{"id":49645,"date":"2020-11-03T12:47:45","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T11:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icac.cat\/en\/?p=49645"},"modified":"2020-11-04T12:10:23","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T11:10:23","slug":"a-photographic-catalogue-on-the-old-museum-of-the-tarragona-archaeological-society-to-celebrate-its-175th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icac.cat\/en\/actualitat\/noticies\/2020\/a-photographic-catalogue-on-the-old-museum-of-the-tarragona-archaeological-society-to-celebrate-its-175th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"A photographic catalogue on the old museum of the Tarragona Archaeological Society to celebrate its 175th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"
New publication \u201cL\u2019antic museu de la Societat Arqueol\u00f2gica Tarraconense (1844-1867)\u201d makes an overview to the first collection of archaeological pieces that, later, would be the seed of the National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona, MNAT.<\/h6>\n

As a special event planned for the celebration of the 175th anniversary of the Royal Tarraconensis Archaeological Society<\/strong> (RSAT, Reial Societat Arqueol\u00f2gica de Tarragona<\/a>), the entity has published L’antic museu de la Societat Arqueol\u00f2gica Tarraconense (1844-1867)<\/em>, a photographic publication that reviews the history of the museum created by the archaeological society at the time of its foundation and that, together with the museum of the Provincial Monuments Commission, would end up being the seed of the current National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona (MNAT, Museu Nacional Arqueol\u00f2gic de Tarragona<\/a>).<\/p>\n

After more than 150 years after the merger of both museums, that old collection is dispelled from popular memory. Therefore, it was fair to give it a proper recognition; also, as a deserved tribute to the people who in these early years made an effort to collect the maximum number of archaeological objects and thus avoid their loss or dispersal.<\/p>\n

The edition of\u00a0the book\u00a0L\u2019antic museu de la Societat Arqueol\u00f2gica Tarraconense (1844-1867)<\/em> has been conceived as an overview to the RSAT museum initiative. A first introductory text tells us about the old museum from the 19th century. The second part includes a selection of 92 of the objects that were part of the first collection<\/strong>. The result is a synthesis of 128 pages with rigorous research with the participation of specialists from different institutions, under the coordination of ICAC researcher Jordi L\u00f3pez Vilar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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ICAC researcher Jordi L\u00f3pez, with the new publication, in the headquarters of the RSAT, Reial Societat Arqueol\u00f2gica Tarraconense. Photo: Alfredo Gonz\u00e1lez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Descriptive texts are by\u00a0Julio C. Ruiz<\/a>, Diana Gorostidi<\/a>, Josep F. Roig<\/a>, Dami\u00e0 Amor\u00f3s<\/a>\u00a0y Sofia Mata, adem\u00e1s del mismo\u00a0Jordi L\u00f3pez<\/a>. Abre el libro un pr\u00f3logo del presidente de la entidad, Joan-Vianney M. Arbeloa<\/a>. Han colaborado especialmente el Museo Nacional Arqueol\u00f3gico de Tarragona<\/a>\u00a0y el Instituto Catal\u00e1n de Arqueolog\u00eda Cl\u00e1sica<\/a>, mientras que la Fundaci\u00f3n Privada Mutua Catalana<\/a>\u00a0y la Diputaci\u00f3n de Tarragona<\/a> han hecho posible la edici\u00f3n con su financiaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

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The work is profusely illustrated with more than a hundred full-colour photographs<\/strong>. Chosen pieces are from all periods until the end of the 19th century, although the main corpus belongs to the Roman period. There are well-known ones, such as the mosaic of the Medusa, the frieze attributed to the temple of Augustus or the column in the Prim Square in Tarragona. Other pieces are first time coming to light, such as the altarpiece of Saint Martin in Santes Creus or the collection of royal wax seals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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No photographs of the original museum are preserved, but these postcards from the beginning of the 20th century show pieces from the collection. Foto: RSAT.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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