A book on Carthusian cuisine is published

The historian and archivist Javier Pérez Gómez, a great specialist in the history of the Carthusian monastery of Montalegre, has just published the book Cocina cartujana, where he makes a selection of 100 dishes and recipes from the Carthusian order from the studio of three recipe’s books prepared by the monks of the Carthusian monastery of Montalegre (Tiana), to which the Museum of Badalona dedicated an exhibition in 2017.

These manuscripts, which date from the years 1718, 1890 and 1970-80 and are preserved in the Biblioteca de Catalunya (the first) and in the Montalegre archive itself (the other two), include a wide variety of dishes ranging from the soups to the sweet desserts, including stews, sauces, eggs and fish. The only food that is not represented in the selection is meat and its derivatives, as the monks, in compliance with the austere diet that marks the Carthusian order, never consume it.

The work, which can be found in the bookstores of Badalona, ​​includes a first part dedicated to explaining the main characteristics of the Carthusian diet and its relationship with the daily spiritual work of the monks.

 

The feast of the Virgin of Carme

On July 16th, most towns on the Catalan coast celebrated the feast of the Virgin of Carme, the patron saint of seafarers. Sailors, fishermen and all kinds of sailors worshiped her to protect them from the most common dangers of the sea.

The ritual of the Carme festival was, more or less, the following: the local fishermen’s guild took the image of the Virgin in procession and carried it to the beach, where it was placed in a boat decorated for the occasion. The procession continued to the sea accompanied by the boats.

In Badalona, ​​in addition, in the afternoon, there was a procession with the Virgen del Carme that started in the church of the Carmelite Fathers -located in Carrer de Sant Miquel-, went through many of the streets of the neighborhood of Baix a Mar , passed by the Rambla and returned to the church.

This procession was accompanied by the boys and girls from the nearby schools who had made their first communion that year, who were dressed as the day of this ceremony.

The gallery that we present includes some photographs of this festival, most of which are part of the Museum’s collections thanks to the donation and permission of several families in the city.

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La festivitat del Carme

Guided tours of this weekend are canceled

Following the new health recommendations made public today, Friday 17th July, for the city of Badalona, the guided tours scheduled for this weekend will be canceled.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause our visitors. The Museum is still open at its usual hours, with logical restrictions and security measures.

Stay tuned for information updates.

Thank you for your understanding

 

 

Museum’s Summer Nights at the Anís del Mono

Due to the current circumstances related to COVID19 and in order to ensure the maximum safety of our visitors, we postpone the Museum Summer Nights at the Factory of Anís del Mono, which were taking place on Friday 17th and July 24th, until September.

The concerts of QUARTET CALDERS and PIERRE-ARNAUD QUARTET will be scheduled after the summer, whenever the situation allows. We will let you know through the usual channels.

Thank you very much for your understanding.

 

Archaeological excavations on the side of the C-31 in the Archeology Tribune

On Wednesday, July 8th, at 6 pm,  the lecture “Intervention on the side of the C-31 in Badalona. New evidence of the extension of the northern boundary of the city of Baetulo will be broadcast live on the Patrimonigencat YouTube channel. This lecture will put an end to this year’s series of lectures by the Archeology Tribune organized by the Archeology and Paleontology Service.

The conference will be given by Iñaki Moreno, an archaeologist from the company ATICS and will be moderated by Clara Forn, an archaeologist at the Museum.

The session will be broadcast live and throughout the speech you will be able to leave your questions and contributions in the comments of the video, which the speakers will answer and discuss at the end of the talk.

 

Archaeological intervention in Temple’s street

At the end of May, an archaeological intervention was initiated motivated by a building permit on a site on Temple’s street, in the Dalt de la Vila neighborhood. As it is a site located within the protected area as BCIN of the site of the Roman City of Baetulo, an archeological survey is being carried out to detect the presence of remains from the Roman era, under the supervision of the Museum.

Despite the initial state of the excavation, which will last a few more weeks, it has been possible to document the presence of various structures from the 18th-19th centuries, including the remains of a building that was possibly part of the stables or spaces of storage of the Torre Vella , and two hydraulic structures. One is a water mine, which will be preserved in situ, and which was amortized at the end of the 19th century, when the Temple’s street was developed. It is a channel made with stone walls joined with mortar and a brick vault with a raised channel.

Among the landfill that has been mined so far, a singular piece from the late Middle Ages was recovered. It is a fragment of a decorative element that probably comes from the church of Santa Maria or the Torre Vella. In the piece you can see a male figure with a scroll of parchment in her hands, made in high relief on stoneware.

