Jules Ainaud’s Catalonia (1871-1872)
JUN.08.2023 ──────── SEP.03.2023
Jules Ainaud
Barcelona. Plaza del Comercio, antes de Palacio, 4 de junio de 1872
Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid
Exhibition
JUN.08.2023 ── SEP.03.2023
Where
KBr Photography Center
Avenida Litoral, 30 – 08005 Barcelona
Tel: +34 93 272 31 80 (Attention only during the opening hours of the exhibition hall)
Opening times:
Mondays (except holidays): Closed.
Tuesday to Sundays (and holidays): 11 am – 8 pm
Closed:
December 25th, January 1st and 6th
Limited opening hours:
December 24th and 31th, January 5th: 11 am – 3 pm
General Ticket:
5 €
Free Access time:
Tuesdays (except holidays)
*The evacuation of the hall starts 10 minutes before closing time. Last access (7:30 pm) only allows a 20 minutes tour to the exhibitions.
How to arrive
Buses: 59, 136, V21, V27, H16, 47, V23
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Subway: Line 4 and Line 1
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Bicycle racks: 396; 397
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Audio-guides
Available online in Spanish, Catalan and English. Accessible via mobile without downloads or installations.
Also available in audio device obtainable in the hall (if available).
Price: €4
Accessibility
Ramp for wheelchair access – The three floors of the hall are accessed by a generously-sized elevator.
Services
Locker Service.
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It is now over one hundred and fifty years since the set of photographs Jules Ainaud took in Catalonia between 1871 and 1872, commissioned by the Laurent house, were exhibited for the first and only time to date at the Ateneo de Barcelona. Like the pictures of the Levante area marketed by that firm, this interesting set of images was long considered to be the work of Jean Laurent himself.
Jules Ainaud’s Catalonia (1871-1872) is the first public presentation that restores his legitimate authorship and highlights his contribution to the history of our photography.
The firm “J. Laurent & Cía.” for which Ainaud worked had been founded in Madrid in 1856 by the Frenchman Juan Laurent and represents the main example in Spain of the appearance and development, from the mid-19th century onwards, of companies aimed at satisfying the increasingly intense demand for photographic images, initially of private portraits, but soon also of reproductions of works of art, landscapes and views of cities and monuments.
This exhibition brings together around a hundred period prints on albumen paper from wet collodion glass negatives and is completed by fourteen stereoscopic views and thirteen reproductions of the glass plate negatives of these views, which allow the richness of the image details to be appreciated in comparison with the works on paper. All the prints were included in the catalogues that the Laurent company used to market them between 1872 and 1879.
Curator: Jep Martí
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- TICKET and AUDIO GUIDE for Jules Ainaud’s Catalonia (1871-1872) and Tina Modotti. The audio guide is accessible online, from the Smartphone, without downloads or installations. An audio device can also be requested in the room (if available).
- Price: GENERAL PLUS: €9. REDUCED PLUS: €7. Tuesdays (except holidays): €4.
- Does not include headphones. You can add them (€1) during the online purchase or at the ticket office. For sustainability reasons we recommend you to bring your own headphones.
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- Access to Jules Ainaud’s Catalonia (1871-1872) and Tina Modotti.
- General admission: €5. Reduced ticket beneficiaries: €3.
- Free Access (€0): Tuesdays (except holidays).
The beneficiaries of free admission must obtain their ticket at the ticket office in the room.
(In the case of free access due to disability / reduced mobility, you can request a ticket reservation in advance by e-mail: infokbr@fundacionmapfre.org).
Commented Tour
- Cultural mediation is one of the most dynamic and effective instruments used by Museums to provide their visitors a better understanding of exhibitions.
- Brief explanation (15-20 min. approx.) on concepts and information to go in depth in the evaluation and enjoyment of the exhibited works. Explanations in Spanish.
- Hours: Wednesdays and Thursdays: 5-8 pm | Fridays and Saturdays: 12-2 pm and 5-8 pm. | Sundays and Hollidays: 12-2 pm.
- No additional cost upon ticket. Information at reception desk.
- The commented tour is not available in august.
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- MAPFRE offers to its policyholders 2 free tickets (4 if Platinum Client) to visit Jules Ainaud’s Catalonia (1871-1872) and Tina Modotti on the date the choose.
- To obtain courtesy tickets of MAPFRE, access the online ticket office and follow the purchase process. Before payment, the program will request your ID and will automatically activate the free tickets that correspond to you.
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- If you belong to any of the entities that collaborate with Fundación MAPFRE, you must obtain your reduced ticket (€ 1 or €3) at the ticket office in the room.
Audioguides
- If you have already purchased a individual ticket and want to add the audio guide, you can purchase it here. Price: 4 €
- The audio guide is accessible online, from your Smartphone, without downloads or installations. An audio device can also be requested in the room (if available).
- Does not incluye headphones. You can add them (€1) during the online purchase or at the ticket office. For sustainability reasons we recommend you to bring your own headphones.
Groups
- It’s mandatory for the group to have a guide or person in charge. To request a guide from the Foundation, ask please for information and rates to: infokbr@fundacionmapfre.org
- The group must be made up of a minimum of 6 pax and a maximum of 15 pax. (guide included)
- Wednesdays: 4 pm – 4:30 pm – 5 pm.
- The purchase of the ticket implies acceptance of the Rules for the visit, especially of those indicated for the “Group Visit”.
€3/pax.
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- Due to conservation needs, the rooms maintain a constant temperature of 21º, so it is possible that during the visit it is convenient to bring some light warm clothing.
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