Once again, the Museu de Manresa – Museu del Barroc de Catalunya joins the celebration of International Museum Day, organizing open days and activities for all audiences after the ICOM motto, which this year is ‘The future of museums in communities in constant change‘.
ACTIVITY PROGRAM
Tuesday, May 13
18 h
Photographs with stories
Cloister room of the Manresa Museum
A call to the public to contribute with graphic material from the Escodines neighborhood and Via de Sant Ignasi. The compilation concludes with a workshop led by Francesc Comas.
Organized by: MNACTEC, Museu de Manresa & Museu de l’Aigua i el Tèxtil
Dissabte 17 de maig (Nit dels Museus)
De 10 am to 8 pm
Exhibition Nazario. Art and dissidence in times of repression and liberation
Cloister Room of the Manresa Museum
The exhibition shows the rebellious and innovative work of the artist Nazario Luque and highlights the continuity of the demands of the queer collective today, fifty years after its beginnings.
From 10 a.m. to 22 p.m
We stop at the cloister
Cloister of the Manresa Museum
We want you to be able to enjoy the museum all day long. For this, in the cloister you will find a food truck serving gastronomy.
With support from D.O. Pla de Bages
From 6 to 8 pm
Electronic Baroque
Museu del Barroc de Catalunya
The museum is filled with electronic music with an open evening, generating new dialogues between baroque art and the sounds of today’s world. With the help of “Manresa No És Grisa” and DJ and producer Rolaway.
De 8.30 to 10 pm
Transvestite Show of Flamenco Queer
Cloister of the Manresa Museum
Flamenco Queer offers an aesthetically unique show experience full of music, dance and passion. A tribute to the hidden history of flamenco in Barcelona and around the world on the occasion of the International Day against LGTBIphobia. With the support of the LGTBI+ Comprehensive Care Service of Manresa.
Sunday, May 18 (International Museum Day)
From 10 am to 3 pm – Open doors at the Museu del Barroc de Catalunya
Saturday 17 May from 6 pm to 8 pm
Sunday 18 May
Museum of national interest that makes Manresa the reference place for Catalan Baroque art. Nearly 200 works of art accompanied by music and audiovisuals offer a journey through the culture, landscape and art of the 17th and 18th centuries.
From 10 am to 2 pm – Open doors at the Museu Petit
The Museu Petit is a display of the collection of the Museu de Manresa. It offers a tour of the most important stages of city’s history: from the archaeological collection to some of the artists of the 20th century. The city’s Old Giants, some of the oldest in Catalonia, are also on display.
From 10 am to 2 pm – Open doors at the Centre d’Interpretació Medieval del Carrer del Balç
Located in the outbuildings of an old noble manor house. An example of Catalan medieval urbanism. Narrow and winding, the street is covered by the porches that were built between the houses to take advantage of the limited space in the city. Prior reservation required at: www.manresaturisme.cat
De 10 a 11 am
What are the stones saying?
Itinerari guiat per les localitzacions de les esglésies enderrocades durant la Guerra Civil, des de la
plaça Sant Domènec fins a l’eMM2 – Espai Memòries on es podrà visitar l’exposició de Jesús Galdón: “El que diuen les pedres callen els arbres”
Inici: Espai Manresa 1522
From 10 am to 3 pm
Rebellion at the Museum
Museu del Barroc de Catalunya – Museu de Manresa
The animals from the paintings and sculptures in the museum have escaped and caused chaos!
Discover the Museum as a family with a fun game of clues! Participatory and playful activity that stimulates observation, discovery and learning.
From 10 am to 3 pm
Exhibition Nazario. Art and dissidence in times of repression and liberation
Cloister room of the Museum of Manresa
The exhibition shows the rebellious and innovative work of the artist Nazario Luque and highlights the continuity of the demands of the queer collective today, fifty years after its beginnings.
From 10 am to 3 pm
We stop at the cloister
Museum Cloister
We want you to be able to enjoy the museum throughout the day. For this reason, in the cloister you will find a Food Truck serving gastronomy.
With support from D.O. Pla de Bages
