In Badalona, the Museum of Badalona is hosting The First Steps Towards Democracy (1976-1978), an exhibition that looks at Catalonia’s democratic transition. It runs until 26 September.
The show is part of a joint project by the Barcelona Provincial Council’s Local Museums Network. Twenty-four municipalities across the province are taking part in the same historical presentation.
The corporation said the exhibition focuses on the democratic transition between 1976 and 1978, a period of strong social and political activity. It said the project shows the first steps towards the recovery of democracy in Catalan cities.
Badalona is a fitting place for that story. The city’s socio-economic and demographic make-up made it a strong case study for this period, which the article describes as a transcendental moment in recent history.
For readers in Barcelona, the exhibition offers a local way into a wider national shift. The years after the end of the Franco dictatorship in 1975 saw democratic institutions and civil liberties return across Spain, and the museum’s display places Badalona within that change.
The Barcelona Provincial Council backs projects like this through its museum network, helping local history reach a wider public. For more on the network, see the Barcelona Provincial Council museums page. You can also read more on our Community and Culture coverage.
The exhibition is on at the Museum of Badalona until 26 September. The original report was published by Europa Press Barcelona.
