ITINERARY 1: Jardins d’Elisava
The museum’s floor 0 access point is urbanised with ponds and relaxation and pedestrianised areas. Space designed by: MBM Arquitectes, 2013.
The name Elisava pays homage to the embroiderer of a 12th century tapestry that is part of the Museum’s collection. But who was Elisava? There is no certain information on her identity, but it would appear reasonable to assume she was someone close to the city’s elite. Elisava is equivalent to Elisabet and various Elisabets feature in the Liber Feudorum Maior: the wife of Ramon Berenguer I; the wife of Wifred II, the Count of Cerdanya and the sister of the Ermengol V, the Count of Urgell, the wife of William I, the Count of Cerdanya, in the second half of the 11th century. Our enigmatic Elisava had an interesting modern projection, especially after Alexandre Cirici suggested her name for the CICF (Catholic Women’s Centre of Influence) design school, created in 1961 in Barcelona and which has established itself as one of our country’s leading institutions in design studies.
3. BICI-N bicycle parking anchor
