page_title: Institut Ramon Llull
section_title: Frankfurt Book Fair
hierarchical_section_title: Institut Ramon Llull / History / Frankfurt Book Fair
caption_attribution_description: Grafting Architecture. Catalonia at Venice Pavillon de la Catalogne évènement collatéral de la biennale d'architecture 2014 La Catalogne loue depuis quelques années un ancien hangar des chantiers navals de Venise (castello 40 / Fondamenta quitavalle) pour présenter son propre pavillon. Le point de départ de cette exposition qui entend affirmer l'existence d'une architecture de tradition catalane est la Casa Bofarull (1913-1933) un des chantiers majeurs de l'architecte Josep Maria Jujol i Gilbert (1879-1949) où il a préservé le style régionaliste catalan dans l'esprit du modernisme de l'époque. Site de l'institut Ramon Llull, organisateur du pavillon de la Catalogne www.llull.cat/monografics/venezia2014/english/index.cfm
context_page_description: The Institut Ramon Llull is a consortium consisting of the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Govern de les Illes Balears and the Ajuntament de Barcelona. Its purpose is to project and disseminate abroad Catalan language and culture in all of its forms of expression. To do this, the Institut Ramon Llull provides support for external relations in the cultural ambit of its member organisations.
context_section_description: A milestone in the Institute's history was getting Catalan culture to be the guest of honour at the 2007 Frankfurt Book Fair. It was attended by 118 writers, 237 organisations and 5,719 people linked to the Catalan cultural scene; 95 events were held and 53 literary works were translated from Catalan into German. Highlights among the events included the adaptation of Tirant lo Blanc directed by Calixto Bieito, the Dance: meeting Catalan Culture cycle, the exhibitions Cultura Catalana, Singular i Universal and VisualKultur.cat, the Dies de l'Òpera Catalana (Catalan Opera Days) and Sónar Nits. All this was run in collaboration with the government of Andorra and the Spanish Cervantes Institute.
  A year later, in 2008, the Institute was present at the Festival Internacional Cervantino, in Guanajuato, Mexico. The Catalan and Balearic presence featured Joan Manuel Serrat, Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI and the Capella Reial de Catalunya (performing together with Tembembé Ensemble Continuo), an exhibition of the work of Agustí Centelles and the "Dansa de la Mort" of Verges. Catalan Days was also repeated in New York, with jazz, theatre and dance performance, a cinema cycle entitled Clandestí, forbidden Catalan Cinema under Franco and, as part of the PEN World Voices Festival, a homage to Blai Bonet.
  In 2009 it took part in the Venice Biennale for the first time. As part of the Eventi Collateralli, the 53rd Biennale included a Catalan pavilion, with the exhibition La comunitat inconfessable curate by Valentín Roma, which was visited by 45,633 people. Several events were held alongside this, including the academic symposium Les ciutats inconfessables.
caption: Catalonia Pavilion at the 2014 Venice Biennale
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