The women who built the European Union
From today until 11 May, the hall of the Historical Building will host the portraits of seven women who inspired the European Union.
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From today until 11 May, the hall of the Historical Building will host the portraits of seven women who inspired the European Union. The exhibition, jointly organized by the European Parliament Office in Barcelona and the European Observatory on Memories (EUROM) of the UB Solidarity Foundation, pays tribute to Anna Lindh, Marga Klompé, Melina Mercouri, Nicole Fontaine, Nilde Iotti, Simone Veil, Ursula Hirschmann, Clara Campoamor Rodríguez, Sophie Schroll and Louise Weiss, with portraits by the French artist Pierre Marquès. Among the attendants at the official opening of the exhibition, which will take place on 2 May at 12:00 noon, are the rector of the UB, Joan Guàrdia; the president of the Catalan Women's Institute, Meritxell Benedí, and the head of the European Parliament Office in Barcelona, Sergi Barrera.
From today until 11 May, the hall of the Historical Building will host the portraits of seven women who inspired the European Union.
News
|
Culture
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Solidarity
25/04/2023
From today until 11 May, the hall of the Historical Building will host the portraits of seven women who inspired the European Union. The exhibition, jointly organized by the European Parliament Office in Barcelona and the European Observatory on Memories (EUROM) of the UB Solidarity Foundation, pays tribute to Anna Lindh, Marga Klompé, Melina Mercouri, Nicole Fontaine, Nilde Iotti, Simone Veil, Ursula Hirschmann, Clara Campoamor Rodríguez, Sophie Schroll and Louise Weiss, with portraits by the French artist Pierre Marquès. Among the attendants at the official opening of the exhibition, which will take place on 2 May at 12:00 noon, are the rector of the UB, Joan Guàrdia; the president of the Catalan Women's Institute, Meritxell Benedí, and the head of the European Parliament Office in Barcelona, Sergi Barrera.
This initiative is part of the events leading up to Europe Day on 9 May and tells the stories of these seven women, who are true role models: resistance fighters and survivors of the Holocaust, as well as outstanding professionals in the political, scientific and cultural spheres. Many of them worked to overcome the horrors of the two world wars and contributed to promoting the fundamental values of the EU, both in the European institutions themselves and in political activism. Some were members of the European Parliament, and Veil and Fontaine became presidents of the European Parliament. All of them represented the European values of equality, freedom, democracy, solidarity, diversity and respect for human rights.
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Portrait exhibition in the Historical Building of the UB
This initiative is part of the events leading up to Europe Day on 9 May
Portrait exhibition in the Historical Building of the UB
The initiative tells the stories of these seven women, who are true role models: resistance fighters and survivors of the Holocaust, as well as outstanding professionals in the political, scientific and cultural spheres.