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We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our colleague Manuel Medarde Sagrera, which occurred on April 7, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Blanes on November 19, 1934, he was a descendant of the Tejada lineage (Baldosera) and an eminent industrial engineer, archaeologist, and historian. He served as secretary of the …

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The Gaudí Research Institute was invited to the premiere of the “Garden of Light” show, which took place at this work that Gaudí created in the former Sant Boi de Llobregat Asylum. The architect David Agulló, principal investigator of this garden, has always had the scientific support of the Gaudí Research Institute, which presented it …

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Premiere of the first documentary on wine production (1911-1917) that is part of the collection of The Gaudí Research Institute: “Elaboración y crianza de vinos de Pedro G. Maristany Pera-Grau Conde de Lavern (Films Cabot, Barcelona)”. Pere Jordi Figuerola Rotger, curator of the exhibition “The Penedès through Gaudí’s eyes”, will introduce the event and introduce …

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A team from the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), Japan’s public television, led by Sasahara Megumi, has visited and filmed at the headquarters of The Gaudí Research Institute in the Colonia Güell.

The BBC has broadcast the interview with Pere Jordi Figuerola (The Gaudí Research Institute) conducted by journalists Robin Markwell (BBC) and Lluís Amiguet Molina (La Vanguardia) for the BBC World Service program “The Gaudí Code.” Access it at the following link: https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/p0n0gfhv  

The exhibition “The Penedès through Gaudí’s Eyes,” curated by The Gaudí Research Institute, has opened in Vilafranca del Penedès and will remain open to the public until June 28, 2026. It is promoted by the Pinnae Foundation and the Museum of Wine Cultures of Catalonia. Among the more than one hundred pieces on display are …

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Pere Jordi Figuerola Rotger, founding member of The Gaudí Research Institute, has published the study “Gaudí’s Social Commitment and the Colonia Güell” in the special issue of the magazine “Temes d’avui” dedicated to the Gaudí Year 2026.