A Very Active CB1761
Exhibition: “A Window into the Past.” June 16–July 27 Students in the 3D Animation, Games, and Interactive Environments programs at La Salle Barceloneta have created a collection of three interactive illustrations that allow visitors to delve into the neighborhood’s history through an augmented reality system. The project combines art, technology, and heritage with the goal […]
Literature on Marine Conservation
We live in a neighborhood that looks out onto the sea, in a privileged marine environment that we cherish and must preserve. Our community depends largely on these resources, and we are fortunate to be supported by scientific institutions that work to ensure their well-being, in an increasingly fragile balance. Encouraged by the Institute of […]
25 years of the library
Time has flown by, but here we are celebrating the library’s silver anniversary. On May 21, it will have been 25 years since it first opened its doors in the neighborhood. The opening coincided with the creation of the Barcelona Library Consortium, the organization that manages all of the city’s public libraries. Over the years, […]
Activities at CB1761
March 18–May 2 The El Globo Rojo architects’ cooperative presents the exhibition “La Casa de la Barceloneta: A Neighborhood’s Living Memory,” based on the publication of the same name. This publication is a fold-out brochure that explains the history and architecture of CB1761, while also delving into the evolution of the neighborhood’s urban planning. The […]
Ciutat Vella Strengthens Its Commitment to Culture
The new 2025–2028 Culture, Memory, and Heritage Plan outlines 22 initiatives to strengthen social cohesion, preserve historical memory, and boost the district’s cultural vitality. At the December Plenary Council meeting of the Ciutat Vella District, the 2025-2028 Culture, Memory, and Heritage Plan was presented—a government initiative that establishes, for the first time, a comprehensive strategic […]
Salvat-Papasseit. Around the Nitra
Àlex Darriba (Barcelona, 1972), scholar and collector of the work of Joan Salvat-Papasseit and the history of Barceloneta. THE BOOK: Salvat-Papasseit. Around Nitra is an invitation to rediscover the figure of the poet Joan Salvat-Papasseit from an intimate, visual, and urban perspective. Through anecdotes, visual references, historical data, and biographical fragments, Àlex Darriba guides us […]
Exhibition “The Oasis”
From November 15, 2025, to March 7, 2026, “El Oasis” is an artistic initiative that pays tribute to four women who fought against Franco’s dictatorship from underground. The exhibition recreates an immersive and sensory space inspired by an apartment in the Barceloneta neighborhood, which in 1941 served as a refuge, meeting place, and coordination point […]
Catalan conversation group Since May 2024
The Barceloneta Library has been hosting a Catalan conversation group that meets every Monday at 6:30 p.m. It is made up of four volunteers who, week after week, propose different topics to encourage conversation among people who want to practice and improve their Catalan in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. No prior registration is required, […]
Exhibitions at CB1761
Exhibition: “Illustration.” September 10 to October 25 Seven illustrated posters that graphically reinterpret historic social gathering places in Barceloneta, such as schools, cultural centers, and spaces for labor or commercial activity. This project by Silvana Casuccio studies the use of illustration, posters, and popular graphics as forms of collective communication in Barceloneta, with a focus […]
A library in the image of the neighborhood
One of the main goals of the public library is to promote reading and provide free access to information, thus contributing to formal and informal education for all ages. To achieve this, we collaborate with several neighborhood organizations, especially the Institut Joan Salvat-Papasseït, with whom we maintain a close relationship throughout the school year. […]
A library in the image of the neighborhood
Barcelona’s various libraries specialize in different subjects. For example, the Miquel Llongueras library, located next to Camp Nou, has more books on sports than any other; or the brand new Gabriel Garcia Márquez library in Sant Martí buys Latin American literature that is difficult for the rest of us to acquire. Ours, located in a […]
Exhibitions at CB1761
Exhibition «Barceloneta Militiamen through War Subsidies (July-December 1936)» From May 8th to June 28th The exhibition of the historians Gemma Barranco and Santi Dommel is the result of the partial emptying of the subsidy fund kept by the National Archive of Catalonia. To date, this study has been able to locate a total of 206 […]
Catalan Rumba
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO Catalan Rumba is our musical style. It originated in Barcelona around the 1950s, and is the only urban music creation that became traditional and popular in the 20th century in all of Europe. It is undoubtedly part of Catalonia’s Cultural Heritage and is Catalan Traditional and Popular Music. […]
A date with the neighborhood’s authors
