Very little was known until now of the major restoration of the Carmelite convent of Peralada, despite its importance. The work published by Miquel Golobardes in 1953 referred fundamentally to the history of the convent while there was a community, but there was very little information about the restoration (and change of use) carried out between 1880 and 1900. The recent accessibility of the county archive has afforded Inés Padrosa the documentation of the work practically in its entirety, sufficient to find out the leading figures and the great many workshops and craftspeople involved.
10:30 amPresentation. Jaume Barrachina.
10:45 amLecture. Joan-Albert Adell: architecture historian and restoration architect. “Late Nineteenth-Century Mediaeval restorations in Catalonia. An Overview”.
11:45h amLecture. Inés Padrosa. “The restoration of the Carme Convent in Peralada”.
12:45h amGuided tour of the monument.
Joan-Albert Adell. Restoration architect and architecture historian. He is a leading expert in his field, with an abundant body of published works, which includes a large part of Romanesque Catalonia architectural studies (27 volumes). Restorer of Sant Pere de Rodes and Sant Pere de Casserres. Tarragona Aqueduct, Castellet Castle, offices of the Abertis Foundation and Cloister of the Convent de Les Avellanes
Inés Padrosa. Librarian and archivist at Peralada Castle. She has published a great many works on history, such as the Biographical Dictionary of the Alt Empordà. She has conducted multiple research projects into Peralada Castle and its owners. In recent years, she has been carrying out documentation work in the Archive of the Kingdom of Mallorca, from which have emerged – fundamentally – the data referring to the restoration of the Carme Convent in Peralada, published shortly before this conference.
Conference and tour: 15 euros
Price of lunch (optional): 17,90 euros