Conferences and presentations

By Anna Hernández Tudela, art historian and doctoral student. Lecture organized to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Evarist Arnús i Ferrer. Download flyer of the exhibition (in catalan) Exterior view of the Torre Arnús, in Badalona. Josep Cortinas/Museu de Badalona. AI. Fons Josep Cortinas

By Gabriel Pinós, art historian. Due to the fire that has affected two industrial buildings today in Tortosa Street in Badalona and that has caused the death of three people, this activity is canceled.   Self portrait of Ramon Casas   FLYER OF THE EXHIBITION

By Jordi Sánchez, historian. Prior registration is required at the Museum: 933 841 750. Limited capacity. The event can be followed live on the Youtube channel of the Museu de Badalona: https://www.youtube.com/user/MuseuBadalona   Portrait of Josep Codina Prat, Ramon Casas's brother in law   FLYER OF THE EXHIBITION

Lecture by Gabriel Pinós, art historian, as part of the exhibition Ramon Casas visits Badalona which can be seen at the Museum until Sunday January 31st. During the event the professors of the Conservatory of Badalona Rocío Martínez, soprano , and David Malet, piano, will perform four songs by Enric Granados. Admission is free but […]

The Museum presents the adaptation and translation into Catalan of the book Histoire de Mauthausen. Les cinq années de déportation des républicains espagnols, written by Josep Borràs from Badalona, in which he recounts his experiences in the Mauthausen concentration camp, where 1,094 catalans lost their lives. Josep Borràs (1917-1997) went into exile in France after […]

Roundtable with Àngel Acedo, graduate in Humanities; Rosa M. Martín, former director of the Textile Museum of Barcelona and Carme Bassols, seamstress. Moderator: Joan Rosàs, historian. Museum. 8 p.m. Free entrance. Limited capacity. This activity may change because of the arising from the health alert of COVID-19.  

On the occasion of the centenary of the Orfeó Badaloní and the 70th anniversary of the Esbart Sant Jordi, which is linked to it, this exhibition will be presented on the first floor of the Museum, where a round table will be held on the present and future of traditional dances. Prior registration is required […]

Presentation of the book Badalona on wheels, published by the publishing house EFADÓS, and which allows us to trace the history and evolution of our city with land transport as a guiding thread. The book, written by Margarida Abras and M. Dolors Nieto, includes 170 photographs from the Image Archive of the Badalona Museum. The […]

The Roman city of Baetulo keeps growing. This Spring, once the musealisation works has been completed, we have inaugurated the House of the Ivy, a domus from the ending of the 1st century BC that will be added to the offer of visitable spaces from the Roman era offered by the Museum. The house bears […]

The Roman city of Baetulo keeps growing. This Spring, once the musealisation works has been completed, we have inaugurated the House of the Ivy, a domus from the ending of the 1st century BC that will be added to the offer of visitable spaces from the Roman era offered by the Museum. The house bears […]

The Roman city of Baetulo keeps growing. This Spring, once the musealisation works has been completed, we have inaugurated the House of the Ivy, a domus from the ending of the 1st century BC that will be added to the offer of visitable spaces from the Roman era offered by the Museum. The house bears […]

The ou com balla is one of the popular manifestations about which more has been written and less studied. While it is true that finding out the origins of our folklore is complex, it is also true that the mistakes of the past have been repeated without any rigorous work being done on the subject. […]

Premier of the short movie Haunting Day (Between Light and Shadows), a harrowing suspense story shot on the incomparable setting of Can Miravitges. The film, which is in the distribution phase, has already received 8 international awards: Audience Award in Los Angeles, Award for Best Thriller in Port Blair, Award for Best Actor and Honorable […]

By Ivan Costa. As part of the exhibition Pedro Rovira, 1921-1978, which commemorates the centenary of the birth of this well-known seamstress from Badalona and which can be seen at the Museum until Sunday 12th December. Limited places. Pre-registration on this page. The activity will be broadcast live on the Museum's Youtube channel. The performance […]

