{"id":89511,"date":"2017-09-05T09:51:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T07:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=89511"},"modified":"2017-09-05T09:51:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T07:51:00","slug":"filmoteca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/filmoteca\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover La Filmoteca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona has long been regarded as a fantastic &#8216;city to be&#8217; by those that love the <strong>arts and culture<\/strong>. With a long history as being a host to many famous <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/literary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">artists<\/a><\/strong>, architects, and <strong>filmmakers<\/strong>, Barcelona has deep cultural roots that can be discovered still today by the public; whether it&#8217;s walking down the street to take in the views or exploring one of the many museums. One place for <strong>film lovers<\/strong> to check out is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/literary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>La Filmoteca de Catalunya<\/strong><\/a>, an <strong>archive<\/strong> dedicated to all things<strong> film<\/strong>. Learn more about <strong>La Filmoteca<\/strong> and why it&#8217;s certainly worth a visit.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/filmoteca\/#History-of-La-Filmoteca\" title=\"History of La Filmoteca\">History of La Filmoteca<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/filmoteca\/#What-La-Filmoteca-does\" title=\"What La Filmoteca does\">What La Filmoteca does<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/filmoteca\/#Visiting-La-Filmoteca\" title=\"Visiting La Filmoteca\">Visiting La Filmoteca<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"History-of-La-Filmoteca\"><\/span>History of La Filmoteca<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_89514\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89514\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2017\/08\/Film-Roll-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-89514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Established in 1963 during Franco&#8217;s regime, then <strong>La Filmoteca<\/strong> was controlled by the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/stores-las-ramblas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spanish<\/a><\/strong> government, but once democracy was restored it came into the control of the Generalitat de Catalunya. Since it is an extension of the Culture Department of the Generalitat, <strong>La Filmoteca<\/strong>&#8216;s first primary duty was to host daily <strong>showings<\/strong> of <strong>Catalan and international films<\/strong>. \u00a0Along with these showings, it was decided that <strong>La Filmoteca<\/strong>\u00a0would start collecting and preserving films, especially those of cultural importance, and thus became a <strong>film archive<\/strong> in 1992. These are just some of the functions that <strong>La Filmoteca<\/strong> still carries out to this day. <strong>Address:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Filmoteca+de+Catalunya\/@41.3784379,2.1689737,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a258e7202b27:0xde9d3d56433bca4a!8m2!3d41.3784379!4d2.1711624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Pla\u00e7a de Salvador Segu\u00ed, 1-9<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/film-festivals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best film festivals in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-La-Filmoteca-does\"><\/span>What La Filmoteca does<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>La Filmoteca<\/strong>&#8216;s main objective is to share their passion for <strong>cinema<\/strong> and film, especially those <strong>films<\/strong> that highlight and celebrate <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-catalan-donkey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catalan culture<\/a>.<\/strong> In addition to collecting and preserving a large number of films, <strong>La Filmoteca<\/strong> also has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmoteca.cat\/web\/ca\/article\/filmoteca-les-escoles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>educational services<\/strong><\/a> that work with schools to introduce <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/parks-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">children<\/a><\/strong> to the magic and wonder of film, while also helping expand their knowledge through visual materials. You can also consult <strong>La Filmoteca<\/strong>&#8216;s webpage to download a copy of their monthly program, which lists the daily showings of <strong>movies<\/strong> for the month, and take in a classic film. Lastly, the archive also has a library filled with films, posters, programs and magazines that are just waiting to be discovered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/film-festivals-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Film festivals in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visiting-La-Filmoteca\"><\/span>Visiting La Filmoteca<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_89515\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89515\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2017\/08\/Snacks-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-89515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Take in a movie at <strong>La Filmoteca<\/strong> for a cinema experience unlike any other. A normal <strong>ticket<\/strong> costs\u00a0\u20ac4, but you can buy a bundle of tickets for\u00a0\u20ac10 which will get you into 10 sessions &#8211; a fantastic deal. There are also discounts available for kids. students, seniors, and others. You can jump in on a <strong>guided visit<\/strong> to <strong>La Filmoteca<\/strong>\u00a0or check out one of its several <strong>expositions<\/strong> that take place throughout the year. There are many ways to get to know<strong> La Filmoteca<\/strong> and all that it has to offer, so what are you waiting for? Plan your visit and discover one of Barcelona&#8217;s many<strong> cultural<\/strong> treasures<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>*Main photo by Arkangel via VisualHunt<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Looking for an apartment in the city?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ShBarcelona<\/a>\u00a0is the answer<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona has long been regarded as a fantastic &#8216;city to be&#8217; by those that love the arts and culture. With a long history as being a host to many famous artists, architects, and filmmakers, Barcelona has deep cultural roots that can be discovered still today by the public; whether it&#8217;s walking down the street to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":105,"featured_media":555102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52556],"tags":[42328,42330,70739,61804,70737],"class_list":["post-89511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-culture","tag-filmoteca","tag-filmoteca-barcelona","tag-filmoteca-de-cataluna-es","tag-la-filmoteca-barcelona","tag-la-filmoteca-de-catalunya-es"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/105"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/555102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}