The Charterhouse of Montalegre, located in Tiana, has always had a close relationship with Badalona. This fact, which adds to the great importance of the monastery, the seat of hermit life for more than 600 years, has motivated the Museum to dedicate an exhibition, a book and several conferences to this monastery. The project is […]
Human beings have, since time immemorial, exchanged goods and services to meet their needs - even those that might seem superfluous to us. It will be, however, as of the 19th century, with the industrialization and growth of urban life, that shops will proliferate and commerce will begin a golden age which is still present. […]
Within the Fabra Year, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Pompeu Fabra and the centenary of the publication of the Catalan Grammar, the Museum presents a small exhibition, reminiscent of its Badalona years. You will be able to see photographs, publications and some pieces related to the Master, which are […]
The figure of the artist from Badalona Llorenç Brunet i Forroll (Badalona, 1873-Barcelona, 1939) is, despite its unquestionable value, little known to the general public. A prolific cartoonist trained at La Llotja, a pupil of Eusebi Planas and the lithographer Mercier de Paris, he gained wide recognition thanks to his reports on several war conflicts […]
Cinema arrived in Badalona in 1898 with street projections and by 1904 the city had already its first stable movie theater. Thus began the intense relationship between the seventh art and the people of Badalona. This close link that runs through the exhibition The Great Illusion. The cinema in Badalona 1898-1975, that invites us to […]
Born in Badalona in 1942 and died in Barcelona in 1998. Enric Sió is a recognized author in the world of comics, illustration and advertising. Punished by censorship, his work had an international dimension. To remember and claim his figure, the Museum dedicates a monographic publication to him while the Sala Josep Uclés (CC El […]
Collection of works by Enric Ortuño (1938-2010), painter and set designer greatly influenced by Picasso, from whom he received help as a young beginner. He later moved to Italy, where he pursued much of his artistic career, until returning to Badalona, where in 2003 he presented to the Museum the exhibition Ortuño for the Peace. […]
Bacchus is the god of wine, theater and fertility. Equivalent to the Greek Dionysus, it also assumes ancient traditions and agglutinates other deities, such as the Liber Pater. Able to entrust rage, passion and frenzy, represents the most irrational aspects of human beings as opposed to the sense of order and of the measure embodied by […]
Between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, nature was the great muse and source of inspiration for architects and artists. With this exhibition we want to show how the flora, in particular, became one of the repertoires par excellence of modernist architecture, which came to establish a true dialogue with the world of plants […]
An unprecedented vision of the religious, architectural and cultural heritage of the Marina mountain range through the artistic gaze of the photographer Mariano Pagès. The stars are the overarching element of the 26 images that make up this exhibition - all made during the night and, often in conditions of total darkness-, snapshots of singular […]
Enric Giralt Paulí (Badalona 1945-2012) was an outstanding journalist. His professional life was linked, first, to the written press and, later, on television, to the delegation in Catalonia of Televisión Española. Politically committed from a very young age, he was a member of the Party of Socialists of Catalonia (PSC-PSOE). The exhibition is inspired by […]
The Anís del Mono factory is one of the oldest ones that works in Badalona, and its product is one of the best known and appreciated in the world. The famous label that identifies it has the date of 1870 written - although probably production began earlier - and, therefore, 2020 will celebrate the 150th […]
This exhibition brings us closer to the living conditions of the medieval period through the study of the remains of skeletons located in archeological sites from the 8th to the 15th centuries, located mainly in Central Catalonia. The exposed pieces explain how our ancestors lived and died in the Middle Ages, and delve into different […]
The poet Charles Baudelaire said that the portrait was a modest genre, but it required a great deal of intelligence from the creator, because it was not enough to reproduce what he saw, but also to show what was hidden, behind the face of the model. A portrait, then, is the fruit of a silent […]
This exhibition includes a set of photographs taken between the last quarter of the 19th century and the last quarter of the 20th: one hundred years of intense changes for Badalona, a town that, during this period, will be transformed into a city and will grow almost without interruption. This change is very well evidenced […]
On the occasion of the bicentenary of the birth of Evarist Arnús i Ferrer (Barcelona 1820-1890), the Museum dedicates an exhibition and a serie of activities to him, since he is a key figure in the history of our country and the our city. His relationship with Badalona began in a very prosaic way: he […]
The Museum presents an exhibition dedicated to the great painter Ramon Casas i Carbó (1866-1932), which brings together about twenty pieces donated by different museums and private collectors from different locations. That’s why we gave him the title of Ramon Casas visits Badalona. Quite a luxury. The exhibition is held just at the end of […]