By Antoni Bernad, internationally recognized fashion photographer. As part of the exhibition Pedro Rovira, 1921-1978, which commemorates the centenary of the birth of this well-known seamstress from Badalona and which can be seen at the Museum until Sunday 12th December. Limited places. Pre-registration on this page. The activity will be broadcast live on the Museum's Youtube […]

Roundtable discussion. Pere Rovira's workshop: the invisible creators With Joan Simó, Daniel Barbajosa, Josep Casamartina and seamstresses from Pere Rovira's workshop. As part of the exhibition Pedro Rovira, 1921-1978, which commemorates the centenary of the birth of this well-known seamstress from Badalona and which can be seen at the Museum until Sunday 12th December. Limited […]

A càrrec de Josep Casamartina i Parassols, cocomissari de l'exposició i autor del llibre del mateix títol. As part of the exhibition Pedro Rovira, 1921-1978, which commemorates the centenary of the birth of this well-known seamstress from Badalona and which can be seen at the Museum until Sunday 12th December. Limited places. Pre-registration on this […]

The book Modernist Derivations. Architectural rehabilitation. Joan Amigó, architect studies the work of Joan Amigó i Barriga (1875-1958), the most notable and representative architect of modernism in Badalona. The author of the book, also the architect Pere Casajoana, wanted to approach the issue from a strictly architectural perspective, different from the most common approaches that […]

Presentation of the central panel of the Gothic altarpiece of Saint Sebastian, from the monastery of Sant Jeroni de la Murtra, which has recently been acquired by the Museum of Badalona. This exceptional piece was part of the altarpiece that decorated the chapel that the monks of La Murtra erected, in the late 15th century, […]

Presentation of the book A way of seeing the world. Teresa Lleal Galceran, 1940-1988, by Emili Muñoz. The work is the result of intense research that has allowed the author to make available to us the biography of a person as interesting and full of concerns as Teresa Lleal, who played an important role in […]

Presentation of the book A way of seeing the world. Teresa Lleal Galceran, 1940-1988, by Emili Muñoz. The work is the result of intense research that has allowed the author to make available to us the biography of a person as interesting and full of concerns as Teresa Lleal, who played an important role in […]

In recent years, the urban dynamics of Badalona have intensified and spaces, so far little transformed, have undergone a great change. This fact has led to an increase in archaeological interventions that, consequently, have brought many innovations in the knowledge of the Roman city. It is for this reason that we present a cycle of […]

Lecture: A first approach to the marbling of Baetulo's public spaces. By Anna Gutiérrez Garcia-Moreno, archaeologist (ICAC Research Researcher) and Andrea Collado Padilla The study of marble gives us new knowledge about Baetulo. In this case a unified study and revision of fragments of marble from different excavations of the different public spaces of the […]

By Rosa M. Martín i Ros, art historian, specializing in the study of fabric. As part of the exhibition Pedro Rovira, 1921-1978, which commemorates the centenary of the birth of this well-known seamstress from Badalona and which can be seen at the Museum until Sunday 12th December. Limited places. Pre-registration on this page. The activity will […]

Lecture: Salve viator! New data on the roads and remains documented in the western suburb of Baetulo during the intervention on Coll i Pujol's street. By Mikel Soberón, archaeologist at Global Mediterrània. During the months of September 2019 and March 2020, an intervention was carried out on the site that until then had been occupied […]

Lecture: The seafront of Baetulo. New data on the walled enclosure and the coastline. By Emiliano Hinojo and Jacinto Sánchez, archaeologists. In 2015 and 2019, two interventions were carried out on the plots of the Via Augusta's Avenue, numbers 18 and 14, respectively. Although some of the results of the first excavation were already presented […]

Lecture: Baetulo, oppidum civium romanorum. New proposal of urban plot. By Clara Forn, Pepita Padrós and Jacinto Sánchez, archaeologists. Baetulo, oppidum civium romanorum is the description used by Plinius(1st century AD) that testifies the founding of our Roman city. Thanks to archaeological excavations we have come to know how and when the city was born, […]

