Els Català, fotògrafs d'un segle Museu d'Història de Catalunya

The first official photographic procedure in history, the daguerreotype, was introduced in 1839 and the term photography was used for the first time, and in 1880 a photograph was printed for the first time by photomechanical means. From 1909 to 2009, three members of the Catalan family worked as photographers and left us a hundred years of testimony, which allows us to travel through the... Show more

The first official photographic procedure in history, the daguerreotype, was introduced in 1839 and the term photography was used for the first time, and in 1880 a photograph was printed for the first time by photomechanical means. From 1909 to 2009, three members of the Catalan family worked as photographers and left us a hundred years of testimony, which allows us to travel through the time and space of a particularly turbulent twentieth century.

This exhibition allows us to delve into the enormous legacy of Pere Català i Pic, Francesc Català-Roca and Pere Català i Roca, three photographers of the same lineage and three leading exponents of photography in Catalonia. His images are not only a testament to the artistic and cultural movements and currents that took place throughout the twentieth century, but they are also part of the iconography of the history of our country.

Pere Català i Pic (1889-1971), his daughter Maria Àurea (1920-1993) and their sons Francesc (1922-1998) and Pe