Presentation of the medieval vessel Les Sorres X, once the recovery, conservation and museïtzació work on this boat, found in Castelldefels in 1990 during construction of the Canal Olímpic and dating from the second half of the 14th century, has been completed. It is one of the few medieval boats built for transporting merchandise that survives in the Mediterranean, so it offers a unique opportunity for academic study and public outreach on the coastal navigation of that era.
After the discovery, the Centre d'Arqueologia Subaquàtica de Catalunya of the Generalitat de Catalunya took charge of the dismantling, restoration and conservation of the boat. Since 2011 it has been housed at the Museu Marítim de Barcelona. Since 2015 it has been the subject of the conservation and consolidation work needed for its museïtzació. Research has shown that the forms of boats in the Mediterranean have not changed over the last centuries, as shown by the similarity of this medieval boat to other vessels from the 20th century.
