This exhibition was an invitation to learn about the relationship between Barcelona and Montjuïc from a cultural and material standpoint, with the presentation of geological samples, sculptures and architectural pieces loaned by the National Museum of Art of Catalonia (MNAC), the Archaeology Museum of Catalonia (MAC), the Barcelona City History Museum (MUHBA) and the Museum of Natural Sciences. The exhibition was held in the castle from 22 January to 29 July 2015.
Mined from Roman times to the twentieth century, the quarries of Montjuïc supplied the natural stone most used in buildings in and around Barcelona. This stone is present in such iconic buildings as the Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar, the Cathedral of Santa Creu and Santa Eulalia, and Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia and Casa Milà, the latter known as La Pedrera. The sandstone karst of Montjuïc is compact and durable and was the basic material employed in the main buildings in Barcelona until the mid 1980s.
Credits
Organisation
Institut de Cultura. Ajuntament de Barcelona
Concept, design, production and set-up
MagmaCultura
Scientific consultants
Antoni Caminal i Estanislau Roca
Correction and translations
Incyta Multilanguage
With the collaboration of
Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya, Museu d’Història de Barcelona, Consorci Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona i Museu Etnològic de Barcelona
External production
Essa Punt, Sabaté Photo Barcelona, DigiPrint Center, Ebenisteria Josep Nóbrega
Copyright © on images:
Arxiu Fotogràfic de Barcelona, Arxiu Històric de la Ciutat de Barcelona,, Arxiu Municipal Contemporani de la Ciutat, Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya, Ajuntament de Sant Adrià de Besòs, Dionís Baixeras Verdaguer, Frederic Ballell, Josep Brangulí, Alexandre Cardunets Cazorla, Antón Celles, Joan Francés, Eduard Gracia, Joan Martí, David Parcerisa, Francesc X., Estanislau Roca, Lucien Rosin, Pérez de Rozas, M. Sala, Francesc Soler Rovirosa, Joan Stradamus i J.Serra.
Copyright © on images with Creative Commons licence:
Jordi Payà Canals, Rick Ligthelm, Cristiano Maia, David Domingo, Steven Dutartre, Forgemind ArchiMedia
Acknowledgements
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Campus Manresa), Jordi Agulló, Lluís Alabern, Antoni Caminal, Jordi Casanovas, Yael Díaz, Anna Lázaro, Núria Miró, Núria Molist, Joan Muñoz, Anna Omedes, Joan Pey, Cristina Portell, Estanislau Roca, Joan Roca i Josep Manuel Rueda