from the past, interactive spaces to discover the town's heritage, etc. 

Most notably, the museum now has an application designed for notebooks that allows users to delve into the history of Viladecans and Ca n'Amat, led by the members of the family who lived here at the end of the 19th century. This is possible thanks to a combination of audiovisuals, augmented reality and thematic files set up on the first floor of the building, which has been fully restored. Via the recognition of different pieces, visitors can activate video clips in which one of the five family members who used to live in the house tells their story, transforming the different versions of the visit into unique, unrepeatable experiences. This provides a way to interact with the venue, like a game of discovery, using evocative, cinematographic stories that immerse visitors in its history.