Copper has been a vital metal in all civilisations since the beginning of history. First, in the transition from the stone age to the age of metals; later, in the construction of the first scientific instruments and as a dynamo for the Industrial Revolution; and later still, in the development of electricity which began in the nineteenth century.

That is why the La Farga Foundation and La Farga Group have created the Copper Museum, in an old tower dating back to the early twentieth century next to the industrial installations of the La Farga Group.

A walkway enables visitors to see the production process involved in smelting and the semi-manufacturing processes for copper.

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The Museum has 4 areas:

1. La Farga, the history of a company: this area shows the company's origins and the changes it has undergone between its early days and the present.
   
   
2. Copper and the origins of metallurgy: this area tells the story of the discovery of copper, the origins of metallurgy and the importance of copper between that time and industrialisation.
   
   
3. The chemical element copper: this area looks at copper from the scientific point of view, and considers its physical and chemical properties.
   
   
4. Technology and applications of copper: this area presents the industrial processes for obtaining, producing and purifying copper, and presents a display of copper, bronze and brass objects from industrial society.