Safeguarding and organisation of Catalan art during the Civil War
Following the outbreak of the war, the Generalitat undertook, as a matter of urgency, a task that proved decisive for the conservation of the Catalan artistic heritage. It was made possible by several personalities, including Joan Subias, Josep Gudiol, Miquel Joseph i Mayol and, especially, Joaquim Folch i Torres, the driving force behind and first director of the current Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya and a victim of the repression that followed the war.
The exhibition offers the opportunity to discover a major and surprising episode in the conflict, which allows us to become aware of the conditions under which the collections of the great museums of Barcelona were transported by lorry to Olot, Darnius and Pars to protect them from the consequences of the war.
From 15 July to 30 September 2021
Price: €2, included in the basic ticket price
Museum in Danger! will combine different exhibition elements: original works, primary documentation, lists, purging files, catalogues and bibliographic volumes, photographs, newspaper library materials, films, cartography, posters, etc.
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