The exhibition “Elements arquitectònics d’Aran” is the new protagonist of the temporary exhibition hall of the Church of Sant Joan d’ Arties, where it can be visited from 1 September to 14 October, Monday to Saturday from 5 to 8 p. m.
The exhibition consists of 156 photographs that reflect those architectural elements that have survived with the passage of time in Val d’ Aran: constructions fitted and adapted to the territory, fortified houses, embroidery, corrals, doors, lucanas, etc. All of them have in common the stone and the wood, characteristic materials of mountain constructions.
The exhibition, whose aim is to make architecture feel like the art of building according to human needs and the materials available, takes a tour of all the villages of the Aran, in which some valuable architectural style elements always stand out.
The Fundación Privada del Museo Etnológico del Valle de Aran, promoter of this project, aims to spread this received heritage and leave a record of it for future generations. The exhibition includes the loaning of several works from its collection, including two curious street lamps.
