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The Museu d'Història de Girona dedicates an exhibition to filmmaker, painter and poster artist Antoni Varés on the 60th anniversary of his death

26/10/26 The exhibition, which opened this afternoon, explores the artist's life and work through the memories of his daughter, Albina Varés.

Girona History Museum to Renovate Its First Floor Ahead of Exhibition Marking the City's 2,100th Anniversary

20/10/26 The refurbished exhibition space is expected to reopen in May. Until then, admission to the museum will be free.

Girona History Museum upgrades the projector in the Comtessa Ermessenda auditorium

16/10/26 The project has been made possible thanks to funding from the Girona Provincial Council.

Girona City Council pays tribute to Catalan President Lluís Companys on the 86th anniversary of his execution

15/10/26 The ceremony included a floral tribute in Lluís Companys Square.

More than 500 people take part in the European Heritage Days activities

14/10/26 A weekend of open days and activities to discover the heritage and a Girona you didn't yet know.

Temporary closure of the Museum's first floor for the new exhibition project "Girona: 2,100 Years of a City"

14/10/26 Admission to the Museum will be free while access to the museum route is partially restricted.

Museu d'Història de Girona digitises three of its most outstanding pieces in 3D

13/10/26 The initiative, funded by the Generalitat de Catalunya, aims to improve access to cultural heritage and open up new opportunities for research, conservation and dissemination.

Queen Joan Enríquez's coat of arms restored

23/09/26 The Museu d'Història de Girona has received a grant from the Office for Support for Cultural Initiatives (OSIC) of the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Catalonia for the restoration of Queen Joan Enríquez's coat of arms.

Presentation of the Donation of Rosa Serra's Sculpture Athena to Girona City Council

21/07/26 Doctors Josep Antoni González-Huix and Francesc Xavier Serrat have donated to the city the work of art that stood in their medical practice for more than thirty years. The bronze sculpture has been installed in the courtyard of the Girona History Museum to ensure it is as accessible as possible to the public.

Girona City Council creates the Carles Rahola i Llorens Memorial Site at the Old Cemetery

13/07/26 The initiative forms part of the 90th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, the military uprising of 18 July 1936, and the City Council's commitment to democratic memory. The works include the restoration of the grave and the installation of a commemorative plaque. The commemorative ceremony will take place on Friday, 17 July, at 12 noon, at the Old Cemetery.

Historical Memory Activities Continue

10/07/26 The programme "Memory of a War: Stories, Lives and Remains of the Spanish Civil War, Exile and Dictatorship" resumes next week with a new series of activities aimed at preserving and sharing historical memory.

The Girona History Museum hosts an event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Josep Irla Bosch

02/07/26 Historian and anthropologist Dr. Josep Maymí Rich will analyze the role of the president of the Generalitat in exile in the democratic resistance to fascism in a conference on July 15, at 7 p.m.

Girona tells its LGTBIQA+ history in a new exhibition at the History Museum

25/06/26 "Repression, Pleasure and Freedom: The LGTBIQA+ Struggle in Girona" opens this Sunday, June 28, at 12 noon. The exhibition traces a journey from medieval persecution to contemporary activism.

The Past Is Not Just a Place Full of Broken Objects

12/06/26 In an article published in El Punt Avui on June 10, Eva Vázquez reflects on the role of history museums through a conversation with Sílvia Planas about how the Museum of History of Girona is approaching the bimillennium of the city's foundation, with the aim of rethinking its permanent galleries.

Clandestine letters from a man condemned to death

28/05/26 Nouvelle activité de mémoire qui invite à écouter et partager des récits et des expériences contribuant à restituer la dignité des personnes réprimées et à renforcer les valeurs de vérité, de justice et de réparation.

Very positive assessment from visitors of the floral installations and the exhibition 'Volaverunt' featuring Goya's engravings

21/05/26 The Girona History Museum closes this year's edition of 'Girona, Temps de Flors' with 29,143 visitors, while the exhibition showcasing Goya's four series of engravings, inaugurated in mid-October, also concludes successfully after receiving a total of 8,458 visits and excellent reviews.

Girona prepares for a new edition of Temps de Flors with 141 floral projects

30/04/26 The festival, which will take place from May 9 to 17, will include the Sant Feliu bridge as a landmark location and will extend to the Pont Major neighborhood. This year's edition strengthens accessibility with calm spaces, rest areas, and a route adapted for people with reduced mobility.

The unveiling of the new Tarlà marks the start of the Spring Festivals, which will take place from 17 to 26 April

10/04/26 This new figure has been created using as a model the first preserved Tarlà, which is kept at the Girona History Museum and which spun until the 1980s.

The exhibition "Criticism and Commitment" by Vicenç Huedo opens

06/03/26 The exhibition is part of the exhibition cycle Vicenç Huedo. (Nothing) is True.