ROUTE OF EXILE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND ADULTS

The Republican exodus brought about an enormous cultural loss for the country. Great intellectuals (writers, scientists, musicians…) fell into the uncertainty of exile and were forced to develop their valuable creative work outside our borders, leaving our country culturally orphaned.

The route starts with a tour of the permanent exhibition of MUME in order to get a historical vision of the events of the Spanish Civil War and the mass exodus of people who crossed the Pyrenees border towards a freedom denied to them in their own country.

Two key figures, Pau Casals and Pompeu Fabra, and a place of refuge, Prades, will be the setting and the protagonists of the route during which we will learn about the importance of two major personalities in contemporary Catalan culture. Pompeu Fabra (1868-1948) died in Prades after a brilliant career as a champion of the Catalan language with the publication of a grammar (1918) and a dictionary (1932), among other works. In 1932 he was named Professor of Catalan Language at Barcelona University. Pompeu Fabra embodies the intellectual victim of the barbarism brought about by the Franco dictatorship after the Civil War. Pau Casals (1876-1973) was one of the most important musical player of the 20th century. His commitment to democracy and the fight against fascism were exemplary. From January 1939, the moment he went into exile, he settled in Prades, where he lived until 1957. From that village he began numerous aid campaigns for Republican exiles, started cultural initiatives of resistance and stayed firm in his condemnation of the Franco regime.

· Duration: 1 day / Price per adult / student: €12

· Groups of fewer than 20 adults / students: €240 / group