How did you end up at mNACTEC?
My 15 year museological training as a civil servant with the Generalitat allowed me to acquire a wide base in the museum world that was focused, first, on the development of documentation and inventory tasks and, later, on carrying out museum management and inspection work. However, they offered me the opportunity to contribute to the advances being made by a forward-thinking museum team and it seemed like an extraordinary opportunity to me.

What is your role at mNACTEC?
My function is to programme and carry out what's necessary to spread the word about our industrial, scientific and technological heritage. The tasks I coordinate are, at heart, aimed at spreading this message using the most suitable methods in each case: public communication campaigns, temporary exhibitions, publications, courses and conferences, multimedia products, developing educational events, etc.

How would you define spreading the message about Catalonia's industrial heritage as it is done by the museums in the mNACTEC Regional System?
Over the last ten years there's been a lot of hard work put into creating a structured, effective image with a continuous line of communication. It's a never-ending job and one where there's still a lot left to do. The focused work we do allows us to concentrate on the complexity of the message we're trying to get across to the public –the cohesion of spaces that, in both a local and global way, explain the region's process of industrialisation.

What have you learnt over the years you've been at mNACTEC?
It's difficult to focus on any specific aspect. I owe mNACTEC a lot: trust, the capacity to create and the means to develop professionally. My basic training as a researcher means continuous learning comes easily to me -which means making some good choices but also some mistakes– which is the best way to build. mNACTEC allows me to be in touch with a lot of people every day, allowing me to learn and grow both professionally and personally.

What changes do you foresee on the scientific museological scene?
Science museums are making enormous efforts to improve their communication with society concerning the research being conducted and the work of the research centres, although winning over the private sector still remains to be done. Now is the time to put in place appropriate mechanisms to search out ways of cooperating, in such a way that museums might act as a window and social amplifier of science.

What do you like most about your job?
Three aspects: firstly, the creative challenge –combining objectives, rigour and resources in order to get the best possible result; secondly, the diversity of activities and working methods that allows for a high degree of personal decision making; and thirdly: the constant contact with a great number of people that allows one to talk about, refine, improve and enrich projects.