We invite you to come and take part in a visit and workshop aimed at primary school students aged 10-11 to find out about the Municipal Archives of the District of Gràcia (AMDG). The combination of the visit and the workshop offers the chance to find out about the Archives as well as carrying out a documentary research activity.

The first part of the activity is the visit to the archive centre, where students are shown the process a document goes through from when it arrives at the Archives to being consulted by users. The second part focuses on the research workshop through which students investigate and think about the implementation and evolution of the tramway system of Vila de Gràcia in years gone by using different types of documents.

Learning objectives of the activity:

• Find out about the functions of the Municipal Archives of the District of Gràcia.
• Find out the different kinds of documents kept at these archives.
• Analyse the various writing supports used throughout history.
• Relate the different departments with the function they perform.
• Think about the importance of the Archives for conserving documents as a source of historical knowledge and as a tool to preserve the rights of city residents.
• Understand the criteria used to classify documents.
• Understand the changes in the town of Gràcia at the time of the Industrial Revolution, especially those relating to transportation between Vila de Gràcia and Barcelona.

Educational levels: upper cycle of primary education.

Approximate duration of the activity: 2 hours.

Price: free.

Bookings: by phone 932 177 183 or by email amdg@bcn.cat