Barcelona tour by public ceramics and exhibitions

Every afternoon special tours are arranged to take congress participants to outstanding landmarks of ceramic interest. Thursday 15th September participants must choose one of the three options (A, B or C). This is the same program of Monday 12^th September

All visits will be guided by specialists in ceramics in different languages (English, French, Spanish and Catalan).

Detail of map situation

OPTION A:
PICASSO MUSEUM AND PALAU DE LA MÙSICA

16:00
Depart from Llotja Ceramics School (Bus Pickup)

Group A1:
Palau de la Música and Picasso Museum

16:30
Palau de la Música Catalana (Concert Hall). Guided tour

17:45
Picasso Museum (Special rooms for IAC Congress)

19:30
Depart to La Pedrera, bus pickup (See details of the evening events)

Group A2:
Picasso Museum and Palau de la Música

16:30
Picasso Museum (Special rooms for IAC Congress)

17:45
Palau de la Música Catalana (Concert Hall). Guided tour

19:30
Depart to La Pedrera, bus pickup (See details of the evening events)

OPTION B:
PARK GÜELL

16:00
Depart from DHUB BCN (Bus Pickup)

16:30
Park Güell. Special guided visit

19:30
Depart to La Pedrera, bus pickup (See details of the evening events)

OPTION C:
CATALAN CERAMICS AND PUBLIC SPACES WALKING TOUR

16:00
Depart from DHUB Barcelona (bus)

16.30h The following visits will be included:

•  “The Kiss” – Ceramic panel by Joan Fontcuberta and Ceramica Cumella
• CCAM Catalan Crafts Center: Functional ceramics from Catalonia 
• Santa Caterina Market – E. Miralles (architect) Ceramic roof by Cumella

19:30
Depart to La Pedrera, bus pickup (See details of the evening events)

INFORMATION ABOUT PLACES TO BE VISITED THIS DAY:

Guided visit to special rooms of Picasso ceramics prepared for the IAC Congress, photographs of the author making pottery and posters of his ceramics exhibitions in Vallauris (France).

Picasso Museum, Barcelona

Palau de la Música Catalana
www.palaumusica.cat

1905—Architect: Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1850-1923). Declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO
Visit to ceramic ressources

Palau de la Musica

Barcelona Face

1992 Public sculpture made of ceramics
Author: Roy Lichtenstein (visit)

Roy Lichtenstein, Barcelona Face 

Park Güell
Web site: http://www.parkguell.cat/en/

Park Güell

Association of Catalan Ceramists –ACC
www.ceramistescat.org

Exhibition of members of the association

Exhibitions room of the Catalan Association of Ceramists

Craft Centre of Catalonia — Artesania Catalunya
www.ccam.cat

Center of the CCAM (Crafts Consortium) of the Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia)

Visit to a special double exhibition for the IAC Congress:
— Contemporary ceramics of Catalonia
— Young Catalan ceramists

Crafts Center of Catalonia, exhibitions room

Santa Caterina Market
www.mercatsantacaterina.com

1847, remodelled in 2005 by Enric Miralles.
Ceramic Roof by Ceramica Cumella
Special visit for IAC Congress participants.

Santa Caterina Market