The Museum of Badalona participates in the permanent exhibition of the new VINSEUM, Museum of the Wine Cultures of Catalonia

The new VINSEUM, the Museum of the Wine Cultures of Catalonia, has recently been inaugurated in Vilafranca del Penedès, a proposal born with the vocation to become a point of reference on the history and evolution of the vineyard and the came to our country.

Badalona’s contribution could not be missing in this proposal, given the importance that wine had in our population, already in Roman times. Thus, as a result of the collaboration between the two institutions, up to 20 Roman and modern pieces from our collections have been loaned, which have been incorporated into the new center’s permanent exhibition museum

Among the items ceded from the Roman period, an amphora rim of the Pascual 1 shape stands out, with the stamp M.PORCI -short for Marcus Porcius-, belonging to the best-known wine producer of ancient Baetulo, two glasses and two amphorisks that seem to be tied to the necks of the amphorae in order to be able to do the corresponding tasting of the wine they contained.

As for the modern and contemporary era, several molds for making glass cups from the old Cristall de Badalona factory that was active from 1866 to 2014 have been left, as well as objects related to the manufacture of this material (blow reeds, a pitchfork, modeling tongs, glass paste…).

We invite you to delve deeper into this journey into the history of wine that comes to us from Vilafranca del Penedès and we challenge you to find our pieces!