Lecture. Saint Sebastian: from lawyer of the plagues to icon of the gay community. By Joan Rosàs, historian. As part of the exhibition Altarpiece of Saint Sebastian (15th century) , which can be seen free of charge at the Museum until Sunday 27th February. Museum. 7 p.m. Free admission with prior registration. The performance of […]

Neutralizing the Franco regime during World War II was always an option for the Allies. The Americans, however, were the ones who considered it most strongly, to the point that they drew up a plan to land on the Catalan coast using Badalona as the gateway for their troops. Lecture by Pere S. de Argila, […]

Lecture: Pandemics in the late Middle Ages. Demographic and social consequences. By Josep Hernando, Doctor of Medieval History. As part of the exhibition Altarpiece of Saint Sebastian (15th century) , which can be seen free of charge at the Museum until Sunday 27th February. Museum. 7 p.m. Free admission with prior registration. The performance of […]

Lecture: The enigmas of the altarpiece of Saint Sebastian from la Murtra By Jaume Aymar Ragolta. art historian, head of the monastery of Sant Jeroni de la Murtra. As part of the exhibition Altarpiece of Saint Sebastian (15th century) , which can be seen free of charge at the Museum until Sunday 27th February. Museum. 7 p.m. […]

Lecture: The importance of Jerome music: the manuscript of Sant Jeroni de la Murtra. By Juan Carlos Asensio, specialist in medieval music. As part of the exhibition Altarpiece of Saint Sebastian (15th century) , which can be seen free of charge at the Museum until Sunday 27th February. Museum. 7 p.m. Free admission with prior registration. The […]

Lecture: Sant Jeroni at the end of the 15th century. By Carles Díaz, PhD in Medieval History. As part of the exhibition Altarpiece of Saint Sebastian (15th century) , which can be seen free of charge at the Museum until Sunday 27th February. Museum. 7 p.m. Free admission with prior registration. The performance of this […]

Lecture: Clothing and fabrics in the altarpiece of Saint Sebastian of Sant Jeroni de la Murtra. By Rosa M. Martín i Ros, weaver and fashion historian. As part of the exhibition Altarpiece of Saint Sebastian (15th century) , which can be seen free of charge at the Museum until Sunday 27th February. Museum. 7 p.m. […]

Lecture: Reflections on the Causes and Consequences of the Ukrainian War Since last February 24th, the war in Ukraine has focused all the information on the media, on social media and also on our streets. Beyond the horror of a war situation, this conflict is having a direct effect on our country, such as rising […]

Lecture: The labor movement before the Civil War. By Joan Villarroya i Font, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Barcelona (UB). On the occasion of the exhibition The lost factories on the seafront that can be seen at the Museum from May 26th to September 25th.   J. Danglà i cia/Museu de Badalona. […]

Lecture: The process of decontamination of the maritime front of Badalona. By Pier Berglund, agronomic engineer, founder of the company DAC ENVIRO SL. On the occasion of the exhibition The lost factories on the maritime front that can be seen at the Museum from May 26th to September 25th.   Desconegut/Museu de Badalona. AI. Fons […]

La punxada del passat. Marcel Riera's poems recited by the same author On the occasion of the exhibition The lost factories on the maritime front that can be seen at the Museum from May 26th to September 25th.    

Conferència: The transformation of the western strip of the maritime front and the projects of the 3 chimneys. By Xavier Salvà and Rafael Argelich, architects. On the occasion of the exhibition The lost factories on the maritime front that can be seen at the Museum from May 26th to September 25th.   Desconegut/Museu de Badalona. AI

Lecture: The Industry and the train on the maritime front of Badalona. By Xavier Nubiola, engineer. On the occasion of the exhibition The lost factories on the maritime front that can be seen at the Museum from May 26th to September 25th.   Desconegut/Museu de Badalona. AI. Fons Ajuntament  