In March, we began a very special activity for all of us. Antonio Iturbe , a local writer, visited us to talk about his latest book, Música en la oscuridad (Music in the Dark ). This book was chosen for the Las mujeres que leen son peligrosas (Women Who Read Are Dangerous) reading club , […]
Activities in CB1761
Exhibition «Argotes portuarios». From March 6 to April 26 Linguistic uses and expressions at the Port of Barcelona between the 1970s and 1980s, with particular emphasis on the slang used by dockworkers and their nicknames. The exhibition reflects on the evolution of language in the industrial work environment at a time of great social, political […]
Christmas at the Museum of the History of Catalonia
This Christmas, the Museum of the History of Catalonia (MHC) is offering a programme of activities aimed especially at families, but with something for everyone. Workshops, animated visits, puppets and exhibitions have come together to create a diverse offer. Some of these proposals have already become consolidated traditions. Programme: Talk ‘The Mayor of the […]
Exhibitions in CB1761
Exhibition ‘El Negro de la Riba and other myths to scare children’. from 23 November to 1 March Cultures from all over the world have used legends to transmit values to children, often through fear. This exhibition, the result of a collaboration between the Casa de la Barceloneta 1761 and the Ethnological and World Cultures […]
New self-loaning system
Updated to provide a more flexible loan and return service, gaining in autonomy and privacy when taking documents. The operation is very simple, you just have to have your library card to hand, as the first thing you will have to do is scan the card through the barcode reader on the machine. Once you […]
Concerts at the Library
Live concerts on the street Live concerts were held on Fridays 6, 13 and 20 September at 6:00 p.m. Friday 6th. “Pierre- Arnaud & Malena Cousinet trio”, which will offer us an evening of jazz and Chanson French , perfect to start the month on the right foot. Friday the 13th, the group “ Acoustic […]
Exhibitions at CB1761
Exhibition “Conxa Pérez, a libertarian neighbour in Barceloneta”. From 5 September to 2 November Conxa Pérez Collado, a member of the CNT, a militia member during the 1936 revolution, exiled and victim of the French concentration camps and a great libertarian and anti-fascist fighter. In her later years she actively participated in the neighbourhood movement […]
The hardness of Mussels
In a blog of a japanese influencer called Kapenki Tamara we can find several testimonies of witnesses who were japanese tourists visiting the port neighborhood of La Barceloneta (on her blog it is written as “La “Barcelonita”) . Some of these visitors explain that they were struck by finding mussels stuck to the wall of […]
Barceloneta House
Exhibition “Barceloneta 3D, an immersion in the past” From May 4 to June 15 Project by the students of the 3D animation cycle of La Salle Barceloneta to recreate the architectural heritage of the neighborhood through a virtual reality application and a model printed in resin. Through this initiative, people who visit the exhibition will […]
The Beach by Lluís Artús
After living more than a decade in London, photographer Lluís Artus came back to Barcelona, and he found a city much different from the one he left when he left in the mid-90s. Now with the beginning of the tourism boom and new immigration one of the places where these new changes were most evident […]
We always want people to have a good time learning
Jordi Principal has been the Director of the Museum of the History of Catalonia (MHC) for a few months and that is why Essència Barceloneta wanted to know more about how he faces the challenge of directing the museum. Jordi Principal holds a PhD in Prehistory and Archaeology from the University of Barcelona and has […]
The municipal facility that keeps the history of the Barceloneta neighborhood alive
La Casa de la Barceloneta 1761 (CB1761) is a cultural center dedicated to recovering the historical and collective memory of the neighborhood, as well as making the heritage of Barceloneta known, from its popular culture to its architecture and art. CB1761 organizes numerous activities such as exhibitions, conferences, guided tours, educational workshops and book presentations, […]
Activities with a common protagonist: Barceloneta
Exhibition » We are face and voice » / From March 8 to 30 Exhibition of the video essay by Yago Leonard, which takes us on a journey into the past of a forgotten Barcelona through the photographs of his grandfather Jaques Leonard, who immortalized the life of the gypsy population in the Somorrostro neighborhood. […]
Barceloneta Library – The Fraternity
100 years at the service of the neighborhood. From worker’s consumer cooperative to public library. In 1879 the worker’s cooperative La Fraternitat was founded. After different locations it moved to the street Conde de Santa Clara nº 8-10, nowadays Felícia Fuster street. The members, initially installed as tenants, ended up buying the property and in […]
Exhibition «Picasso’s Barceloneta. 1895-1904»
