{"id":13842,"date":"2018-07-05T11:21:21","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T11:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.museunacional.cat\/?p=13842"},"modified":"2020-11-06T14:47:34","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T14:47:34","slug":"saint-michel-de-cuxa-from-stones-to-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.museunacional.cat\/en\/saint-michel-de-cuxa-from-stones-to-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Michel de Cuxa: from stones to words"},"content":{"rendered":"
Jordi Camps<\/h6>\n

Saint Michel de Cuxa: an exceptional Romanesque site<\/h3>\n

One of the most spectacular and enigmatic Catalan Romanesque monuments is without doubt the Benedictine monastery of Saint Michel de Cuxa<\/a>, on the north side of the Pyrenees, in the shadow of the Canig\u00f3 mountain evoked admirably by Moss\u00e8n<\/em> Cinto Verdaguer. The architectural site remains an imposing presence and an essential work of medieval art, despite a history marked by periods of abandonment, the destruction of some of its most singular parts, and dispersal. Important elements of this great centre, from the tenth, eleventh and twelfth centuries especially, have however survived. Moreover, its history is closely connected to that of the monastery of Ripoll and Vic Cathedral, an eloquent example of intertwined paths, especially in the time of Oliba abbot<\/a> of Cuxa and Ripoll, and bishop of Vic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The cloisters and the church of Sant Miquel de Cuix\u00e0<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What is the Romanesque Conference?<\/h3>\n

Cuxa is currently in the news because it will be playing host to the Romanesque Conference<\/a> (Journ\u00e9es Romanes<\/em>), which has been held there uninterruptedly since 1969. This year, therefore, will be the 50th<\/sup> edition. It is held for almost a week in July, in the ancient rooms of the monastery (in the municipality of Codalet, by Prades de Conflent). Organized by the Cuxa Cultural Association (Association Culturelle de Cuxa<\/em><\/a>), it is addressed to scholars and lovers of medieval art. With its strong power of attraction, right from the start the conference has been a magnet for international experts. Through Cuix\u00e0 have passed, among others, figures such as Marcel Durliat or Seraf\u00edn Moralejo. Another notable aspect is the intense work done by the volunteers in all areas of the organization and the development of the programme.<\/p>\n

Our National Museum has also been involved in it in different ways since the beginning. The conference has made it possible to explain and debate in depth questions such as cathedrals, artistic models, mural painting, relics and treasure, among many others. Special attention has also been given to the contextualization of Romanesque art in the Roussillon area and in Catalonia as a whole.<\/p>\n