It is located on Rua Bernardino José Gomes, city of Marinha Grande, in the district of Leiria, in the Central region of Portugal
History of the Resin Factory building
The Resinagem Factory building was built in 1859 and has an area of 4250 m2, in the “Pombalino” style, designed by Bernardino José Gomes, whose factory he also directed.
This factory initially operated on behalf of the Forestry Services and later, from 1868, was leased to private individuals.
In 1940, with the change of facilities by the last tenant, the factory closed.
The building returned to the possession of the Forestry Services and in 1941 it was transferred to the Municipal Council of Marinha Grande and the Municipal Market, the Municipal Library and the Civil Registration Office were installed there (1942).
At the end of the 19th century, there was a wooden “skeleton” 12 meters high in the inner courtyard that served as a fire watch station in Real Pinhal where firefighters carried out exercises.
Inside the building, when the factory was operating, there was a lake and a garden in the inner courtyard and there was a gymnastics school, a terrace with a cinema, with shows featuring artists of the time and later it would become the fish market around 1932.
This factory initially operated on behalf of the Forestry Services and later, from 1868, was leased to private individuals.
In 1940, with the change of facilities by the last tenant, the factory closed.
The building returned to the possession of the Forestry Services and in 1941 it was transferred to the Municipal Council of Marinha Grande and the Municipal Market, the Municipal Library and the Civil Registration Office were installed there (1942).
At the end of the 19th century, there was a wooden “skeleton” 12 meters high in the inner courtyard that served as a fire watch station in Real Pinhal where firefighters carried out exercises.
Inside the building, when the factory was operating, there was a lake and a garden in the inner courtyard and there was a gymnastics school, a terrace with a cinema, with shows featuring artists of the time and later it would become the fish market around 1932.
Rehabilitation of the Resin Factory building
The recently rehabilitated building of the former Resin Factory now houses two museum spaces together with some municipal services.
The Contemporary Art Center of the Glass Museum has been installed since October 19, 2013 in the “glass cube” built in the inner courtyard of the old factory where, at the beginning of the 20th century, next to a small garden, resins were deposited and purified.
The Contemporary Art Center of the Glass Museum is located in the “glass cube” of the Resinagem Building, consisting of three floors with a total area of 1000 m2, a height of approximately 15 meters that makes it stand out in relation to the existing building.
The new Marinhense museum spaces installed in this building show what the word resinagem symbolizes when applied to this building, remembering the origins and what the Marinha Grande Resinage Factory was.
The material that covers it (glass) gives it lightness and transparency, allowing it to be integrated into the whole.
The Contemporary Art Center is a space dedicated to contemporary art that serves as a complement to the Glass Museum.
The exhibition brings together a set of works from the Glass Museum's collection that represent around 25 years of glass of contemporary plastic expression made in Portugal.
The area also includes a selection of glass works by international artists that were acquired or donated to the Glass Museum's contemporary art collection.
The Contemporary Art Center of the Glass Museum has been installed since October 19, 2013 in the “glass cube” built in the inner courtyard of the old factory where, at the beginning of the 20th century, next to a small garden, resins were deposited and purified.
The Contemporary Art Center of the Glass Museum is located in the “glass cube” of the Resinagem Building, consisting of three floors with a total area of 1000 m2, a height of approximately 15 meters that makes it stand out in relation to the existing building.
The new Marinhense museum spaces installed in this building show what the word resinagem symbolizes when applied to this building, remembering the origins and what the Marinha Grande Resinage Factory was.
The material that covers it (glass) gives it lightness and transparency, allowing it to be integrated into the whole.
The Contemporary Art Center is a space dedicated to contemporary art that serves as a complement to the Glass Museum.
The exhibition brings together a set of works from the Glass Museum's collection that represent around 25 years of glass of contemporary plastic expression made in Portugal.
The area also includes a selection of glass works by international artists that were acquired or donated to the Glass Museum's contemporary art collection.
