Institució de les Lletres Catalanes
Appearance
Logo during the Republican era
Institució de les Lletres Catalanes (Institute of Catalan Letters) is a Spanish organization based in
Government of Catalonia, it was founded in 1937 by intellectuals who were loyal to the Republic during the Spanish Civil War. Its immediate predecessor was the Grup Sindical d'Escriptors Catalans
(Association of Catalan Writers Group; 1936). The institute was initially set up in four sections:
- Editions:
- Journals: Antoni Rovira i Virgili, Jaume Serra i Húnter, Ferran Soldevila, Armand Obiols,
- Internal relations:
- External relations: Gabriel Alomar
Since its re-founding in 1987, the institute's deans have been
Laura Borràs Castanyer (2013 – 2018), Joan-Elies Adell (2018 – 2019), Oriol Ponsatí-Murla (2019- today). In 2012, the institute celebrated its 75th anniversary with a retrospective exhibition at the Palau Moja in Barcelona.[1]
References
- ^ Nopca, Jordi (21 March 2012). "La Institució de les Lletres Catalanes fa 75 anys". El Pais. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
External links
- Official website (In Catalan)