Presentation of the work carried out by students of the Master's Degree in Diagnosis and Intervention Techniques in Existing Buildings of the Higher Technical School of Building in Barcelona, by Clàudia Sanmartí, architect and professor at the UPC, with an introduction historical by M. Dolors Nieto, historian of the Museum of Badalona. From 5 pm […]

Tribute dialogue to the pedagogue, writer and scholar of popular culture, Joan Soler i Amigó (1941-2022) with the participation of Jan Grau -specialist in popular and traditional culture-, Joan Mayné -anthropologist, museologist, former director of the Museum of Badalona - and Fina Niubó -Catalan language teacher-, moderated by Emili Muñoz, historian who is working on […]

Donation ceremony of the photographic collection of the photographer Josep M. Bendicho Esteban (1969-2016). The event, which will be attended by the Vice President of the Museum, Anna M. Lara, will include the intervention of Ceci Fímia, designer and friend of Josep M. Bendicho who has classified his photographs, and Josep M.’s niece. , the […]

Museum archaeologists, Clara Forn and Esther Gurri, will present a summary of the new developments that have been explained during the III International Archeology Colloquium dedicated to Wine in Antiquity in the Mediterranean, which was held at the Museum on October 19th, 20th and 21st this year. Among the 75 investigations presented at this meeting […]

The lecture will deal with the significance of the Licinius and Minicius families in the city of Baetulo and the importance of both in the general framework of the Roman Empire and especially in Rome. A new reading of a pedestal, very deteriorated, preserved in the Museum, allows us to present some hitherto unknown data […]

The discovery, in one of the rooms excavated in the Clos de la Torre in the 1930s, of the tabula hospitalis, a hospitality pact between the municipality of Baetulo and Quintus Licini in 98 AD, was the first evidence of the possible existence of this building. During the 1950s, the knowledge about it was expanded […]

Lecture: Perfumeria Parera, the history of a success. By Núria Casals, historian. On occasion of the exhibition Perfumeria Parera. 100 years of Varon Dandy.  

Lecture: The Museum of the Perfume of Barcelona (Fundació Planas Giralt) By Rafa Burgos, historian and journalist. Burgos, a great expert on the subject, will share with us the genesis and characteristics of the magnificent collection of perfumery and cosmetic bottles and containers, from various periods and places in the world, which in 1963 became […]

Lecture: 200 years of Spanish perfumery. By Juanjo Ruiz Crivillé, collector. One of our country's most prominent collectors of perfumery and cosmetic pieces, of varied provenance and chronology, will discover the history of Spanish perfumery, in which Perfumeria Parera, already in the 20th century, had a very important place. On occasion of the exhibition Perfumeria […]

Conference: The brand creation process of Perfumeria Parera. By Enric Bejiga, graphic designer of Perfumeria Parera and workshop master of the Pau Gargallo School of Art. Enric Bejiga's experience at the Perfumeria Parera company will provide us with knowledge of the exciting process that represents the creation of the integral image of different brands, and […]

Lecture: Advertising of Perfumería Parera before the Civil War By Núria Casals, historian. Drawings, graphics and photographs applied to advertising, often by very talented and not always well-known professionals, will be the protagonists of this lecture. We will find, embodied in advertisements, images that are suggestive, seductive and full of glamour, but also fresh, familiar […]

Lecture: From the perfumery industry to the craft of perfume. By Esperança Cases, master artisan perfumer. The only master artisan perfumer in the country, specialized in experimental perfumery and with experience at Perfumeria Parera, will take us on a journey to the world of natural essences and share her experiments with us. On occasion of […]

Presentation of the auca of the third centenary of the Congregation of Sorrows, with text by Joan Vilamala and drawings by Pilarin Bayés. The event will take place in the chapel of the Dolors of the church of Santa Maria de Badalona and will be attended by the authors. In occasion of the exhibition The […]

Lecture: A vision of the 300 years of history of the Congregation of the Sorrows of Badalona. By Joan Rosàs, historian and prior of the Congregation of Badalona. In occasion of the exhibition The Congregation of Our Lady of Sorrows of Badalona. 300 years of history. Free entry until full capacity.  

