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    • The Napoleonic War
    • 19th Century
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    • Transition to Democracy
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A Living Museum Open to All

The City History Museum is a living museum that opens out to the city, is dynamic and encourages participation. Its contents are divided between various areas in the main building (located in Carrer de la Força) and in the exhibition galleries (in Placeta de l'Institut Vell and Pujada de Sant Feliu, number 2.) That is, right in the heart of Girona’s old quarter.

This amenity is full of new offerings to acquaint visitors with the city’s history in a fun and entertaining way. The Museum was created in 1981, when Girona City Council proposed to play an active part in restoring life to a building in the old quarter, a historical building with a singular past, inviting visitors to embark on a tour along the historical trajectory of our city and of its urban social fabric.

An Iconic Building

The City History Museum is housed in a building which has of itself a singular past behind it. Its basement contains remains of the late-2nd or early-3rd century Roman wall. In the 15th century it was a prominent Gothic mansion belonging to the Cartellà family, later becoming the Sant Antoni monastery of the Capuchin friars. Simply of itself the building is a true marvel, with surprising areas that have been preserved in magnificent condition, as is the case of the former monastery’s cemetery or desiccator, the cistern (an interesting example of a water tank), the cloister and the impressive salons. Towards the end of the 19th century it became a middle school, while finally 1981 saw the creation of the City History Museum. Explore it!