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 militiamen residing in the Barceloneta neighborhood between July and December 1936. From the investigation of these documents, the exhibition and also a web page have been created, that will grow with the information that results from the continuation of this historical research.
On Thursday June 12 at 18.00h the CB1761 will offer a lecture on this research. It should be noted that, during the Spanish Civil War, the militiamen were armed civilians organized by leftist political groups and trade union organizations. It was on August 16, 1936 when the figure of the militiaman was made official, a recognition that was accompanied by the payment of a salary of ten pesetas a day, the equivalent of a day’s work in the factories or in the fields. To guarantee the payments, the subsidy office of the Central Committee of Antifascist Militias was created. From this moment on, the militiamen had to present a document certifying their departure to the front, including their name and place of residence.
“Collective Visions” Exhibition
From July 3 to 30.
The exhibition shows the results of the workshops organized by Soledad Soler of La Revelada organization to create a visual work on the historical memory of Barceloneta based on old photographs. Participants in the
meetings recalled important events in the neighborhood and, from there, created photographic images to represent them.
“Illustration” Exhibition
From September 10th to October 25th
Silvana Casuccio ‘s project’s starting point is a review of historic posters and billboards from Barceloneta. The research explores social memory and historical heritage through old advertising posters for buildings, clubs, attractions, businesses, and industries. The exhibition showcases each piece’s artistic style, typographic origin, and relationship to the posters of the period. It also explores the posters’ relationship with the neighborhood and their impact on the community. Based on this analysis, new visual pieces adapted to the present day will be created.
