Museum and Study Center of Sport Doctor Melcior Colet
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The Museum and Study Center of Sport Doctor Melcior Colet (in Catalan, Museu i Centre d'Estudis de l'Esport Doctor Melcior Colet ) is a facility dedicated to the promotion and exhibition of the most prominent in the development of the history of the sport in Catalonia
in recent centuries. It is based in a Art Nouveau
house built in 1911 by Josep Puig i Cadafalch
the Casa Pere Company, which is located in Buenos Aires street, 56, Barcelona
.
In 1982, Dr. Melcior Colet i Torrabadella gave the building to Generalitat of Catalonia to transform it into a museum.
On 13 December 1991 it introduced the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Official Commemorative Medals
.
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
in recent centuries. It is based in a Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"...
house built in 1911 by Josep Puig i Cadafalch
Josep Puig i Cadafalch
Josep Puig i Cadafalch was a Spanish Catalan Modernista architect who designed many significant buildings in Barcelona...
the Casa Pere Company, which is located in Buenos Aires street, 56, Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
.
In 1982, Dr. Melcior Colet i Torrabadella gave the building to Generalitat of Catalonia to transform it into a museum.
On 13 December 1991 it introduced the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Official Commemorative Medals
Barcelona 1992 Olympic Official Commemorative Medals
The Barcelona 1992 Olympic Official Commemorative Medals Set is a numismatic collection composed of 16 medals, commemorating the 1992 Summer Olympics that held in Barcelona. They share a common reverse designed by Josep Maria Trias with the logo of the games, and 16 different patterns on the...
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