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early age. Among other activities, they suggest meetings with Mr Stone at differ- ent monuments of the Catalan geogra- phy. Mr. Stone travels around the world in search of mysterious and extraordinary places, accompanied by his notebook and suitcase. You can meet with him at the Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes or Santes Creus or wherever his investiga- tions take him. Catalonia History Museum offers activi- ties like ‘Pulling on the Thread of History’ (mhcat.cat/activitats2) . And the Ar- chaeology Museum of Empúries (Costa Brava), organises saturnian parties to cele- brate winter, among other events. ( mac.cat/ Seus/Empuries/Activitats/) .

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If the trencadís technique that Antoni Gaudí used in many of his works seems fascinating to you, go to Esplugues de Llobregat to watch the technique being implemented first-hand. This is an activity provided by the La Rajoleta Ceramic Mu- seum (museus.esplugues.cat) to teach the general public about this special decora- tive discipline. A safari in a museum? This is exactly the activity proposed by the Museum of Lleida. A game for all ages, in which the

In addition to the activities already men- tioned, the website catalunya.com offers a wide range of activities that can be filtered by territory, theme, and other criteria. You can even book activities on the page itself. For example, you can discover the town of Valls, on the Costa Daurada, the cradle of the human towers and birthplace of the famous photographer Francesc Català Roca. You can do this in a way the whole family will enjoy by playing a game pro- vided by aurigasc.com .

animal “hunters” will have to use their memory to locate the beasts represented in the museum’s works of art. More infor- mation at museudelleida.cat/es.

FAMILY ACTIVITY AT THE MHCAT IN VILABERTRAN, COSTA BRAVA.

theatralised tours for families in the archaeology MUSEUM OF EMPÚRIES THE Catalonia history museum.

Discover the cultural heritage of Catalonia

The Catalan Agency of Cultural Heritage works specifically on family visits in order to make the message accessible to young children so that they can appreci- ate Catalonia’s cultural treasures from an

gaudí exhibition centre Located in the Pia Almoina, a mediaeval building adjoining the Roman wall and next to Barcelona Cathedral, the Gaudí Exhibition Centre is a museum dedicated to the modernista architect that cannot be missed by art lovers if they want to truly understand his work. There is a virtual reality activity in which the architect himself ‘comes back to life’ and interacts with visitors. The Centre also has a collection of pieces and models presented with holograms, audiovisual installations, and special scenographies. The museum organises guided tours for groups on request.

món sant benet An invitation for a journey to the past, on which to discover the history of the monastery of Sant Benet del Bages. By means of a museum assembly visitors will go into the life of the monastery, where the voices, the sounds of the daily activity and the images of the past appear between the thousand-year- old walls and turn this visit into a singular experience. This is a tour through the most emblematic spaces of the monastery, such as the cells of the Montserrat gallery. Activity accessible for the general public, offered all year round in Catalan, Spanish, French, and English.

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