Activities held

Since 2005, many different activities have been held around the Prison-Museum and the important role it played in Sort as a shelter for the refugees who were fleeing from World War II. Below is a list of the most noteworthy activities:

2005

  • Ex-libris Exhibition paying tribute to Walter Benjamin
  • Presentation of the book Paso Clandestino, Las otras listas, by Alberto Poveda

2007

  • July. Presentation of the book El eterno descontento, by Joan Català.
  • July. Opening of the “Camí de la Llibertat Prison-Museum”.
  • Ceremony paying tribute to the French prisoners of the Sort Prison during World War II.
  • November. Participation in the “Pyrenees Museum Network” conference.

2008

  • September. Ceremony paying tribute to all the Jews who were imprisoned in the Sort Prison. In collaboration with the Israeli Community of Barcelona (CIB).
  • Production and presentation of the play “Assetjats, amuntegats i exterminats”.
  • Publication, in four languages, of the informative dossier “Un Museu de la Pau a la frontera”.
  • August. Scheduling of three outings along “Els camins de la llibertat”.
  • Novembre. Presentation of the book Les muntanyes de la llibertat, by Josep Calvet.

2009

  • September-October. Training workshops for guides, writers and technicians of the memorial sites of Catalonia. In collaboration with the Government of Catalonia’s Memorial Democràtic.
  • Collaboration on the filming of the documentary film “Sombras”, by Laureano Clavero, on the planes that crashed in Catalonia during WWII.
  • Collaboration on the filming of the report “Camins de llibertat”, which was broadcast on the programme Temps d’aventura (TV3).
  • Publication of the educational workbook “Lo padrí James, Camí de la Llibertat”.
  • Collaboration on the exhibition “Visados para la libertad”, promoted by the Sefarad-Israel Centre.

2010

  • March. Tribute to the victims of reprisal under the Franco regime, in collaboration with the Department of Interior of the Government of Catalonia.
  • October. Tribute to Charles Yeager and the pilots and aviators detained in Sort.
  • Publication of the small book “Charles Yeager retorna a Sort 66 anys després”.

2013

  • Participation in International Museum Day activities.

2014

  • Participation in International Museum Day activities.
  • Presentation of the “Perseguits i Salvats” project, on the flight of the Jewish refugees and allies during WWII, promoted by the Lleida Provincial Council.
  • Renovation of the new museum space in the Prison-Museum, including a space devoted to the “Perseguits i Salvats” project.
  • Collaboration on the “Perseguits i Salvats” radio report by Eloi Barrera and broadcast by Catalunya Ràdio, winning the Pica d’Estats Award.

2015

  • March. Presentation of the book Huyendo del Holocausto, by Josep Calvet.
  • Collaboration with the “Fugint de l’holocaust” exhibition, promoted by the Barcelona Provincial Council and the Museum of the History of Catalonia.
  • Participation in International Museum Day activities.

2016

  • Participation in International Museum Day activities.
  • Filming of the documentary film “Perseguits i Salvats” (XAL).

2017

  • Improvements to the museum and signposting, with the support of Memorial Democràtic and the Lleida Provincial Council.
  • Film series celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Prison-Museum.
  • Participation in International Museum Day activities.

2018

  • Design and scheduling of a historic tour through the town of Sort.
  • Participation in International Museum Day activities.
  • Collaboration with the “Perseguits i Salvats. No volien que existíssim” exhibition, promoted by the Lleida Provincial Council.
  • Presentation of the documentary film “Perseguits i Salvats” (XAL).

2019

  • Participation in International Museum Day activities.

2020

  • Participation in the scheduled activities of the European Day of Jewish Culture.

2021

  • Participation in International Museum Day activities.
  • Presentation of the book Sort-Tel-Aviv. Dues bessones separades pel nazisme, by Josep Calvet.
  • Participation in the scheduled activities of the European Day of Jewish Culture.
  • Draft of the Improvement project for the Prison-Museum.
  • Renovation of the website.
  • Historic research on the women’s prison of Sort.