Joan Maragall Archive

The Joan Maragall Archive in Barcelona is housed in the poet's former home in the Sant Gervasi neighborhood and serves as a documentation center for his life and for Catalan Modernisme. Founded by his widow shortly after Maragall's death in 1911, the collection was handed over to the National Library of Catalonia in 1993. You can tour the historic house museum, which, following a renovation in 1957, shows original rooms such as the living room, the study, and the bedroom, furnished in both classical and Modernista style. The walls are adorned with works by major artists such as Santiago Rusiñol, Ramon Casas, and Joaquim Mir. Beyond its architectural presentation, the archive holds an extensive collection of manuscripts, correspondence, diaries, and a private library of around a thousand volumes. As a research site for scholars and a venue for cultural events such as readings, concerts, and exhibitions, the center combines the historical memory of the poet with a living literary practice.