Vallhonrat Ethnographic Museum

Conferences and Temporary Exhibitions

Conferences and temporary exhibitions open to the public that offer new perspectives on culture, history and heritage. Proposals that combine dissemination and experience to bring knowledge closer in an accessible and enriching way.

Presentation Bulletin nº 92.

Wednesday 17 June 2026 at 6pm, Bulletin nº 92 will be presented by the Rubí Studies Centre (CER) and the Rubí Museum Collaborators Group (GCMR). The content that will be presented in co-edition with the Rubí City Council will be, on the one hand, the so-called “pebeter” of Can Fatjó in which Jordi Vilalta Martínez will talk about a series of new considerations. On the other hand, Adrià Andújar Góngora will talk about the transformation of the cultural landscape of Rubí between the 4th and 6th centuries AD. Pere A. Bel Cano will speak about the Rubí Castle cellar complex. Manel Soler Sagristà will then comment on the first days of the civil war in Rubí between July and October of 1936. Finally, Jordi Vilalta Martínez will present the news series between July and December 2025.

Entrance: Plaça Montserrat Roig, s/n Rubí. Free event.

CER history book presentation

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 6:00 p.m., the Center for Rubin Studies, together with Rubí Solidari, presents its book on the history of the Rubí entity written by Segio Cano and presented by Jordi Vilalta, current president of the CER and member of the Rubí Museum Collaborators Group.

The Rubin Studies Centre together with the Rubí Museum look after the heritage, history and culture of Rubí by promoting the cultural heritage of Rubí through relevant events. The CER is attached to the coordinator of the Catalan-speaking Studies Centre (CCEPC).

Free event. Entrance: Plaça Montserrat Roig, s/n, Rubí

Conference “Art, economy and power: How capitalism has woven the artistic ecosystem”.

Tuesday 19 May 2026 at 6pm this conference will be given by Carme Casablancas Segura, PhD in Business Creation and Management from the UAB and Master in Analysis and Management of Artistic Heritage from the same university. In collaboration with the Friends of the UAB Association. Organized by: Aula Extensió Universitària (AEUR). Place: Auditori Vallhonrat Plaça Montserrat Roig, s/n. Free.

Seminar II. “Central Catalan Modernism: Gaudí, Domenech i Montaner, Puig i Cadafalch, Santiago Rossinyol, Ramon Casa, Josep Llimona…”

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 6:00 p.m., the Center for Rubin Studies, together with Rubí Solidari, presents its book on the history of the Rubí entity written by Segio Cano and presented by Jordi Vilalta, current president of the CER and member of the Rubí Museum Collaborators Group.

It is within this great movement that many figures appear who feed on this new lifestyle throughout Catalonia. These artists integrated art into the social and cultural life of the country with particular characteristics and with the use of certain applied arts such as wrought iron, ceramics and the Catalan vault to create a unique style. Organized by: Aula Extensión Universitaria. Place: Vallhonrat Auditorium Plaça Montserrat Roig, s/n Rubí.

Seminar I. “The international sources of Catalan Modernism: symbolism, impressionism, art nouveau…”

Thursday 9 April 2026 at 6pm this conference will be given by Fransesc Fontbona de Vallescar, doctor in Modern History from the UB. Catalan Modernism was developed from the knowledge of the international artistic trends of the time, such as the British arts and crafts movement (artisan appreciation), French and Belgian art nouveau (organic and sinuous lines) and German Jugendstil. Organized by: Aula Extensió Universitària.

Place: Auditori Vallhonrat Plaça Montserrat Roig, s/n. Free.