Tema: History

The Basque Government in exile

This time the exhibition is a selection of books concerning the role played by the Basque Government during the exile due to the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)…

Wilhelm V. Humboldt and Euskal Herria

Exactly 200 years ago in April and May 1801, Wilhelm von Humboldt visited the Basque Country on a research trip that was to help unveil the mystery of the Basques…

Picasso’s Guernica

The Documentation Center on the Bombing of Gernika has opened, until next September 24, an exhibition of monographs on the ‘Guernica’ of Picasso.

Republic! Posters and poster-makers (1931-1939)

Republic! Posters and poster-makers (1931-1939) is an invitation to look back to the Second Republic and the Civil War, as part of the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the proclamation of the regime on 14 April.

Sofí­a Gandarias: Gernika

The ‘Guernica‘ by Picasso has become the image that expresses twentieth century war barbarities. It has nowadays been established as the norm and prototype to depict horror…

The Maternity Hospital at Elna. Cradles in exile.

This temporary exhibition, produced by the Memorial Democràtic of Catalunya, tells us the story and work of Elisabeth Eidenbenz, a Swiss schoolteacher, that between 1939 and 1944, saved the lives of 597 infants…

Käthe Kollwitz: Engravings and Scultures.

Born in Königsberg in 1867 and brought up during the German Empire, Käthe Kollwitz was throughout her life, politically, socially and personally committed to freedom and justice…

Espetxean 1937-1942: Seed of Freedom

The exhibition Espetxean 1937-1942 is a tribute to the thousands of men and women who fought in defence of freedom, a reminder of circumstances that were hard, difficult, and nearly always tragic, those of the post-war period…

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

In August 1945, two atomic bombs completely devastated the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and killed more than 200,000 people.

Essential books on the bombing of Gernika

The bibliographic exhibition is made up of a selection of books on the bombing of Gernika belonging to different authors who have wanted to write the history of what happened…