“Barcelona 1700. From stones to people”

Exhibition message:

• “The archaeological interventions carried out within the grounds of the old Born market have made it possible to know in detail a fragment of the urban fabric of Barcelonaas well as finding traces of the life that developed there.”

• “Among the large amount of preserved documentation, the wills of the residents of the area and the inventories corresponding to many of the homes shown have allowed us to discover, first-hand, how people lived in Barcelona at the time.”

• “Theexhibition shows about 2,100 objects that were found during the archaeological intervention in the site and its surroundings that have contributed new and valuable knowledge to form a portrait of the daily life of how the inhabitants of Barcelona lived three centuries ago. The vast majority of the objects are displayed in the large display case of Sala Villarroel and are, at the same time, a great tribute to the inhabitants of the neighborhood who were expelled after 1714. Those objects that they could not take with them in 1716 and 1717 when they were stolen from their homes, the Barcelona of the 21st century has recovered them to show them to the world.
  

The exhibition “Barcelona 1700. From the stones to the people”, is structured in five main areas:

• The Great House
• The prosperous City
• Everyday life
• The City attacked and mutilated
• The City redone

This article of the Cultural Agenda was updated on April 24, 2024, therefore, in anticipation of possible subsequent modifications, we recommend that you compare the information with that published on the website of El Born, Center of Culture and Memory. You can do it by following the link below: