Country
Spain
City / Region
Bueu, Pontevedra Province, Autonomous Community of Galicia, Spain, Europe
Museum Characteristics
Housed in a former canning factory. The museum integrates the history of the Massó family's industrial activity (canning and whaling) with an exceptional collection of historical maritime objects, including rare books and navigation instruments.
Collection Type
Collection divided into two main parts: the industrial heritage of the Massó factory and the historical collection of the Massó family, which includes navigation instruments, ship models, cartography, and a library of rare books from the 15th to the 19th centuries.
Collection Size
Not available
Main Exhibitions
The permanent exhibition showcases both the industrial process of the cannery and whaling factory, and the extraordinary historical maritime collection.
Observations
Originally a private museum created by the Massó family in 1932. It was acquired by the Xunta de Galicia in 1992 and opened to the public as the current museum in 2002.
Source(s)
XUNTA DE GALICIA. Museo Massó: El Museo. Bueu: Consellería de Cultura, Educación, Formación Profesional e Universidades. Disponível em: https://museomasso.xunta.gal/es. Acesso em: 29 maio 2025.