Centre Catalanista Gent Nova

We continue our particular tribute to the different choral societies of our city, this time with a banner from the Center Catalanista Gent Nova.

Gent Nova was a Catalanist cultural and political organization from Badalona, ​​affiliated to the Unió Catalanista, founded in 1899 and dissolved in 1921.

It had a remarkable cultural and social importance in the city and recognized prestige among the people of Badalona. He promoted various activities, such as sardanas, musical evenings, conferences and the organization of floral games, among others. He also had political initiatives, such as the candidacies presented in the local elections of 1905 and 1911, the first to unseat the Caciquism of the City Council, and the second in harmony with the Catalan Solidarity movement.

In June 1921, as a result of internal dissensions due to the ideological evolution of the organization, the merger of the Orfeó Badaloní, an organization considered more conservative, which had been founded in the same year 1921, was made possible. The Orfeó Badaloní is he thus became the successor of the Catalanist center and inherited the premises, the archive and the modernist sign.

The Gent Nova sign was designed by the architect Joan Amigó Barriga and made by women from Badalona. The design won first prize in the competition for artistic flags and banners held in Sabadell in 1907. It is an exceptional piece of Catalan modernism.

Two standard ties are also preserved, one from 1906 (inv. MB 7868) and the other from 1918 (inv. MB 11786).

If you want to know more:

Antoni Bargallo “La senyera de Gent Nova de Badalona”. A: Carrer dels Arbres, no. 17, p. 89-96). 3rd period Museum of Badalona, ​​2006.

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