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Daniel Venteo
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Historian . Museologist . Author

Daniel Venteo

Over thirty books, fifteen exhibitions and two decades dedicated to the history and memory of Barcelona and Catalonia.

Daniel Venteo

"Daniel Venteo is a historian and museologist, author of over thirty works on the history of Barcelona and Catalonia. He has curated exhibitions and historical dissemination projects linked to urban memory, documentary heritage and public history. His work combines research, narrative and the will to make the past legible in public space, books and exhibitions."

30+

Published books

15+

Exhibitions

20+

Years of research

Books

Barcelona i Picasso

Barcelona i Picasso

An invitation to rediscover the city as experienced by the artist.

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Barcelona cronica fotografica, 1844-1986

Barcelona cronica fotografica, 1844-1986

A grand visual journey through the city's contemporary history.

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Catalunya desapareguda

Catalunya desapareguda

A visual journey through the memory of the country.

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Barcelona desconeguda

Barcelona desconeguda

Another look at the city and its less obvious spaces.

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Ciutat Vella desapareguda

Ciutat Vella desapareguda

The old city through its visual and urban transformation.

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Curation and historical dissemination.

L'obertura de la Via Laietana, 1908-1958

Reference exhibition on one of the great urban operations of contemporary Barcelona.

Catalunya.cat: un retrat de la Catalunya contemporania

Exhibition project linked to the Museum of the History of Catalonia, broadening the scope from Barcelona to the Catalan scale.

Hospital del Mar: 100 anys amb el batec de Barcelona

Exhibition that told the first century of life of Hospital del Mar, placing it in direct relation with Barcelona's health, social and urban history.

UPF: historia d'un campus urba

Exhibition produced for Universitat Pompeu Fabra on the history of the campus and its relationship with the city.

1714. Noticies i propaganda

Exhibition curated with Jaume Guillamet on the informational and propagandistic uses of the press during the siege of 1714.

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Editorial proposals, conferences, exhibition curation or historical consultancy.

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