The Osona Regional Archive (ACOS) was created on 6 March 1990, through an agreement signed by the Department of Culture of the Catalan Goverment (Generalitat de Catalunya), the Osona Regional Council and the Vic City Council. On 1 April 1995, the ACOS opened its doors in the old convent of El Carme de Vic, where it shared a building with the Museu de l’Art de la Pell and the Joan Triadú Library.
On 13 September 2006, a new agreement was formalised between the Department of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Vic City Council for the financing of a new headquarters. The new building was inaugurated on 17 March 2010.
In accordance with the functions determined by Law 10/2001, on archives and document management, the ACOS safeguards the semi-active documentation of the bodies of the Generalitat de Catalunya, the local and judicial administration of the region.
Of the privately owned funds deposited in this archive, those of the Hospital de la Santa Creu and the various company funds stand out for their historical value and exemplary testimony. However, the characteristic feature of the ACOS is its photographic archive aspect, because it houses numerous personal funds and local collections of historical photography.
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The chance to stroll through the original magnificent interior of a modernista mansion all comes down to the buildings. One of the best preserved is Casa Navàs in Reus.
On the corner, flanking Plaça del Mercadal, is the boutique house of the Navàs-Blasco family, one of the most luxurious works designed by the architect
Lluís Domènech i Montaner. The facade of the building remains majestic despite having been damaged during the bombings of the Civil War. The real treasure, however, is to be found in the interior rooms that will amaze lovers of
Modernisme. Craftsmanship of the highest level can be found in every corner of the house: coloured stained glass windows, wall paintings, ceramics with floral motifs, silk tapestries and furniture produced by the most renowned cabinetmakers of the time.
The sumptuousness of the space already gives an idea of the economic wealth of its owners, major textile merchants, as well as the importance of Reus as the second Catalan capital.
If there is one place that will tell you what the lifestyle of the Roman elites must have been like, it is here at Els Munts Villa.
The luxurious residence of one of the most important officials of Tàrraco has stood atop a hill near Altafulla beach since the second century AD. In this idyllic location, the remains of a large complex are on display: the baths, the residential area, buildings for agricultural work and even the remains of a mithrae for cult rituals.
In addition to being one of the best-preserved aristocratic villas in Roman Hispania, Els Munts is surrounded by other sites that together make up the Tarraco archaeological complex, included in the
UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000.
