Visita guiada mensual a la Mina Canta (Mina d'en Negrín, La Vajol-l'Alt Empordà)

Recently, the restoration of the Mina Canta de la Vajol building has been completed regarding its role during the Spanish War concerning the evacuation of the economic and artistic heritage of the Republic. Its opening to the public is another step, but definitive, in its dignification as a memory space, a process that began decades ago. In 1937, the Mina Canta de la Vajol was confiscated and a fortified building with function as a refuge and depot was built, initially for the funds of the Ministry of Finance, the Caja de Reparaciones, and subsequently also for the Central Board of the Artistic Treasury, which used depots in Figueres, Peralada, and La Vajol. For months, a group of workers from Cartagena carried out the conditioning and construction works at the Mina Canta under the direction of the architect and lieutenant of the Popular Army of the Republic Juan Negrín Mijailov, son of the president of the Government, Juan Negrín López. The main function of the bunkerized building was to provide access to temporarily store these economic goods, gold and jewels, and artistic works, through some elevators, to the armored chamber that was enabled inside the mine. Visit calendar: third Saturday of each month until the end of the year. Pre-registration is required (at the e-mail: info@museuexili.cat or by phone 972 556533). More information: Instagram of the MUME, Instagram of the Town Council of La Vajol, Salines-Bassegoda Consortium, Juan Negrín Foundation