The exhibition “In Search of Freedom: 1968-2018" focuses on the historical and contemporary understanding of the protests that took place in the 60s and 70s in Europe, emphasising on the particularities of the conflicts that occurred in Spain, Poland and in the former Yugoslavia. The material includes 31 photographs from Catalan, Spanish, Slovene and Polish collections, as well as newspapers articles, banners and an audiovisual showing some of the protests that took place on that period in the three territories.
Has the search for freedom changed in the last 50 years?
This is the question raised by the exhibition "In Search of Freedom: 1968-2018". The exhibition is part of the European project In Search of Freedom, led by the Slovenian publishing house Beletrina, and is going to be on show until March 31st 2019.
The presentation will consist of a guided tour led by the curator and director of the Museum of Contemporary History of Slovenia, Kaja Sirok. She will be accompanied by the Commissioner of Memory Programs of Barcelona City Council, Ricard Vinyes, and the director of EUROM, Jordi Guixé. The exhibition has the support of the City Council of Barcelona and the programme Europe for Citizens of the European Commission.
The international project “In Search of Freedom: 1968-2018” gives an answer to the question of whether freedom has changed in the last 50 years through the analysis of images of student protests across Europe: it shows how the world was those days and juxtaposes it with a set of images selected in an Instagram contest and a number of witnesses of student activists.
Those who lived through the scarcity and dangers of World War II were shocked by the 1968 protests, where students across Europe fought in favour of various political ideals. They did not understand the desires and aspirations of younger generations, who yearned for a different world. At present, in times where social inequality is growing, it seems that the problems and the questions that were posed in 1968 are still prevalent.
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