Lecture: Sociological interdependence between the Congregation of Sorrows and the Badalonian society. By Àngel Acedo, graduate in Humanities and teacher. In occasion of the exhibition The Congregation of Our Lady of Sorrows of Badalona. 300 years of history. Free entry until full capacity  

Lecture: The restoration of the mannequin of the image of Sorrows of Badalona. By Mireia Mestre, director of the Furniture Restoration Center of Catalonia, and Pere de Llobet, head of the MNAC carpentry workshop. In occasion of the exhibition The Congregation of Our Lady of Sorrows of Badalona. 300 years of history. Free entry until […]

Lecture: Studying death: what does the forensic anthropology tell us about the tomb of Jaume Ramon Vila? By the archaeologist and PhD in Biological Anthropology, Núria Armentano. The lecture will allow us to learn about the process of excavating the tomb of Jaume Ramon Vila, located in the monastery of Sant Jeroni de la Murtra. […]

Lecture: The cloister of Sant Jeroni de la Murtra: architecture, iconography, heraldry and history, by the doctor in medieval history Carles Díaz who will tell us about the different construction stages of this unique space and how it has evolved over time and what testimonies have survived. Díaz will also talk to us, based on […]

Lecture: The conservation-restoration process of the central table of the altarpiece of Saint Sebastian in the monastery of Sant Jeroni de la Murtra, by Rosa Marina Ruiz, conservator-restorer with a long history and professor associated with the Degree of Conservation-Restoration of Goods Cultural by the University of Barcelona. This art piece had been considered missing […]

Lecture: The costumes of the giants, the passing of the years (19th-21st centuries). By Pau Fernández, clothing designer and cultural manager. The lecture will take place on occasion of the exhibition Anastasi and Maria, 165 years: from the village to the city that can be seen in the Museum until May 28th.  

The historians Mateu Chalmeta and Joan Villarroya are the authors of this book. This is the result of a long and careful research about the Badalonian deportees in the Nazi camps. The work is structured in three sections. The first is a historical introduction that brings us closer to the circumstances of the moment: the […]

On the occasion of the celebration of the Domènech i Montaner year, with which the Generalitat de Catalunya commemorates the centenary of the death of the great modernist architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1850-1923), the Museum is organizing a lecture about Casa Agustí, made by him, and the only building by this author that we […]

Autumn brings to the Museum a new cycle of lectures around archaeology in Badalona. During four Tuesdays we will go over some of the most prominent interventions that have recently taken place in our city and learn about the data and information they have provided about the history of ancient Baetulo. The conferences will take […]

We know Baetulo, the name of the Roman city located on Turó d'en Rosés (Badalona), and its surroundings, thanks to ancient sources and the Latin epigraphy of the 1st century AD. Even so, the Iberian monetary issues of the beginning of the 1st century BC use the toponym Baitolo, which would also, possibly, designate both […]

The Romans used bone as a raw material for the production of many everyday objects. In the Museum we keep several examples of the skill of the artisans who, in ancient Baetulo, transformed the bone remains of goats, oxen or chickens into delicate objects of unquestionable value. With this conference we will be able to […]

In 2020, an archaeological excavation was carried out on a lot located on Temple's street, on the corner with Germà Bernabé. The study of the remains has allowed us to know part of an island located under the forum of the Roman city, in which there was the peristyle of a domus and other outbuildings. […]

A few years ago, an extraordinary find in Badalona, a plate with only a few letters, allowed us to restore the name PORCIUS. In all probability it can be related to the great Marcus PORCI, the main wine producer of Baetulo. This plate was engraved in a material only apparently humble, the stone of Alcover. […]

Round table with dressmakers from the workshop of Joan Antoni Fàbregas, led and moderated by Ismael Núñez Muñoz and Josep Casamartina i Parassols, curators of the exhibition. This activity is organized on the occasion of the exhibition Joan Antoni Fàbregas. Couture and glamor that can be seen for free at the Museum of Badalona until […]

The art of embroidery Conversation between embroiderers Yolanda Yáñez and Núria Sánchez with Josep Casamartina i Parassols, director of the Antoni de Montpalau Foundation. This activity is organized on the occasion of the exhibition Joan Antoni Fàbregas. Couture and glamor that can be seen for free at the Museum of Badalona until Sunday 31st March. […]

Presentation of the book Jujol. Obra dispersa by its author, M. Dolors Bocanegra, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the death of the architect, draftsman, designer and painter Josep Maria Jujol i Gibert (Tarragona, 16 September 1879 - Barcelona, 1 May 1949). Free entry until full capacity.  

