Floor 4.

The roof of the building or Observation deck is an accessible place that permits us to enjoy the urban view of Sabadell and the mountains and hills that surround it. Both the main geographical landmarks and the chimneys of old steam engines which punctuate it are properly marked for the enjoyment of the beautiful views..

The observation deck space is also devoted to explaining the building, in particular the solutions adopted to make the Gas Museum building sustainable in an attempt to reduce the energy consumption both in the rehabilitation, construction and future maintenance . The pond, the water tank and the planted area are part of these solutions and give singularity to this space.

Floor 3.

The offices of the Gas Natural Fenosa Foundation occupy this floor..

Floor 2.

The 2nd floor offers multipurpose rooms that allow for complementary activities such as educational workshops and classrooms. The auditorium is also located on this floor. In the lobby we find the energy Mirror of the building, an instrument that, through a screen, provides data measuring the energy consumption in real time and the electricity produced by the photovoltaic panels and water management.

Floor 1.

The hall of the Tools of the Future discusses energy as a key player in the future of humanity and the planet. It begins with a double audiovisual room, one for adults and another for children, designed to convey concepts which are not always easy to assimilate. Next, the museum presents tools to improve energy efficiency and to create energy available continuously, economically and with a low environmental impact. Harnessing the power of air and water, taking advantage of solar and nuclear power, natural gas and storing carbon dioxide, are some of the tools whose basic concepts, advantages and disadvantages are explained.

Floor 0.

The visitors enter the museum through this floor. Before passing through reception to collect their entrance ticket, they can enjoy a video that explains La importància del gas en el món (The importance of gas in the world) based on the need and the ability that we humans have to search for energy and heat from our surroundings, i.e. the environment around us.

In the same way, the basement area, devoted to the history of the company, aims to explain the energy sector from within, that is, as lived by the companies working in this area. The area D’ahir a avui: gas i societat (From yesterday to today: gas and society) attempts to show us how the appearance and use of new energies affects society. Divided into three subareas - gas from coal, gas from oil and natural gas – it takes us on an allegorical stroll through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in the company of electricity and gas: we enter the nineteenth century by a coal fired gasworks, coming out onto a street filled with gas lanterns, we enter a well-lit Liceo opera house and after the show we go back out onto the street. Something has changed, it is dark but there is an intense light: electricity has arrived! And with its arrival, human life accelerates, cities change face and each and every thing is under its influence. The gas industry took refuge in the houses, shops, small factories, inventing devices that run on gas. So years and decades pass: from the 20’s to 60’s, when technology enabled gas to be produced from oil and its production took on another dimension. Mankind soon found a better source, natural gas -primarily methane- hidden in the bowels of the earth, like coal and oil. It was not necessary to produce it, just extract it, transport it and distribute it.

Floor -1.

In a striking red space which aims to represent the heart of the museum, the main documents of the Archive of the Gas Natural Fenosa Foundation are deposited. The walls of the compact cabinets have large letters printed with the names of the collections of the Archive and its Classification Chart, all in order to better explain the contents to the visitors.

The Col•lecció Catalana de Gas is the name given to the set of museum exhibits basically consisting of gas appliances and tools from the late nineteenth century to the sixties of the twentieth century. They were collected when the company had this name and in its honour we have given baptised them so. We can see them in a long glass case that orders objects according to their use: cooking, ironing, heating, heating water, metering gas, etc.

The museum of this floor presents a lengthy history of the company, from a distant 1843, as the Sociedad Catalana para el Alumbrado por Gas (1843-1912), later continuing its growth as Catalana de Gas y Electricidad (1912 - 1987), as Catalana de Gas (1987-1992) and Gas Natural (1992-2010), up to the current Gas Natural Fenosa, transformed into an energy multinational with significant activities in gas, electricity and renewable energies. It also tells the story of the companies that have formed part of the company: Gas Madrid, Unión Eléctrica Madrileña y Fuerzas Eléctricas del Noroeste (Fenosa). It is set up in a first audiovisual display, which as its name suggests, deals with the Els Fets i les Persones (The Facts and the People) before relating in detail the fields, Els Inicis, Creixement i Globalització (The Beginnings, Growth and Globalisation).