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The exhibition Memòries des de l’andana: dones, àlbums i patrimonis oblidats (Memories from the Barn: Women, Albums, and Forgotten Heritage) focuses on women for their perseverance in caring for and passing on the family heritage that shapes our collective memory.
The exhibition is divided into two sections, reflected on the two main walls of the room, which establish a mirror-like dialogue. The first section, dedicated to the “Custodians of Memory,” pays tribute to the women who have taken on the task of preserving the family's “treasures,” which allow us to build bridges between different generations. Photographs, personal documents, letters, school notebooks... are emblems of identity that have traditionally been preserved in trunks, envelopes, or cookie tins converted into heritage containers.
This legacy takes on special significance in the present after the losses caused by the storm on October 29, 2024, which give meaning to the second theme of the exhibition. This second theme is based on the action of “Safeguarding our collective heritage” to highlight the ongoing rescue work, undertaken mainly by women volunteers from the #Salvemlesfotografies laboratories located in Torrent, Algemesí, Utiel, Burjassot, Alfafar, Alaquàs, and the municipal drying facility in El Saler.
The exhibition is divided into two sections, reflected on the two main walls of the room, which establish a mirror-like dialogue. The first, dedicated to the “Custodians of Memory,” pays tribute to the women who have taken on the role of preserving family memory. An ethnographic project has been developed in parallel, interviewing both women who came to deposit their photo albums and volunteers and technicians in charge of the intervention. The latter are represented in the four portraits on the transverse wall that connects the two previous threads.
Both initiatives have been promoted by the Vice-Rectorate for Culture and Society of the University of Valencia, and this exhibition combines photographs and excerpts from interviews in which the literal discourse is maintained. Recognizing the efforts of all these women is an act of empowerment and a way of constructing a more choral, fair, and equitable historical narrative. From this perspective, private legacies become an essential collective heritage in this time of reconstruction, helping to unite our identity as a group and root us in the territory.
The new exhibition will be open to visitors at the Eduard Boscà Science Library from November 11, 2025, to January 11, 2026.
