In her exhibition Ms Ortega presents to us a past that is still present, a memory that refuses to fade, painful absences that have left indelible marks not only in memory but also on the scenarios of the events…
In the aftermath of war cultural heritage is often turned to as a guiding element in the reconstruction process. There are two key dynamics that motivate this interest. One is the desire to repair, restore, and recover what has been lost through the destruction…
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)…
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…
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) 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.
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…
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…
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…
LEGIONNAIRES: Mussolini’s Italians in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1937)
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…
Duración aproximada de la visita: 1 h 30 min
Entradas
Foru plaza, 1
E48300 Gernika-Lumo
Bizkaia, Euskadi.
