The initial period shows us the Library's origins, which go back to the late 19th century, in the immediate context of the organization of the Universal Exhibition of 1888 in Barcelona. The Library is installed in the first museum infrastructures that are created in the Ciutadella park and receives the contributions of private libraries formed in the 19th century.

1906 The Library in the Arsenal of the Ciutadella, home of the Museum of Decorative and Archaeological Art

General view of the installation of the Museum in the new home.