The shelters built by citizens to save lives during the Barcelona air raid later became a European heritage site during the Second World War and the beginning of the Cold War, in an experience, that of shelters against savagery, which continues to the present day. The conference will gather historians, archaeologists, artists, architects and representatives of civil society who claim this heritage throughout the continent with the aim of sharing knowledge and experiences focused on the articulation of memories and actions. It is part of the exhibition 1.322. Air-raid shelters in Barcelona, curated by Ana Sánchez and Xavier Domènech.
All sessions will be recorded and published on the EUROM Youtube channel.
Background
The shelters built by citizens to save lives during the Barcelona air raid later became a European heritage site during the Second World War and the beginning of the Cold War, in an experience, that of shelters against savagery, which continues to the present day. Shared reality, a common heritage and various ways of facing it that will be the subject of this conference.
Which models and paths were used during their construction? What subsequent use was made of them? What stories does their memory reveal today? What influence did the case of Barcelona have in other countries? Historians, archaeologists, city planners, architects, and representatives of civil society who reclaim them across the continent will meet in Barcelona, the first city in the world to be systematically bombed from the air, to share knowledge and experiences that will enable us to move forward in the development of shared memories and actions.
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Programme
Interpretation service (English-Spanish/Catalan) will be available, except during the posters’ session.
Thursday, March 16
09,30 am – 10,00 am – Welcome session
- Jordi Guixé, director of the European Observatory on Memories (EUROM)
- Ana Sánchez and Xavier Domènech, curators of the exhibition 1.322. Air-raid shelters in Barcelona.
- Jordi Rabassa, councilor of Democratic Memory of Barcelona City Council
10 am – 10,45 am – Keynote speech
Bombings of the World War II and memorials to commemorate them, by Keith Lowe, historian
10,45 am – 11,15 am – Break
11,15 am – 1,00pm – Table 1
The Meanings of a Buried Memory
- Wieland Giebel, curator at the German History Museum/Historiale
- Carme Miró, archaeologist
- Gilles Thomas, subsoil expert at the City Council of Paris
- Ana Laura Bertero, architect, author of Galerías del Tiempo. Un recorrido a través de los refugios antiaéreos de la guerra civil española en Barcelona
Presented and moderated by: Violeta Gumà, journalist (Catalan News Agency)
4,00 pm – 6,00 pm – Table 2
Archaeology of the Shelters
- Montserrat Pugés and Xavier Maese, Archaeology Service of the Barcelona City Council)
- Jordi Ramos, archaeologist of the University of Barcelona
- Miquel Mezquida, archaeology and director of the ArqueoAntro Scientific Association
- Gabriel Moshenska, professor of Public Archaeology at UCL (University College of London)
Presented and moderated by: Sílvia Marimon, journalist (Ara newspaper)
6,00 pm – 6,30 pm – Break
6,30 pm – 8,00 pm – Presentation of conference posters (available in this link)
Friday, March 17
10,00 am – 10,45 am – Presentation
The bombings of Barcelona, by Ramon Arnabat and Ginés Puente, professors at the Rovira i Virgili University and members of the ISOCAC research group
10,45 am – 11,15 am – Break
11,15 am – 1,00pm – Table 3
How to Remember the Barcelona Bombings
- Laia Gallego, archaeologist and predoctoral researcher at the University of Barcelona
- Jordi Guixé, EUROM director and professor at the University of Barcelona
- Cristina Lucas, artist
- Ricard Martínez photographer, researcher and founder of Archaeology of the Point of View (Arqueologia del punt de vista)
Presented and moderated by: Carolina Rosich, journalist (TV3)
4,00 pm – 6,00pm – Table 4
Memory and Citizens
- Kay Heyne, tourist operations manager at Berlin Underworlds Association
- Daniele Maruca, dircetor of The Feurle Collection
- Josep Maria Contel member of Taller d’Història de Gràcia (Gràcia History Studio)
- Pepa Pascual, archaeologist of the Archaeology Section of the Valencia City Council
Presented and moderated by: Núria Iceta, editor (L’Avenç)
6,00 pm – 6,30 pm – Break
6,30 pm – 7,00pm – Table 5
The Past, Present and Future of a Memory
- Ana Sánchez and Xavier Domènech, curators of the exhibition 1.322. Air-raid shelters in Barcelona.
7,00 pm
- Conclusions by Jaume Muñoz, Institute of Culture of Barcelona (ICUB), Director of Memory, History and Heritage
Organized by the Department of Democratic Memory through the Institute of Culture of the Barcelona City Council (Department of Memory, History and Heritage – Barcelona Archaeology Service) and the European Observatory of Memories. Co-financed by the CERV program of the European Commission.
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