Welcome to the Museum
The museum aims to research, preserve, and disseminate everything related to the city's trade and industry. To achieve this, we work in five areas of interest.
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Permanent Exhibitions: We have two stable displays, History of Trade and Industry in Salamanca and The Sounds of Yesterday. Agustín de Castro Collection. Both exhibitions are in need of improvements; musealization of pieces, canvases, or complete rooms along their routes.
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Temporary Exhibitions: At least four exhibitions of this type are held annually. Some notable examples include; "Magic and Gold. An exhibition on traditional and designer jewelry in Salamanca and its province", "Circumvolar Faces of La Armuña", "Enter. The Video Game Revolution", "Rafael Basulí and commercial decoration in Salamanca (1945-1970)", etc.

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Didactics: To facilitate the understanding of both permanent exhibitions, adapted educational programs have been developed for each educational stage; Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary, Baccalaureate, and Vocational Training. The dramatizations of visits are celebrated, which, through period costumes, make users become an active part of the experience.
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Publications: We release two notebooks on the History of Trade and Industry in Salamanca annually. These notebooks are usually acquired by a loyal audience that collects them. The Proceedings of the Conferences on Heritage are produced biennially in collaboration with the USAL Master's in Heritage. Finally, catalogs of some exhibitions and monographic topics are also subject to publication.

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Activities: Workshops, conferences, showcooking, neighborhood cinema, fairs, parades, etc., enrich the museum's activity throughout the year.

FOREIGN CHESS CLOCK. CIRCA 1930
Foreign Brand Chess Clock. Used to measure times in tournaments. Approximately the 1930s. Dimensions: 31cm x 15cm x 9cm. Wood and metal mechanism still in working order.
Piece belonging to the Salamanca Chess Club, deposited courtesy of Amador González de la Nava in the Museum of Commerce.
Cafes have always been one of the main places for playing chess. In Salamanca, during the first half of the 20th century, the emblematic Café Novelty became the meeting place for Salamanca chess players, with D. Pablo de Unamuno, son of the illustrious D. Miguel de Unamuno, standing out among them all for his level and quality of play.
At Café Novelty, with over 100 years of history, the Chess Championship was played in 1929, won by Pablo de Unamuno, followed by Pedro Mateo.