‘Olympic Day’
David Escudé, president of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation, and María Teresa Samaranch, member of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees, received the members of the Barcelona Swimming Club (CNB) on this very special day. The delegation from the Club was led by its general director, Pere Carbó, and the Olympic competitors Eugeni Asencio, Toni Esteller and Sandra Azón.
The great contributions of Barcelona’92
The first session of the History Workshop this year, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Barcelona’92 Olympics, was held in the presence of Manel Vila, Andreu Clapés, Josep Roca and José Cuervo.
Sport as a source of inspiration
Miriam Rodergas, Pia Callís and Jordi Farrioll, first-year students at the EINA University Art and Design Centre in Barcelona, were the winners of the competition conducted as part of the course “Introduction to design projects”.
The Catalan Sport Foundation grants an award to the Barcelona Olympic Foundation for its work in disseminating the values of sport
Espai Endesa was the setting chosen by the Catalan Sport Foundation for this first ceremony to recognise the winners of the “Sport Awards”.
Members of the Official Catalan Professional Association of Librarians and Documentalists visit the Joan Antoni Samaranch Centre for Olympic and Sports Studies at the Font del Gat
In the Laribal Gardens at Montjuïc is the Font del Gat, a peaceful space containing a noucentista building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch dating from 1918. Since January 2017 this building has been the new site of the Joan Antoni Samaranch Centre for Olympic and Sports Studies.
Andrés Iniesta joins Save the Children to prevent bullying at school
25 twelve-year-old students from the Bosc de Montjuïc school have told Andrés Iniesta how they want to say No to bullying through a manifesto they have been working on for months at violence prevention workshops
‘PENALTY’ winner of the 8th edition of the BCN Sports Film Fetival
The Closing Ceremony of the BCN Sports Film Festival’s 8th Edition, celebrated in the Olympic and Sports Museum Joan Antoni Samaranch, has been the rallying point between the worlds of cinema, sports, politics and society.
Opening Ceremony of the BCN Sports Film Festival 2017
The Olympic and Sports Museum Joan Antoni Samaranch has been the headquarter for the Opening Ceremony of the BCN Sports Film Festival which has been presided by David Escudé, President of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation and Sports commissioner in Barcelona’s town hall; Alejandro Blanco, COE President and Franco Ascani FICTS President.
The Japanese jounalist Inagiki Kosuke from the international newspaper Asahi Shimbun discovering the Olympic legacy
The legacy of Barcelona’92 and its subsequent use after the Olympic Games continue to be one of the main concerns of countries that host the Games. Barcelona is a worldwide example of how the facilities, the sites and the Olympic village have been reinvented. That is why this city, 25 years later, is still a benchmark all over the world.
The Olympic Museum and the Conde de Godó Trophy
For the 2 hours that the trophy was on the Olympic Museum’s premises more than 500 pupils from various schools had the opportunity to photograph themselves beside the Conde de Godó Trophy.
