Palau-solità opens its doors to MIT, the first International Museum of Puppets in Catalonia
It is the first museum of its kind in Catalonia, a unique space of its kind that aims to spread the art of puppetry by exhibiting pieces and documents from the 19th century to the present day
The International Puppet Museum of Catalonia-Teia Moner (MIT), is the first facility of this type in Catalonia, a unique space of its kind in the country and which spread the art of puppetry, while exhibit pieces and documents from the 19th century to the present day and which will be located in the farmhouse of Can Falguera (14th century) in Palau-Solità i Plegamans. This initiative was born from the will of the renowned puppeteer, multifaceted creator, Teia Moner.
One of the functions of MIT, according to Moner, will be “promote the technique and promotion of the Catalan puppet, which is being lost and is indigenous to the country.” MIT will also have a very powerful side in terms of the puppet therapy and in fact, he is taking a course with the Lebanese teacher Karim Dakroub.
Teia Moner explained MIT's mission and the peculiarities of its museological discourse: "Usually the speeches of other museums are historicist and the pieces are grouped by eras and countries. In the MIT, the pieces are grouped by manipulation techniques, so this allows us to compare the pieces and the techniques according to the country and also helps us to discover part of the historical and social evolution of the countries of origin.”
The equipment houses the Teia Moner collection, with 800 puppets, of which a small part is exposed, 150, while the rest is preserved in the farmhouse's warehouse. They are there unique pieces, like a Laurent Mourguet wink, creator of the French guinyol, and which dates from 1810, o Chinese shades from the late 1800s.
The facility has different rooms, where videos from different companies will be projected and even a metaverse space, in collaboration with Catvers.
The Councilor for Culture, Eva Soler, wanted to expressly thank the museum's promoters for their efforts and remarked that this equipment returns to "put Palau-solità and Plegamans on the map on a cultural scale and it is a privilege to have this museum. I also want to appreciate that the MIT is located in the Masia de Can Falguera, a restored municipal building and an outstanding heritage element of our town".
Opening - Saturday 19 November
The inauguration this will take place Saturday, from the 6:00 p.m, with several events aimed at an audience of all ages, although before that, at 5:00 p.m., a guided tour for the authorities will have already taken place. Later, at 6:00 p.m., some short parliaments in the square in front of the museum, which will start several performances and theopening of MIT to the public attendee by invitation.
On Sunday, MIT will hold an open day with visiting hours every hour from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. These visits are interspersed between various performances.
