Coordinator
Name and surname: Lurdes Boix Llonch
Affiliate institution: Anchovy and Salt Museum of l’Escala
Contact email: lurdesboix57@gmail.com
Year of establishment of the working group
2025
Participating museums / institutions (to date)
Salt Museum of Piran, Salt Museum of Cervia. It is open to other members of the AMMM who have a salt heritage and also to others who do not belong to this institution.
Thematic area / keywords
Maritime heritage, networking, cultural and natural landscape
Working Languages
English, Italian, Spanish, French
Group description
This group is made up of museums that have salt pans or any kind of heritage linked to salt such as the fish salting industry and natural cultural landscapes, which are a reference in the Mediterranean. Since ancient times, salt has had great importance in the evolution of human history, both biologically and ritually due to the symbolism of preserving evil, as well as in food preservation. Today, the range of possibilities for the uses of salt is enormous. It is a heritage that we cannot lose and museums have the duty to value it.
Objectives of the group
- Conservation of this cultural and natural heritage
- Digitization of elements
- Dissemination (web, publications, guided tours, congresses…)
- Networking
- Heritage declaration for conservation
- Sustainability (SDG objectives)
Working format
Hybrid (online or in person)
Indicative frequency of meetings
Quarterly
Activities carried out / main outcomes
As it is in the initial phase, only conversations have been held with several members, with a view to defining possible actions
Ongoing / planned activities or projects
Due to the nature of the object, museums that are not linked to the AMMM such as Cardona or Wieliczka are accepted.
The first week of June 2026 is planned to attend the International Congress on Salt to be held in Cardona (Catalonia)
Open to new AMMM members
New members are welcome, by invitation
Profile of participants sought
All types of museums but preferably those that preserve salt heritage and have carried out informative activities on new uses of salt and preservation of spaces.
Additional notes
The salt landscape is a heritage that must be claimed, since it is as old as humanity and especially throughout the Mediterranean it had great importance and connected different peoples and cultures through the Salt Routes. The museums of the AMMM must open themselves to the experiences of other museums linked to this topic to work together and achieve the set objectives.
