Symposium 16-18/06/09 Barcelona: Contemporary collecting and citizen participation

On the first meeting day, we visited the exhibition « Connected Barcelona, Transnational Citizens » and discussed the MUHBA strategic plan and the topic of contemporary collecting. In the afternoon, we walked through the district El Raval where we got impressions of the fieldwork done with and by foreign communities. First, we had a [...]

« Connected Barcelona, Transnational Citizens. Migratory growth and urban practices »

…this is the title of the current exhibition in the Tinell Hall at the History Museum of Barcelona: http://www.barcelonaconnectada.cat/en/
The categories of migrant and cosmopolitan go hand in hand when a major part of the inhabitants of Barcelona are of a greatly varied condition and position. Thanks to advances in communications and transport, these inhabitants weave [...]