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In 2019, the exhibition Bacchus, the masks of the God, produced by the Museum of Badalona and curated by Esther Gurri, curator of the same Museum, was distinguished by the magazine Auriga – the only Catalan publication dedicated to classic culture – with the Musa Prize for temporary exhibitions on the ancient world, sharing it equally with the exhibition Archeology in Exile. The Museum of Archeology of Catalonia and the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) of the MAC Barcelona.

Due to the pandemic and the resulting complications, the awarding of this distinction was postponed indefinitely and has now been carried out as part of the 2023 edition.

Bacchus, the masks of the God was inaugurated on March 28th, 2019 in Badalona, and focused on the origins, meanings, worship and symbologies of this god based on a wide display of pieces from various museums Catalans. The exhibition could also be seen at the MAC Empúries (from June 15 to September 15, 2019) and at the Vinseum in Vilafranca del Penedès (from March 20 to August 20, 2020) and arrived , thus, to thousands of visitors from all over the territory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

During the month of August, the Museum of Badalona will be open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm.

The temporary exhibition 50 YEARS. CAMÍ. SCULPTURES can be visited during the same opening hours.

The House of the Dolphins, the House of the Ivy and the Historical Archive will be closed during the month of August.

 

 

The Museum of Badalona collaborates in the documentary about Pere Mitjans that is being carried out by Badalona Comunicació. This is a historical documentary about the figure of Pere Mitjans, one of the first radio journalists from Badalona, who was condemned by the Franco dictatorship for having directed Ràdio EAJ 39 Badalona, during the Civil War.

The work uses audiovisual archives, photographs and press from the time which, in part, have been provided by the Museum. It also includes interviews with family members and historians, such as the one conducted on Tuesday, June 20th, with contemporary history professor Joan Villarroya i Font, which was recorded in the Historical Archive of the City of Badalona (AHBDN), managed by the Museum. The aim of this research is to review the life of Pere Mitjans and explore the role played by local radio in key moments of Badalona’s recent history.

 

 

Recording of the interview to Joan Villarroya i Font. 20 de juny 2023. Foto: F. García

 

The documentation produced by the PSUC (Partit Socialista Unificat de Catalunay) between 1976 and 1987 and IC (Iniciativa per Catalunya) from its creation in 1987 to 2016 has recently been donated to the Historical Archive of the City of Badalona.

The PSUC fund is made up of 19 installation units and has an extension of 1.90 linear metres. And the IC fund consists of 27 installation units and 2.70 linear meters. Both funds are available to researchers and scholars.

The work of selection and inventory has been carried out by a team of former militants of the two organizations led by the Historical Archive of the City.

 

 

In the week of June 5th to 11th, a new edition of the International Archives Week is celebrated. This year from the Museum and the Historical Archive of the City of Badalona (AHBDN) we want to commemorate this celebration with the publication on our website of the catalogs of the extensive collection of Josep M. Cuyàs i Tolosa.

Josep M. Cuyàs i Tolosa (Badalona 1904-1992) was a self-taught historian and archaeologist. Although this did not become his professional dedication – he worked for 50 years in the offices of the chemical company CROS, of which he became a representative – he never stopped working for the recovery of Badalona’s history .

As a young man he was already interested in archeology. At the age of 16 he published his first article on the subject of archeology in El Eco de Badalona and in 1925 he founded the Badalona Excursionista Association with a group of friends, among them another prominent Badalona historian and archaeologist Joaquim Font i Cussó. In 1933 the Group founded its own museum with the pieces from the excavations and with collections of pieces collected from individuals.

After the war, in 1945, Cuyàs began excavations in the Baetulo area, which he directed as Commissioner of Local Excavations in Badalona, appointed by the historian and archaeologist Josep Serra i Ràfols.

In 1955, precisely when the VIII Provincial Assembly of archaeological excavations was being held, Cuyàs and Tolosa had made the discovery of the baths of Baetulo, with an extraordinary state of conservation. That year, the foundation stone of the current Museum of Badalona (officially inaugurated in 1966) was laid, of which he became the first director.

Although its archaeological side was important, it also stood out for the laborious work of collecting data and documents about Badalona. In this field, one of the most outstanding studies he did was the compilation of data in the parish archive of Santa Maria, which ended a few days before the church burned down in 1936. After retiring as director of the Museum of Badalona, at the age of 65, dedicated himself to going through all the archives of Barcelona and also those of other localities.

This enormous task materialized in the entirety of its collection, which includes 179 boxes of archival collections, 273 titles from the local collection and 137 from the general newspaper library and 1,930 volumes from the library. 75 linear meters guarded by the Museum of Badalona since 1992 and which constitute a primary source for researchers of the history and heritage of Badalona.

 

Josep M. Cuyàs amb la seva esposa. Desconegut. Museu de Badalona. Arxiu Josep M. Cuyàs.