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Institut d'Estudis Ilerdencs (, from , the ancient Roman name for the town; en, "Institute for Lleida Studies"), also known by the
IEI website.
{{Authority control Culture in Lleida Buildings and structures in Lleida Organisations based in Catalonia
Institut d'Estudis Ilerdencs (, from , the ancient Roman name for the town; en, "Institute for Lleida Studies"), also known by the acronym
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IEI, is a cultural institution created on March 25, 1942 in Lleida
Lleida (, ; Spanish: Lérida ) is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida.
Geographically, it is located in the Catalan Central Depression. It is also the capital city of the Segrià comarca, as ...
, Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
, Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
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, i ...
by the provincial delegation, then under the leadership of Josep Maria de Porcioles, with the aim of promoting culture and research in the region of Lleida. This institution has been linked since its conception to the Spanish National Research Council
The Spanish National Research Council ( es, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC) is the largest public institution dedicated to research in Spain and the third largest in Europe. Its main objective is to develop and promote res ...
. Since 1943 it has issued the magazine ''Ilerda''.
Overview
The medieval building that hosts the IEI, the formerHospital de Santa Maria
Hospital de Santa Maria (, "Saint Mary's Hospital") is a public Central Hospital serving the Greater Lisbon area as part of the Northern Lisbon University Hospital Centre (CHULN), a State-owned enterprise. Santa Maria is the largest hospital in ...
on the Carrer Major in front of the Seu Nova, contains an archeological museum, a modern art museum (exhibiting most often the work of contemporary local artists), a documentation room, bibliography and pottery, a geological and paleonthological collection and a library of books of Lleida, presented to the institution by R. Areny i Batlle, as well as different spaces for conferences and cultural activities. Since 1967 it runs the Cathedra of
Catalan Culture Samuel Gili i Gaya. Its statutes were reformulated in 1986 in order to change the image of IEI and for a democratic turn to its organisation.
See also
* Culture of Lleida *Lleida Museum
Lleida Museum, officially the Diocesan and Comarcal Lleida Museum (Catalan: ''Museu de Lleida'', ''Museu Diocesà i Comarcal de Lleida''), is an art and history museum located in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.
It is owned by the Generalitat de Cataluny ...
*CaixaForum Lleida
CaixaForum is a cultural centre managed by Fundación “La Caixa” located in 3 Avinguda de Blondel, in the city of Lleida, cornering Avinguda de Madrid, in the building popularly known as ''Montepío'' after the former name of a bank located ...
External links
IEI website.
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