WEDNESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER
- 08:00 – 18:00 Registration point
Facultat de Geografia i Història, Universitat de Barcelona - 09:30 – 12:45 Conference workshops & specialized visits
Check the options in the Workshops overview, proposals 1 to 4. Free pre-booking required - 11:15 – 11:45 Bursaries meeting
Museu d’Història de Barcelona - 11:45 – 13:15 EAUH International Committee meeting
Museu d’Història de Barcelona - 13:45 – 15:15 Conference sessions in different venues
Session 1, Session 4, Session 10, Session 11, Session 12, Session 18, Session 19, Session 20, Session 28, Session 31, Session 33, Session 34, Session 35, Session 39, Session 43, Session 45, Session 46, Session 58, Session 62, Session 81, Session 90, Session 94 - 15:15 – 15:35 Coffee break
- 15:35 – 17:35 Conference sessions in different venues
Session 1, Session 4, Session 11, Session 12, Session 17, Session 19, Session 20, Session 25, Session 28, Session 31, Session 34, Session 36, Session 39, Session 43, Session 45, Session 46, Session 62, Session 81, Session 90, Session 94, 102 General Session - 18:00 – 21:00 Plenary Session (I)
CCCB (Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona). Access to the Hall & Adjacent rooms through the Pati de les Dones courtyard opens at 17:45. Free pre-booking recommended. - 18:05 First remarks
>> Conference introduction by Joan Roca i Albert, President of the European Association for Urban History Board and the EAUH Barcelona Committee
>> Council of Europe: Luz Martínez Seijo (Spain) and Andries Gryffroy (Flanders, Belgium), on behalf of the Parliamentary Assembly, “Europe through its cities: Historial identity, Cultural Heritage and Human Rights”
>> City Council of Barcelona: Laia Bonet, First Deputy Mayor and Head of Urban Planning, Climate Action, Mobility, Neighbourhood Plan and Urban Services. - 18:40 Keynote lectures
>> Ramon Grau i Fernàndez (Historian), Models for Barcelona. Introduction by Mireia Freixa Serra (GRACMON, University of Barcelona)
>> Joan Roca i Albert (Urban historical geographer), Urban History and the Construction of Europe, a Strategic Alliance: The EAUH Conference 2026. Introduction by Arie van Steensel (University of Groningen) - 20:10 Welcome to Barcelona & Conference
>> Words by the Consell de Cent Association (Ricard Martínez) and representatives of the Institutions and Organizations of the city that made this Conference possible (See them listed at the end of the programme *)
>> Drinks reception in the CCCB Pati de les Dones courtyard
THURSDAY 3 SEPTEMBER
- 08:00 – 18:00 Registration point
Facultat de Geografia i Història, Universitat de Barcelona - 08:30 – 10:45 Conference sessions in different venues
Session 2, Session 6, Session 7, Session 9, Session 15, Session 16, Session 21, Session 23, Session 29, Session 30, Session 32, Session 45, Session 49, Session 55, Session 59, Session 64, Session 66, Session 68, Session 70, Session 72, Session 75, Session 79, Session 89, Session 91, Session 94, 102 General session - 10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break
- 11:15 – 12:30 Conference sessions in different venues
Session 6, Session 7, Session 9, Session 14, Session 15, Session 16, Session 23, Session 29, Session 30, Session 32, Session 37, Session 40, Session 47, Session 49, Session 53, Session 57, Session 58, Session 59, Session 64, Session 65, Session 70, Session 72, Session 75, Session 80, Session 89, Session 91, Session 94, Session 97, 102 General session - 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch break
(Served at the Facultat de Geografia I Història and at the Museu Marès, in packed lunches adapted to specific dietary needs) - 14:00 – 15:30 Conference sessions in different venues
Session 6, Session 7, Session 13, Session 14, Session 15, Session 16, Session 22, Session 29, Session 30, Session 32, Session 37, Session 40, Session 47, Session 49, Session 51, Session 53, Session 57, Session 59, Session 65, Session 75, Session 80, Session 87, Session 92, Session 96, Session 97, 102 General session - 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
- 16:00 – 17:30 Conference sessions in different venues
Session 13, Session 14, Session 22, Session 27, Session 30, Session 32, Session 40, Session 51, Session 59, Session 65, Session 80, Session 87, Session 92, Session 96, Session 97, Session 100, 102 General session - 17:50 – 20:00 Book presentations non-stop
Museu d’Història de Barcelona, La Capell Museum’s Bookstore
Consult the publications presented at the Workshop overview, proposal 5. Free pre-booking recommended - 18:00 – 20:00 Conference workshops & specialized visits
Check the options in the Workshops overview, proposals 6 to 11. Free pre-booking required
FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER
- 08:00 – 18:00 Registration point
Facultat de Geografia i Història, Universitat de Barcelona - 08:30 – 10:45 Conference sessions in different venues
Session 8, Session 26, Session 32, Session 38, Session 42, Session 44, Session 50, Session 54, Session 56, Session 61, Session 71, Session 73, Session 77, Session 83, Session 84, Session 85, Session 86, Session 88, Session 95, Session 97, 102 General session - 10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break
- 11:15 – 13:00 Conference sessions in different venues
Session 8, Session 38, Session 41, Session 44, Session 50, Session 54, Session 60, Session 61, Session 67, Session 69, Session 71, Session 73, Session 77, Session 78, Session 83, Session 84, Session 85, Session 86, Session 95, Session 97, 102 General session - 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break
(Served at the Facultat de Geografia I Història and at the Museu Marès, in packed lunches adapted to specific dietary needs) - 14:00 – 15:30 Conference sessions in different venues
Session 3, Session 8, Session 52, Session 61, Session 63, Session 67, Session 69, Session 74, Session 76, Session 77, Session 85, Session 86, Session 93, Session 99, 102 General session - 16:00 – 20:00 Plenary session (II)
CCCB (Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona). Access to the Hall & Adjacent rooms through the Pati de les Dones courtyard opens at 15:45. Free pre-booking recommended. - 16:00 Keynote lectures
>> Ralf Roth (University of Frankfurt), European city networks in the era of railway diffusion, 1830-1914. Introduced by Jordi Martí Henneberg (University of Lleida)
>> Odile Goerg (Université Paris Cité), European and African cities in the colonial era, a journey back and forth. Introduced by Rosemary Wakeman (Fordham University-New York) - 17:30 Coffee break
- 17:50 EAUH Assembly
>> Ordinary Assembly of the European Association for Urban History
>> Presentation of the 18th EAUH Conference 2028 - 19:00 EAUH, a work in progress
>> Adrià Velasco Peraire (EAUH Barcelona Committee), The Conference and Early Career Researchers
>> EAUH Student’s Prizes, presented and awarded by the Jury
>> Closing remarks by Linda Gillham (Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe) and the EAUH Presidency - 20:45 – 23:00 Conference Celebration at Mercat del Born
El Born. Museu d’Història de Barcelona. Access open from 20:00, place assignment of concert attendees
>> 20:45 MUOM Overtone Singing Choir, open concert
>> 21:15 Conference cocktail dinner. Free previous reservation required
>> After 23:00 Barcelona by night, self guided tours to the pubs around El Born
SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER
- 08:30 – 11:00 EAUH International Committee meeting
Museu d’Història de Barcelona - 09:00 – 16:30 Conference workshops and specialized visits
Please consult the Workshops Overview, proposals 12 to 42. If you are in a hurry: most workshops and visits finish before 12:30, some others before 13:30, and a few run longer. They can be combined, if desired. Free pre-booking required. - 19:00 – 21:30 Palau de la Música Catalana, a possibility…
G. Puccini, Madama Butterfly. Meeting point EAUH at 18:30 in front of Palau. Those interested must book and buy their tickets, https://www.palaumusica.cat/ca/madama-butterfly-de-g-puccini_1081847
SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER
POST-CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Excursions in Barcelona and Catalonia for the Conference attendees, accompanying persons and friends.
Four different proposals, see the Workshops Overview. Cost not included in the Conference registration.
* INSTITUTIONS. The EAUH Barcelona Conference 2026 has been organised in a collegiate manner: Faculty of Geography and History (University of Barcelona), ETSAV-UPC (Vallès School of Architecture), COAC (Architects’ Association of Catalonia), IAAC (Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia) and IMF-CSIC (Milà i Fontanals Institution for Research in Humanities). With the collaboration of: Barcelona History Museum, Frederic Marès Museum, CCCB (Barcelona Contemporary Culture Centre), SCEH-Institut d’Estudis Catalans (Catalan Society of Historical Studies), Domènech i Montaner Foundation, Centre Excursionista de Catalunya, CCOO-CAT (Workers’ Commissions), La Capell Cooperative, BCN 2026 World Capital of Architecture, Park Güell, Roquetes Nou Barris Historical Archive, Friends of Fabra i Coats, MUHMA Foundation, Vilabesòs Study Centre and Archive, Poblenou Residents’ Association, RESA-Residència d’Investigadors, Roma Tre University and the TICCIH (The International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage)