The Museum will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Evarist Arnús

On the occasion of the bicentenary of the birth of the financier Evarist Arnús Ferrer (Barcelona 1820-1890), closely linked to our city, the Museum is preparing an exhibition and a serie of lectures for the autumn.

His relationship with Badalona dates back to 1859, when he began to make real estate investments with the purchase, at auction, of part of the Can Solei estate, which he converted into a summer residence (the current Ca l’Arnús ). In 1888, Queen Maria Cristina and the President of the Council of Ministers, Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, were received on this estate, and as a result of this visit, Badalona City Council was granted the treatment of Excelence.

A much-loved figure in the town, in 1884 Arnús was named the adopted son of Badalona for the philanthropic works he had carried out there, and in 1887, on the occasion of his onomastics and as a token of gratitude, the town hall agreed to give its name to Carrer del Pilar where, with its sponsorship, the Sant Andreu asylum (currently a school) had been built. The old Carrer del Pilar is, therefore, the current Carrer d’Arnús.