The museum is happy to exhibit, in partnership with the Fondation Photographic Social Vision of Barcelona and thanks to the generosity of the Jacques Léonard Archives, a selection of over 150 images by Jacques Léonard.

His photographs, highly humanist in tendency, record urban life: streets, markets, festivals, amusement parks, sports, fairs, port and waterfront marked by the development of tourism…

His marriage with Rosario Amaya, a Roma woman from the Montjuïc neighborhood, opened the doors of her community. Looking at her with the eyes of a family member, his images form one of the most important collections dealing with Roma culture.

The exhibition will also highlight two exceptional series: Escapees [Évadés], 1943, captures the passage through Spain of French people fleeing fascism to embark for Africa; The Blue Division [La División Azul], 1954, documents the return to Spain of the survivors of the División Azul, 45,000 men sent by Franco to support the Nazi army’s invasion of Russia.