A glimpse into Barcelona’s history, from its ‘lost neighbourhood’ through to Cerdà’s development of the city’s iconic grid form, is captured in a series of photographic exhibitions currently on show in the city. If you’re fascinated by the history of cities or simply interested in the progression of Barcelona’s urban development, then this snapshot of the past 200 or so years in Barcelona will be of interest. Check out these free photographic exhibitions in Barcelona currently on display at La Virreina, Arxiu Fotogràfic de Barcelona and La Casa dels Entremesos.
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The exhibition Pérez de Rozas. A Chronicle of Barcelona in Images. 1931-1954 is running until 21 May at Arxiu Fotogràfic de Barcelona. The works, which are curated by Andrés Antebi, Pablo Gonzalez Teresa Ferre and the Observatory of Vida Quotidiana (OVQ), cover photojournalism in Barcelona in the twentieth century. Split into three themes – the Second Republic, the Civil War and the Franco Era – the exhibition covers 25 years of the Crònica Gràfica, the first institutional photographic archive established in the city. It’s a fascinating glimpse into the work of Carlos Perez de Rozas Masdeu and the transforming lens for photographers in Barcelona at the time. The exhibition is free to enter and open from Monday to Saturday from 10.00am to 7.00pm, except for holidays.
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