title: Molí d'en Rata Heritage Interpretation Centre
text: # Molí d'en Rata Heritage Interpretation Centre
  
  The Molí d'en Rata Heritage Interpretation Centre (Catalan: Centre d'Interpretació del Patrimoni Molí d'en Rata), in Ripollet (Vallès Occidental), is a municipal facility dedicated to research into and the conservation, management and diffusion of the heritage of Ripollet. It encompasses two areas: the Molí d'en Rata (En Rata mill), one of El Vallès Occidental’s last operational flour mills, and the Heritage Interpretation Centre, a newly constructed building with two exhibition rooms: one for the permanent exhibition and the other for temporary exhibitions. It is part of the Barcelona Provincial Council Local Museum Network.
  
  ## Permanent exhibition
  
  The interpretation centre's permanent exhibition includes three areas:
  
  * El pa de la diversitat (The bread of diversity):
  
  This area is part of the visit to the old En Rata flourmill and explains how grain was changed into flour in a hydraulic flourmill.
  
  * Protagonistes: ripolletencs que deixen petjada (Leaders: people from Ripollet who left their mark):
  
  This area recognises seven people born or connected with Ripollet who made their mark in their profession beyond Catalonia's borders: a painter, a sculptor and painter, a sculptor, a castanet performer, a tenor, a basketball player and a scientist.
  
  * Ripollet i la mesura del temps (Ripollet and the test of time):
  
  The exhibition explains the workings of the old bell tower clock of Sant Esteve de Ripollet.
  
  