Mon Casteller - Museu Casteller de Catalunya

Three Acts

Through the values expounded by the Renaixença poet Josep Anselm Clavé, which have become the casteller motto, we embark on a three-act journey through this intangible cultural expression unique to Catalonia and recognized internationally. The first act explores what drives people to build castells. The second act, focusing on balance and common sense, explains the keys to understanding their construction. And finally, the third act, emphasizing strength, immerses us in an explosion of sensations as a castell is completed.

Worth

The first act is dedicated to courage and highlights humanity's age-old drive to reach for the sky. Visitors can experience firsthand the vertigo felt by the enxaneta (the person building the human tower) as they climb a human castell (human tower) and the emotion that propels them to undertake this journey to the very top, achieving the impossible.

Sensibility and balance

Sensibility and balance represent wisdom, technique, and experience: they will be the protagonists of the second part of the story. Through spaces called "pinecones," the history of the castells is revealed, from their beginnings to their consolidation and expansion; the technical refinement; the music; the team; the spirit of overcoming challenges; the commitment; the trust in others; and mutual respect. The world of castells in all its dimensions.

Force

The final act is dedicated to strength and reflects the ultimate spectacle, everything that has been cultivated throughout the museum tour. An installation that showcases the enthusiasm and passion of completing a castell through an unforgettable, immersive, and sensory experience.

From Valls to the world

The MCC is at the origin of the casteller world, where its essence beats strongly.

It's located where it all began 200 years ago, right where the casteller identity was forged: strength, balance, courage, and wisdom. In Valls, you'll find the Casteller Museum of Catalonia, a museum with its own unique identity, dedicated to protecting its heritage. An original and singular legacy that transports you to its origins. A space that moves and touches you. A sensible dream, an exciting challenge. Make our world your own… and take it home with you.

Speaker for intangible world heritage

The MCC projects itself outwards, from its origins as a casteller to the world. It is an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

It wants to share and act as a bridge, to dialogue, to debate. It wants to understand and be understood. It is an open space, a conduit, a street leading to the neighborhood, to the town, to the world. It wants to be the voice of the castells and a platform for this human expression.

The headquarters of all

The MCC is born casteller, inclusive and plural

It's a welcoming space where everyone feels at home. It's a group that embraces both members and visitors. It's the home of the children, young and old, from Valls, from the surrounding towns and cities, and also for those who have never built a human tower, but who live here and visit. The Museum is for everyone. As welcoming as a group, it's everyone's home.

A museum with a cause

The MCC is a committed museum, which has been built with a dual purpose.

It is both a museum and a tool, a means to achieve well-being and change. It aims to serve and be used, transforming both its visitors and the Barri Antic neighborhood, where it stands as a new, dynamic resource. It is a tool for social cohesion that seeks to motivate and encourage participation. A museum committed to its environment and its people.

A vital museum

The MCC is a festive and exciting experience.

It's a rush of emotions, vibrant and optimistic, like the castellers group. At the MCC, we want you to let yourself go, to be transported to the heart of the festival, to get to know it and understand it, but above all, to feel it. At the MCC, you'll see and feel our world. We want to share our passion with you, so you leave motivated and eager to do it all again. We want to make our world yours, to make your emotion our own.

An innovative museum

The MCC is excellent inside and out.

It's an iconic building, a modern narrative, and state-of-the-art facilities. An innovative combination. The most contemporary image to discover the most deeply rooted tradition. The MCC is a space for reflection and study, for progress and for science.