Exposició permanent del Centre d'Interpretació del Castell de Montjuïc

The Interpretation Centre of the Montjuïc Castle houses a permanent exhibition with a route through the history of this architectural monument, one of the most significant in Barcelona and also across Catalonia. The display, with pieces, original works and documentary materials from various archives, occupies four of the Castle's rooms, remodelled and adapted for the museum project and accessible from the parade ground.The display is divided into four spaces: Muntanya de Barcelona; Farell, fortí i fortalesa; Defensa i repressió and Presó i memòria.In the first area, Muntanya de Barcelona, it shows how the Montjuïc mountain has been inhabited, exploited and transformed for about 10,000 years. From its quarries were extracted the sandstones with which Barcelona was built from Roman times onwards. Today, Montjuïc is the great cultural park of the city.In the second, Farell, fortí i fortalesa, the display focuses on the fort that, at the beginning of the Reapers' War (1640-1652), the city government ordered built around the farell, also called the watchtower, which had occupied the summit of Montjuïc since medieval times. Over the years, the fort grew in size.In the third area, Defensa i repressió, the exhibition reflects on the role of the Castle as a strategic stronghold in the defence and surveillance of Barcelona during the early modern wars of the 17th and 18th centuries. With the Catalan defeat of 1714, the fortress was used to control the population and, from the 19th century, it was used as a military prison.In the fourth and last space, Presó i memòria, the display focuses on the imprisonments, torture, trials and executions carried out there between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Castle was also the place where, in 1940, the Franco dictatorship executed Lluís Companys.