{"id":14919,"date":"2014-01-31T09:49:07","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T09:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/museuciencies.cat\/area-cientifica\/centre-de-documentacio\/presentacio\/arxiu\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:58:41","slug":"archives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/museuciencies.cat\/en\/science\/documentation-centre\/presentation\/archives\/","title":{"rendered":"Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">All the documents produced and received by the Museum in the exercise of its activities are collated in the <strong>Archives<\/strong>. There, from the files, bills, reports and certificates we can ascertain the provenance and background of the collections, the building and the staff. The documentation dates back to when the Museum was founded, in 1878, and covers the whole lifespan of the Board of Natural Sciences of Barcelona; moreover, its content, beyond the administrative aspect and support for the study of the collections, is an essential source of information on Catalonia&#8217;s natural history.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Types of documents<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Formation and maintenance of the collections of specimens (purchase, harvesting, exchange, donation)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Research<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Display<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Organisation of activities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Communication and marketing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Administrative management<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Document management<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>The photography archive<\/strong> contains 15,000 units, which have yet to be catalogued. It is managed by the Documentation Centre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For further information:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/museuciencies.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reglament-Arxiu-Hist\u00f2ric_accessible.pdf\">Historical Archive Regulations (213 KB)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/museuciencies.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Inventari-Arxiu-Hist\u00f2ric.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Historical Archive Inventory (1843 KB)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Contact us<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Arxive<br \/>\nCastell dels Tres Dragons buiding<br \/>\nPasseig Picasso, s\/n<br \/>\n08003 Barcelona<br \/>\nTel. +34 93 256 22 15<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:bibmuseuciencies@bcn.cat\">bibmuseuciencies@bcn.cat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Archives are closed indefinitely due to the works on the Castle of the Three Dragons, but you can contact them to consult and request documentation.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All the documents produced and received by the Museum in the exercise of its activities are collated in the Archives. 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