From 9 November to 10 February 2024. On the occasion of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s death, the CB1761 is organising a photographic exhibition of Barceloneta during the period when the artist lived in the city. The exhibition takes a look at Barceloneta at the end of the century: urban changes, trades, commerce, leisure […]
Celebrate christmas with a lot of culture
The basket of «La Garba», raffle on the 5th of January at 12h. Days of family celebrations are coming. If you don’t feel like putting up with the «cuñaos» at home or the aunts in the village, we recommend that you take advantage of the after-dinner reading time to read a little: from the latest Planeta to […]
The day the Martians invaded Barceloneta
It was one of those afternoons outside the Virgen del Mar school, which seemed to last forever because childhood itself seemed everlasting. .It was 1979 and it seemed that the 70’s would never end. It seemed that Barceloneta would always be that grid of old streets enclosed between the beach, the port and the Somorrostro […]
Activities
«The living conditions of the population in the Barceloneta of the 19th century». From September 14th to October 28th. Guided visit to the exhibition: October 5 (18h) In the 19th century, industrialization and population growth meant that Barceloneta experienced serious problems of health, hygiene and access to basic resources. «Energy of proximity». October 3 (17h) […]
Catalan Book Week
From September 8 to 17, the 41st edition of the Week of the Book in Catalan in the Moll de la Madera, near our neighborhood took place. Throughout the weekdays, there have been poetry recitals, round tables, book signings and also many presentations of the new literary novelties of the autumn. «La Garba» has been […]
Historical memory
Discover the two historical memories. «Memory of the dock. History and daily life of fishing in Barceloneta» From June 13 to July 27. Inauguration: Tuesday June 13, at 12:30h Barceloneta is a peninsula that has been linked to the port, industry, and leisure since its origins. Despite the disappearance of this industry, the activities linked […]
1st historical memory short story contest
The first La Garba short story contest has already taken place. Nine stories which will be published in a compilation book have been selected, six written in Catalan and three in Spanish. As the contest was announced, all the stories have a connection to Barceloneta. All the stories cover a wide time span of the […]
The place of disappearance
Barceloneta was designed by military engineers who thought everything with a geometry of a framing square and bevel, with more auditors sense than artists. That is why the streets are a straight grid that came two hundred years before the invention of the Excel sheet. They were such serious people, with such an arithmetical sense […]
A spring full of activities
The smell of Sant Jordi It seems unbelievable, but we are approaching the Day of Sant Jordi. Some of you may think that it is still a long way off, but those of us who are dedicated to books, and we have been in the neighbourhood for years, have been preparing for this beautiful day […]
Antonia Vilàs i Ferrándiz
The most prolific Catalan composer of habaneras is from Barceloneta. Born in Barceloneta in 1926, the versatile Antonia Vilàs has always lived in the neighbourhood. Poet, rhapsodist, singer, lyricist and composer especially of habaneras among which stands out the classic «Mother, I want to be a fisherman». Proving that it is never too late to […]
La Barceloneta writes
LA GARBA We already have the list of the 5 most sold books at La Garba bookstore during 2022. “Barceloneta desaparecida” by Francesc Caballé “»¿Qué pinto yo aquí? Un affaire institucional” by Gala Pin “La yaya velleta i el suquet de peix de la Barceloneta” by Ana Ayala and Vendela Vrensk. “La cocina situada” by […]
The highest recognition to Mecano
On Tuesday, November 22, the official premiere of «Cruz de Navajas. El último Mecano» at La Cúpula de las Arenas in Barcelona took place. At the premiere press photocall posed the cast of singers, musicians and dancers, as well as part of the team of Gonzalo Pérez Pastor, Vértigo 360 and La Charito Films -which […]
Barceloneta writes #2
Recommendations for Autumn After summer, when the evenings are longer, we spend more time at home. It is at this time of year when a good book will also help us get through the hours of darkness. On this occasion, we recommend a couple of titles in which our neighbourhood, Barceloneta, is the protagonist. «The […]
Invest in cinema… and get your money back!
Diego Rodríguez, founder and CEO of La Charito Films, a company specialized in financing films and shows Ever since I was a child living in La Barceloneta with my family, I have always liked going to the cinema. When I was young, I started working as a stockbroker and, whenever I could, I would take […]
La Barceloneta writes
LA GARBA There is a lot of artistic restlessness in Barceloneta: there are painters, artisans, musicians, people who try to carry out their artistic, transformative projects, and they all encounter the obstacles of a neighbourhood so gentrified that even renting a place to push those projects forward becomes an impossible mission. And there are also […]