To Live in Montjuïc: Memories of a forgotten shanty town

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Poster courtesy of ICUB

Throughout the 20^th century, Barcelona became a magnet for many people wishing to improve their quality of life. It was a city undergoing constant transformation, where work and opportunities were readily available. This resulted in great waves of migration to a city where it was easier to find a job than it was to find a place to live.

The lack of sufficient housing for the waves of migrants who moved to the city during the 20^th century meant that shanty towns became commonplace. This presented the city with a serious problem: although the authorities strove to eradicate these slum settlements, to a certain extent they also tolerated them, due to the fact that the labour provided by the slum-dwellers was beneficial to the city’s development.

The exhibition is is Catalan, Spanish, and English.