About Museu de la Dona (Can Ganga)
Comment by Bravissima about Museu de la Dona (Can Ganga):
The Museum of Women (Can Ganga), located on the beautiful Costa Brava, is an incredibly enriching and moving place that pays tribute to the women who have shaped local history. With an impressive collection of historical and ethnographic objects, the museum offers a unique window into the everyday lives of women in the 20th century.
Some of the highlights of the museum include:
- Exceptional staff: The team is friendly, professional, and always willing to share their knowledge with visitors.
- Welcoming atmosphere: The museum feels like a family home, full of memories that resonate, especially for those who have grown up with the exhibited objects.
- Accessibility: Although it is an old house, it has an elevator to facilitate visits to all levels.
- Low admission fee: Only a donation of 2 euros is requested, making it accessible to everyone.
- Cultural relevance: It focuses on women's history and their role in the economy and family life, featuring a rich and varied documentary background.
- Beautiful location: Hosted in a historic 16th-century building, it enhances the charm of the visit.
Highly recommended, it is a must-visit stop for anyone traveling to Tossa de Mar.
Opening hours
- Monday: 10h-14h
- Tuesday: (closed)
- Wednesday: (closed)
- Thursday: (closed)
- Friday: 10h-16h
- Saturday: 10h-13h
- Sunday: 10h-16h
Museu de la Dona (Can Ganga): Reviews
Fantastic experience: Very interesting, a journey into history, living conditions in the Mediterranean village in the past, fantastic staff.
Fantastic experience:
Fantastic!! The staff is wonderful, incredibly friendly, and very professional! A museum full of history that has especially brought back great memories of my childhood from my grandmothers and the things we still keep at home or that I grew up with, the audiovisual material full of emotion greatly complements the stories told by the great women who remember everything with a lot of feeling. The material is, as I said, a gateway to deeply rooted memories for those of us who have been lucky enough to grow up with many of those things, and for those who haven't had the fortune to know them, it is even more enriching. The peasant women who have fought so hard and have pushed so many forward deserve a monument up to the sky!!
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A perfect link to our not-so-distant past. A must-stop if you visit Tossa. The reception girls are nice.
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It has a great documentary and ethnographic collection. Very well maintained, coming from donations from the same locality. Focused on women and their role in the local and family economy, although it offers a broad view of life in the early 20th century. You shouldn't miss it.
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Small museum showcasing the life and home of women from the first half of the 20th century. It has many historical objects, an interesting arrangement of the house's interior, and the kitchen deserves special attention. It is worth a visit.
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Saturday in June, a sign on the door says open from 16 to 20 hours but it's 20 minutes past and no one shows up, the worst trick at the tourist office and they say this is not their business, it's culture, no one gives any explanation as to why they haven't opened.
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It was a very pleasant visit. The person who attended us is lovely. In this museum, they explain very interesting experiences about women. I recommend that everyone who visits Tossa should go.
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The visit is definitely worth it. You only pay a donation of €2 or €1 if reduced. It's a step back in time and the life that was lived at that moment. You will find tools and all kinds of agricultural and maritime utensils. I recommend it.
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Fantastic experience: Very interesting museum!! Variety of objects: furniture, toys, newspaper, photos, boat, plates and glasses. Historic treasures! It is noticeable that there's been a lot of depth into this special and familiar museum! As a woman, I felt very empowered! I want to thank the amazing Marga! Great worker! Always smiling, kind, and patient! Large knowledge about Tossa and about the museum!
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Beautiful, very well-kept and with absolutely moving objects. There are some very interesting videos in which they interview women who talk about their past. A wonder.
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Fantastic experience: Excellent little museum highlighting the role of women in the life of the town. Lots of interesting photos to look at as well as many everyday items. Pity I can't understand Catalan, since there's also interviews with women reminiscing. A great place to wander through. And it's only a euro to get in.
Positive experience: A very interesting little museum. It would have been better if all the information had been available in more languages though rather than just Catalan and Spanish so that it could have been fully appreciated.
Fantastic experience: Well composed. Here is a perfect way to discover how Tossa was and to discover many new things.
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It is a Museum that clearly has been made with a lot of love and dedication. The concierge service is impeccable.
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Fantastic, I liked it a lot and the service was very good, I recommend going, it is worth it.
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Pretty facade
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Fantastic experience: Small and cheap museum that highlights the lives of women who lived and worked in the city. Hosted in an amazing old farmhouse (the typical old-style farmhouse), I totally enjoyed it.
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The girl who serves is very nice and attentive
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Incredibly beautiful, I did not imagine such a beautiful place.
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Congratulations on the Museum and on the Micro Expo on the 3rd floor, a very interesting initiative from the Equality area. The color photographs of Women at the entrance, the 3 sculptures of the figure of Women and Gyotaku fish are by the resident artist from Tossa E.Maxé. From 24/7/21 to 30/9/21
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I cannot agree more with the positive opinions about this museum. I would only add the good treatment received by the staff at all times and indicate for those who need it that, even though it is an old house, there is an elevator to visit the rooms on the upper floor.
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Small women's museum in Tossa, you can't leave without seeing it, cozy, it has every detail, it feels like visiting your grandparents' house, for just two euros, don't miss going to see it.
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Mini museum not to be missed! One of the first houses built outside the walls. It's a shame that the documentary testimony by the women from the village is not translated.
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Exceptional visit full of details, lovely people from Tossa and overall a quite enriching experience. Many thanks to all the members of this organization. A 100% recommended and essential experience for all visitors to Tossa de Mar to understand the daily life of the people from Tossa, especially!
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Extraordinary museum in Tossa de Mar.
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They lack subtitles for the videos or making dubbed versions in different languages.
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I liked it very much
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Very interesting. It's worth visiting the museum of the Tossenca woman!!
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Unfinished project. Free. Great potential.
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It's worth stopping by! Can Ganga (Can Leandro) is a wonderful 16th-century house that can currently be visited and houses the Museum of Women, a journey through the history of the town and a tribute to its mothers and workers. The ice house built inside the mountain is a gem. Free entry.
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At home, there is a sign with information.
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