Explore the ancestral technique of Japanese lacquer (urushi) within a heritage setting. Learn the fundamentals of this craft discipline and create your own decorative piece. A proposal to stop time and connect with artisan mastery, hosted in the historic Modernist Houses of Carrer de Sants.
The Planns tip
Carrer de Sants is a historic commercial artery. Take a stroll before or after.
PRACTICAL INFO
Mondays except October 12th and December 7th: from 12.00 h to 14.00 h · General admission: 85.14 € + €18 supplement to be paid to the teacher. Reduction and subsidy of course fees, please inquire at the center. Advance booking required Limited places — Group A room 42 from 19.30 h to 21.30 h — Group B room 21 Wednesdays: from 19.00 h to 21.00 h · General admission: 94.6 € + €18 for materials Reduction and subsidy of course fees: please inquire at the center Limited places Advance booking required — Group C room 32
THE VENUE
In the heart of Sants, on the street historically linking Barcelona with Madrid, the Modernist Houses at Carrer de Sants 211 offer a distinctive facet of Catalan Modernism. Far from Eixample's opulence, these buildings reveal the style's adaptation to a more popular, functional context, typical of a working-class neighborhood. Their more sober facades still incorporate characteristic period elements like wrought-iron details and bay windows, testifying to Modernism's pervasive aesthetic in Barcelona's urban fabric. This architecture offers a precise read on Modernism's cultural and social spread, reflecting its deep roots in the city's daily life. A blend of late Modernist traits with other styles grants Sants' main thoroughfare a singular architectural identity.
Cases modernistes del carrer de Sants
Modernism in Sants: Urban echoes of an era.
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