Badalona experienced a great demographic growth between the end of the 19th century and the 1980s. The city was deeply transformed, and the evolution of means of transport really confirms this. You can see it in this exhibition and in the publication of the same title, dedicated to land transport, which goes on wheels. The […]
On 13th June this year we commemorate the birth centenary of Pere Rovira i Planas (Badalona 1921- Badalona 1978), an exhibition and the publication of a book. A great admirer of Balenciaga, Pere Rovira trained in Paris and, when he returned in 1948, he founded his own haute couture workshop in Barcelona, although he continued […]
In 1491, after the death of seven monks from the monastery of Sant Jeroni de la Murtra due to a plague epidemic, the community erected a chapel dedicated to Saint Sebastian, a protector against the plague in particular and the epidemics in general. An altarpiece also dedicated to this saint was commissioned for the same […]
Santiago Mateu i Pla (Malgrat de Mar 1891-Badalona 1935) trained as a draftsman at the municipal school of Badalona where he studied and at the academy that the painter Eduard Flò had in the city. Since 1912 he has exhibited in Malgrat, Badalona, Barcelona, Girona, Reus and Figueres. Although he painted some oils, he basically […]
The exhibition, developed on the basis of a proposal by the designer Albert Isern, provides a particular view of Badalona and the sea. On one hand, we find an artistic approach, which is expressed through photographic images of the sea and the boats - always painted in very bright colors - and which also incorporates […]
Clothing in Roman times, as in our society, went beyond the need to cover the body and became an identification of the social status of the wearer, through aspects as diverse as the type of fabric, fiber or color. This code hidden between the folds of the fabric will be discovered in this small exhibition […]
The industrial occupation of the Badalona seafront area began in the mid-19th century with the arrival of the railway, and lasted until the end of the 20th century. At this time, a series of changes begin, gradual and profound at the same time, which will end up completely transforming its appearance and use until it […]
Summer is the time of heat and good weather, of long days, of days of long staying on the street, of holidays for young and old, of verbenas, of major festivals, of playing or doing sports in the outdoors, hiking ... And in a Mediterranean city like Badalona, it is also the best time to […]
The exhibition Perfumeria Parera. 100 years of Varon Dandy and the book that accompanies it, are the result of a long research carried out by the historian Núria Casals on the initiative of the Museum of Badalona. The exhibition is about tracing the trajectory and evolution of Perfumeria Parera, which was the most prominent Badalona […]
The Venerable Congregation of Our Lady of Sorrows in Badalona, based in the church of Santa Maria, was founded in 1723 after taking over an image of Our Lady that is still preserved today. Now, therefore, it is 300 years since its existence and, to commemorate it, the Museum is dedicating an exhibition and a […]
This May, the giants Anastasi and Maria, the oldest in Badalona, will debut dresses. This fact is the pretext for an exhibition that traces their life and history. Why were they get bought? Who did it? What activities have they participated in? Why did they stop being present at the popular festivities? How were they […]
It has been 50 years since Josep M. Teixidó Camí (l'Espluga Calba, 1947) dedicated himself to sculpture and the Museum and the City Hall want to join in the celebration of this very special anniversary, with an exhibition of his work that will be presented on the ground floor and in the basement (space of […]
The Museum of Badalona presents an exhibition dedicated to the couturier Joan Antoni Fàbregas, which will bring together a set of dresses and accessories designed by him, and which will be accompanied by a catalogue. Josep Casamartina i Parasols with Ismael Núñez Muñoz, linked to the Fundació Antoni de Montpalau and experts in the history […]
The Museum presents the exhibition Winters in Badalona, which in the same vein as Summers in Badalona, which could be seen in 2022, shows what life was like in the city at that time of year. It is a collection of old photographs from the Museum’s Image Archive which, without pretending to be the history […]
Clay is an essential raw material for the manufacture of an infinite number of everyday objects and utensils, and Roman culture knew how to work with it both with great quality and in remarkable quantity. In this sense, Baetulo is no exception: there we find a good variety of pieces from the field of construction […]
Clay is an essential raw material for the manufacture of an infinite number of everyday objects and utensils, and Roman culture knew how to work with it both with great quality and in remarkable quantity. In this sense, Baetulo is no exception: there we find a good variety of pieces from the field of construction […]
On the occasion of the celebration in Barcelona of the Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup, in which Badalona is the seat of some competitions, the Museum is dedicating an exhibition to the Catalan patin. This boat has its roots precisely in our city, where it began to be used at the beginning of the 20th […]
