Process for transforming the former prison La Model

by marc | Mar 2, 2016

Originally published on March 2, 2016. Updated on May 25, 2025. One of the most ambitious and impactful urban projects set to shape Barcelona in the coming years is the transformation of La Model prison into a public space with mixed-use facilities. This iconic site...

Transmission and knowledge of the past. Memory as a public policy

by sergi | Nov 21, 2015

L’Observatori Europeu de Memòries de la Fundació Solidaritat de la UB (EUROM) i la Fundació Cipriano Garcia de Comissions Obreres de Catalunya promouen un debat amb els representants de les candidatures catalanes a les pròximes eleccions generals amb...

Changes and continuities in the Spanish scientific system since the transition to democracy.

by sergi | Oct 30, 2015

Debate with Reimund Fickert, Business Development Director at PRBB; Emilio Muñoz,CSIC and CIEMAT; Lluís Rovira, Director of the Institution of Research Centres of Catalonia and Emilio Suarez, UPF Department of Humanities. Presented and moderated by: Albert Presas,...

Women and Memory: Today’s challenges for Roma women influenced by historical development

by sergi | Oct 30, 2015

Conference presentations and discussion on the role of women in the process of recovering historical and democratic memory, with a special focus on Roma women. With the participation of the Commission Gender and Memory (Comissió Gènere i Memòria) and the platform for...

Roundtable on Memory and Participation

by sergi | Oct 21, 2015

An introduction to citizen participatory processes in the building of collective memory. Presentation of the projects for the future monument of the former Les Corts Women’s Prison and the Model Prison memorial project, promoted by EUROM and the Polis Research...