Its mission is to showcase and promote an understanding of scientific, technical and industrial culture, and furthermore to preserve, study and present the establishment and evolution of scientific and technical advances in Catalonia, their industrial application, and above all their social implications and impact.

The columns functioned as rain water drainage, and held the line shafting that transmitted power from the stationary steam engine to the looms.

The factory was severely affected by the flooding of 1963 (Catalan: Riuada del Vallès) and it finally closed in 1978.

The aim of the museum is to provide a comprehensive overview of the history of knowledge and technology in Catalonia, and the process of industrialisation.

It starts with the Neolithic revolution, shows power generation techniques with waterwheels, electricity and turbine drives and solar technology.