The Municipal Archive of Blanes will manage the reception of the photographs and documents
The Carl Faust Foundation and the Municipal Archive of Blanes are collaborating on a joint project that aims to expand the Foundation’s documentary collection. To achieve this, a call has been made for citizen participation and anyone who has material in their documentary collection can transfer it in digital format to the Municipal Archive of Blanes, which will digitize it to become part of the Foundation’s collection.
The initiative aims to recover all types of material from the Botanical Garden -photographs, films and documents- from people who have had a relationship with the Garden, as well as strengthen the link between the town of Blanes and the Marimurtra Botanical Garden. “We are calling on both workers and visitors, from any era and origin”, said Quim Valls, patron of the Carl Faust Foundation.
The documents can be taken to the Arxiu Municipal de Blanes, c. Unió, 13, opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Once there, the owner will sign a transfer contract, the materials will be scanned and the originals will be returned at the same time. Subsequently, the Carl Faust Foundation will organize a free guided tour of the Marimurtra Botanical Garden for all those who have participated in the expansion of the Foundation’s archive.
More information about this project and a video can be found at this link: https://marimurtra.cat/arxiu-fundacio/
This collaboration is part of the actions that the Carl Faust Foundation, manager of the Marimurtra Botanical Garden, is organizing this 2024 to celebrate its centenary. One hundred years ago, Carl Faust created a botanical garden on the first cliffs of the Costa Brava to offer it to science and scientists. He created a place where plants and life could be studied. In addition, it is also the 150th anniversary of his birth.
The Carl Faust Foundation was established in 1951 by the creator of the Marimurtra Botanical Garden, Carl Faust, with the aim of continuing his work. Among its founding objectives are “…the protection and promotion of studies of Mediterranean biology, especially in botany, […] seeking international cooperation and relations for the benefit, in general, of scientific research and dissemination…”
