Barcelona: Aigua, clima, ciutat i Col·lecció Ròmul Gavarró

The Museu d'Història de Barcelona is opening to the public a new permanent exhibition in the reservoir of the Casa de l'Aigua in Trinitat Nova, Barcelona: aigua, clima i ciutat, which includes a significant selection from the Ròmul Gavarró Collection. Barcelona: aigua, clima i ciutat takes a retrospective look at how climate fluctuations and environmental conditions are closely linked to the water cycle. It shows how, from the Industrial Revolution onward and above all with the use of fossil fuels, the traditional way of supplying and managing water was broken. While this change is tied to a period of progress and wellbeing, it has also led to the serious climate and environmental challenges of today. The Ròmul Gavarró Collection is one of the most important collections in the country of objects related to the obtaining, distribution, consumption and use of water. A large part of the collection is shown as a visitable reserve, a storeroom open to the public with the inventoried objects grouped and well conserved. The Casa de l'Aigua is a key heritage complex for explaining the history of water supply in the city. It consists of the pumping station in the Trinitat Vella neighbourhood and the receiving station and water treatment plant, with a reservoir with a capacity of 10,000 cubic metres of water, in the Trinitat Nova neighbourhood, joined by large conduits running through an underground gallery.