Museum of Mathematics of Catalonia
The Museum of Mathematics of Catalonia is a mathematics museum located about 10 km southwest of central Barcelona, in the Cornellà de Llobregat municipality in the province of Barcelona, within the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.
History
The Museum of Mathematics of Catalonia was founded in 2014 as a place to host exhibitions and activities where mathematics is approached from a practical and playful point of view.In February 2023, it was announced that the museum would eventually move from its current location in the Mercader Palace Museum to a former warehouse at Can Bagaria in Cornellà.
Exhibits
The exhibition at the MMACA is made up of more than 100 modules in continuous renewal. They touch on multiple themes including plane and 3-dimensional geometry, games, puzzles, statistics, probability, mathematics and art, number theory, history of mathematics, optical illusions and fractals.The various rooms of the Cornellà exhibition are named after mathematicians, popularizers, and educators. Examples include Eratosthenes, Pere Puig Adam, Emma Castelnuovo, Martin Gardner, George Pólya, Luis Santaló and Maria Montesori. The playful motto of the MMACA is "Not touching is Prohibited," indicating that visitors are encouraged to play and experiment with everything that is on display.