Murals
Currently, there are different locations in the Geoparc that are promoting large-format art in their streets. This art helps to make known and value the natural and cultural heritage of the Geopark based on the muralist pictorial creation. We encourage you to visit them!
Isona i Conca Dellà (2021-2022)
Isona and Conca Dellà City Council has launched a mural art project in which artists linked to the municipality and also to the region of Pallars Jussà have collaborated. The promotion of their works is an added value and, at the same time, support for local artistic creation.
In the guide , promoted by the Geoparc, you can find information on the different artists, as well as a description of each of the murals. Each creation consists of an explanation made by the artist himself, describing the technique used, what inspired the author and which heritage elements can be observed.
Salàs de Pallars (2022)
El Tracte: mural painted by the English artist, resident at Pallars Jussà, Peter Alan Hull, which explains the phases in which the sale and purchase contract of hoofed animals took place at the Fira de Salàs.
It also illustrates the Day of Remembrance of the Fira and the conversion of some “eras” (round paved patios to do the threshing) into gastronomic and cultural spaces.
Talarn (2020)
Geoparc Orígens: mural that shows the exceptional natural and cultural heritage of Talarn. In the details, above: the dark sky, and from left to right: Talarn fountain, by Jordi Beltran; profile of the village of Talarn, by Peter Alan Hull; titanosaurus, by Elzeline Van der Hoek; and Dr. Pearson with the Hydroelectric Power Plant of Talarn, by Eva Canyadas.
The proposal for this mural was a popular initiative. The Orígens Geopark participated in its funding.
Palau de Noguera (2020)
Palatium: mural by the artist Peter Alan Hull depicting various historical episodes of the town of Palau de Noguera, in the municipality of Tremp, where members of the Sant Joan de Jerusalem Order lived between 1162 and 1851.
The mural, painted on the walls of the Sant Antolí cooperative, is an initiative of the Palatium Association, which works to recover the town’s historical heritage.
Exhibitions
Large format exhibition “Orígens UNESCO Global Geopark and the Sustainable Development Goals” (2019 – )
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.
There are 17 SDGs that guide the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United nations in 2015.
UNESCO Global Geoparks contribute to the achievement of the SDGs and the basically focus on 8, the ones most directly related to the values and mission of Geoparks.
Large format exhibition “Where the stones talk” (2015-2019)
You can visit the exhibition Where the stones talk in the La Creu Square, in Tremp. It consists of 9 panels with images of our territory. If you want the brochure that helps make it autoguided, it can be found at Epicentre and at the Territorial Support Centre of the Cartographic Institute of Catalonia in the Pyrenees. You can also download the leaflet where you will find nine different route proposals related to the images of the exhibition.
Dinosaurs of Catalonia: a century of discoveries (2016-2018)
To mark the centenary of the first discovery of dinosaur remains in Catalonia, the Conca de Tremp – Montsec Geopark Association, the Catalan Institute of Palaeontology Miquel Crusafont (ICP) and the Museum of Conca Dellà have designed a traveling exhibition which was presented on 10 June 2016 in the city of Talarn. The exhibition includes major paleontological discoveries of recent years and highlights the exceptional fossil record in Catalan dinosaur fossils.