Lecture: New liturgical dresses of the Holy Family. By Rosa M. Martín Ros, historian of textiles and clothing. This activity is organized on the occasion of the exhibition Joan Antoni Fàbregas. Couture and glamor that can be seen for free at the Museum of Badalona until Sunday 31st March.  

Conference: Godmar Castle, our home. By Irene Marès and Inma Pérez Irene Marés and Imma Pérez belong to the family that owns the Castle of Godmar, also known as Cal Comte, a building of medieval origin that is part of the catalog of historical and artistic heritage. Her intervention will focus on explaining the architecture […]

Conference: Fencing and combat in the Middle Ages. By Ernest Barceló. Ernest Barceló, fencing teacher, professionally dedicated to competition, stage and period fencing, will explain how medieval fencing is currently understood and how to define this concept. It will analyze what combat with a sword was like in that period, answering why this way of […]

Conference: Cattle farming at the beginning of medieval Catalonia. Perspective from archaeozoological studies. By Abel Gallego. Until relatively recently, our knowledge of livestock management at the beginning of the Middle Ages in Catalonia was very limited, and was based on a few documents. Today, archeology and archaeozoology, to which Abel Gallego is dedicated, are providing […]

Presentation of the book Les illes interiors, of Columna Edicions, which explains the hidden history of Esmeralda Cervantes, artistic name of Clotilde Cerdà i Bosch (1861-1926), daughter of the engineer and urban planner Ildefons Cerdà (1815-1876). The event will be in charge of its author, the historian and philologist, Maria Carme Roca, and will include […]

The book, the result of intense research carried out by the historian Emili Muñoz, includes the biography of Joan Soler i Amigó (Badalona 1941-Badalona 2022), pedagogue, writer and prominent scholar of popular culture, who to play an important role in the political and associative life of our city. The presentation event will be led by […]

Rut Geli Mauri, head of the Center for Underwater Archeology of Catalonia, will reveal to us the secrets of underwater archeology and the importance of the discoveries that have been made in recent years around the Catalan coast. Each excavated wreck provides valuable information, both about the trade routes and about the different ceramic elements […]

On the occasion of the fiftieth edition of the Filmets festival and the commemoration of the centenary of amateur cinema in Catalonia, a round table will be held with the participation of Agustí Argelich and Joan Francesc Escrihuela. Both started making films very young within the Amateur Cinema Section of the Badalona Municipal Museum, and […]

During 2022, a preventive intervention was carried out in the Can Peixau area, located in the Raval neighborhood of Badalona. The archaeological antecedents of this space, which forms part of the inventory of the Catalan archaeological heritage, had been very fruitful since the first finds at the end of the 19th century. Therefore, an intervention […]

In November 1934, soon to be 90 years old, the archaeologist from Badalona Joaquim Font i Cussó, during the excavations carried out in the lower part of the so-called Clos de la Torre, around the current square of the Assembly of Catalonia, found a street where a sculpture of a Venus appeared. This sculpture became, […]

Located at the southern end of the Roman city, on the last line of insulae that existed between the Via Augusta and the sea, the remains of a street and several buildings that could be part of a commercial space from the foundation of the Roman city to its abandonment in the Low Empire, were […]

Pere Falqués i Urpí (1849-1916) is widely recognized for his work as municipal architect of Barcelona between 1890 and 1916. However, his previous professional connection with our city is not as well known, where he worked as a consulting architect from 1878 to 1889. During this time he carried out important urban planning works, such […]