Museum of the Mediterranean

The Museum of the Mediterranean is a museum placed in Torroella de Montgri, based in 2003, in an try to turn out to be an area for expertise, mirrored image and research for the troubles and issues that affect citizens inside the 21^st century. It is housed in Can Quintana, a 16^th century constructing. It is devoted to the expertise and verbal exchange of the Mediterranean Sea and uses the natural sounds, human sounds and music to show the truth of the land, the records and the subculture of the village of Torroella, related with the others Mediterranean cultures and cities.

It pretends to become a website to reflect on consideration on the nearest territory and the principle problems that affect the extraordinary Mediterranean countries. It is also an Interpretation Centre of the Natural Park of Montgri, Medes Islands and Lower Ter. Besides, it hosts the Documentation Centre of Montgri, Medes Islands and Lower Ter and the Academic Chair of Littoral Mediterranean Ecosystems. This museum is part of the Territorial Network of Museums of the Counties of Girona, the Network of Museums of the Costa Brava, the Network of Maritime Museums of the Catalan Coast and the Network of Museums of Ethnology of Catalonia. It is likewise a part of the Observatory of the Ethnological and Immaterial Heritage.