Anyone familiar with Picasso’s Guernica already has a tiny insight into the horror of civilian suffering during Spain’s Civil War. This museum traces the experiences of Catalonian people exiled and persecuted during this era. This thought-provoking museum is aptly located in the town of La Jonquera, close to the Spain-France border where many were forced to flee. It explains the build-up to the Spanish Civil War through photographs, an informative audio guide, and haunting art installations.
For those who survived physical displacement, imprisonment and brutal purges, the psychological wounds continued long after the death of Franco. This museum encourages visitors to think beyond the Spanish Civil War, and to explore the concept of emotional and mental exile more deeply in the context of other global conflicts. The museum is 19km north of Figueres.
