Centre d’Estudis Ignasi Iglesias

This house belonged to Ignasi Iglésias, a key figure of Catalan theatre in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which has housed the Centre d’Estudis Ignasi Iglésias since 1984, dedicated to researching and promoting the his­tory and heritage of Sant Andreu and the area of Barcelona.

Founded by a group of local Sant Andreu residents in 1982, under the name of Sant Andreu de Palomar Historical Archives, the Ignasi Iglésias Study Centre appointed local historian, Martí Pous, as its first President. It changed its name in 1987 to its current one, after the establishment of the Sant Andreu District’s Municipal Archives.

The main goals of this non-profit association are researching and disseminating the past of the old village of Sant Andreu de Palomar. Even so, much of the work carried out has focused, not only on knowledge of the old village, but also on the entire Barcelona plain as an amphitheatre made up of villages surrounding the city and which became annexed from 1897 onwards.

Dissemination action

The Ignasi Iglésias Study Centre actively sees to the conservation of the historical and cultural heritage of Sant Andreu de Palomar. It carries out a large part of its work to disseminate historical heritage in the field of human and social sciences. Endowed with a multi-disciplinary vocation, it collaborates in boosting Sant Andreu’s associations movement and provide advice to anyone keen to find out about the old village of Sant Andreu de Palomar before and after its annexation to Barcelona in 1897.

These are the goals under which it organises a variety of activities, such as the publication of the magazine, Finestrelles, series of informative talks and chats, colloquiums, courses and workshops, temporary exhibitions, museum visits, exhibitions and other heritage associations, and offers historical and ethnological advice, etc.