 

Interior of the water mine. Photo: J. Ardiaca
Exterior view of the water mine. Photo: J. Ardiaca
Medieval piece recovered during the excavations on Temple’s Street. Photo: Museu de Badalona

 

Francesc d’Assís Guixeras and the inauguration of the City Council Plenary Hall

Francesc d’Assís Guixeras i Viñas (Badalona 1841-1888) was a politician and textile industrialist, first deputy mayor at the beginning of the Restoration (1875) and kept the town pacified during the third Carlist War (1872-1876 ). He was also mayor in 1881-1884 and 1886-1887 and during his tenure several improvements were made, such as the extension of Plaça de la Vila, the extension of Carrer d’en Prim or the Eixample of the old cemetery.  His death, which occurred when he was still young, was deeply felt. He was buried with the honors of a mayor in a crowded ceremony, and shortly afterwards the City Council agreed to pay tribute to him and give his name to a street in the city.

The portrait of Mayor Guixeras was placed in the Plenary Hall on January 23rd, 1889, in an act in which Joan Bta. Soler read a gloss in his honor. The event also served to inaugurate the session hall, a newly created space built thirty-one years after the town hall building was erected.

 

 

Portrait of Francesc d’Assís Guixeras. Inv. 2378

Enjoy the European Archeology Days with us

This year we want to live more intensely than ever – despite the obvious limitations imposed by the situation – the three days of the European Archeology Days (June 19th, 20th and 21st). We will do this with different proposals that we hope will be of interest to you.

On one hand, during the three days, the Museum can be visited free of charge during its usual opening hours: Friday from 10 am to 2 pm and from 5 pm to 8 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm.

On the other hand, we will share with you different online content that will allow you to enjoy archeology from any computer or mobile device. We hope and wish that next year the situation has improved completely and we can complete our offer with face-to-face activities.

But as long as that doesn’t happen, archeology is alive and well!

 

Virtual tour to the water conduit of Baetulo

The archaeologists of the Badalona Museum Esther Gurri and Clara Forn introduce us to one of the most unique spaces of all those preserved in the Roman Badalona: the water conduit of the s. I AD. We will walk with them through this magnificent underground construction while they explain us its use, how it was built and how it was discovered.

Enjoy the privilege of seeing a space that the Romans of Baetulo never could see!

 

Virtual workshop. Let’s make a three in a row

One of the games most enjoyed by young and old in Roman times was the three in a row. This popular game that we all have at home was the typical pastime with which they entertained and had a good time. Esther Espejo, a technician from the Museum of Badalona, teaches us how to make this board game in the style of the Romans.

A project of experimental archeology.The consumption of meat in Roman times

In 2017, an experimental archeology project was started by Albert Massat, a doctoral student at the UAB, and Clara Forn, from the Museum of Badalona, with the collaboration of the Historical Reconstruction group of Badalona. We explain you what it consisted of and the conclusions we drew about the processing and consumption of meat in Roman times, through experimentation.

 

ARCHAEOLOGICAL ALPHABET SOUP

In occasion of the celebration of the European Archeology Days, we want to offer you a little entertainment of a lifetime: an alphabet soup.

Are you able to locate 10 CONCEPTS RELATED TO ARCHAEOLOGY in this mess of letters?

Download the soup: shorturl.at/adeoQ

Download response: shorturl.at/hCGX2

May the earth be light to you

On Tuesday, June 17th, in the morning, our friend and colleague Joan Cueto, a member of the Group of Historical Reconstruction and a collaborator of the Museum, left us. These months death has hit us very closely and they have been very difficult.

Joan was a good man, kind, generous and mischievous. We will miss his proclamations, his good omens and his tenderness. Always willing to participate, make us laugh and have a good time. May the earth be light to you, friend.

 

 Joan during the Magna Celebratio of 2017. Photo: Martín Gallego.

The book Badalona desconeguda for sale at the Museum

The publishing house Efadós has recently published the book Badalona desconeguda, by Margarida Abras and M. Dolors Nieto, which you can now purchase in the Museum store.

The book, which has inspired the exhibition of the same name that can be seen on the Museum until September 6th, offers a photographic tour of some areas of Badalona little known or, directly, that no longer exist, with the aim to better understand the evolution of our city and its current reality. Next to the images you will find historical sketches that will allow you to travel from the Middle Ages to the contemporary era.

 

 

Title: Badalona desconeguda

Authors: M. Abras i M.D. Nieto

Collection: Catalunya Desapareguda

184 pages.

Price : 22.00 €