A musicology symposium marking the 90th anniversary of the 3rd Congress of the International Musicological Society and the 14th International Festival for Contemporary Music of 1936. The session features three panels examining the role of the Biblioteca de Catalunya and key figures like Jordi Rubió, Higini Anglès, and Robert Gerhard within the republican musical scene. An exhibition in the library lobby complements the program.
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Advance registration via the form on the Biblioteca de Catalunya website is required.
Practical info
Thursday: from 09.30 to 13.30 Free admission - Advance registration required
The venue
Edifici de l'Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu
Raval's Civil Gothic: from hospital to National Library.
In the heart of Raval, the Old Hospital de la Santa Creu Building stands as a landmark of Catalan civil Gothic architecture. Founded in 1401 to centralize Barcelona's healthcare, this complex operated for over five centuries, witnessing the city's urban and medical evolution, and where Antoni Gaudí spent his last days in 1926. Today, its halls and courtyards host the Biblioteca de Catalunya, the Institut d'Estudis Catalans, and the Reial Acadèmia de Medicina, complete with its remarkable 18th-century anatomical amphitheater. A historic vestige reimagined as a cultural epicenter.
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