A detail of our history in the Poblenou cemetery
Close to All Saints Day, Cementiris de Barcelona organises a night-time guided tour of the Poblenou cemetery led by characters from the period who explain the history and the culture of the burial site, which is connected to the history of Barcelona. The tour will have a double focus: the performance and live music, which will be combined to transport the viewer back in time.
In this edition, as part of the International Year of Light activities, the leitmotif of the visit is the production of light from gas. This idea emerged after finding that the same cemetery contained the graves of Josep Mansana i Dordán, General Manager of the Sociedad Catalana para el Alumbrado por Gas, which was founded in Barcelona in 1843, and Josep Roura, a pioneer in Spain for experimenting to produce light from gas, two distinguished figures who will be honoured.
The Gas Natural Fenosa Foundation Gas Museum collaborates on the dramatics, supervising the texts, checking with the research in their archive, and organising the final part of the tour with Cementiris de Barcelona. During this final part, one of our educators, Pere Martorell, will light an old gas lamppost while wearing the clothing and using the rod of the lamplighters from the time. This is part of the “Viejos aparatos vivos” (Old items come alive) activity the Gas Museum has been performing, where items from the museum are used for certain moments.
It is a special interest event for the audience because it takes them back to a time and a world that is part of our cultural legacy and heritage. The tour will take place on 28 and 29 October between 7 pm and 10 pm. The activity is free and open to everyone with a prior reservation.
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Barcelona (Spain), 20 Oct 2015
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