Memorial Democràtic

What Memorial Democràtic does

Memorial Democràtic is a public institution of the Generalitat de Catalunya, attached to the Departament de Justícia i Qualitat Democràtica, with the statutory mission of preserving and disseminating democratic memory of the Spanish Civil War, the Franco dictatorship, and the democratic transition. It serves the general public, secondary schools (ESO and Batxillerat), associations, and partner memory institutions through free-of-charge cultural, educational, and archival services.

Its core products comprise specialized databases (Biografies, Víctimes de la repressió, Cartografia de la repressió, Mapa del patrimoni), the monthly Butlletí de Memòria newsletter, school programs with curated curricular materials, traveling exhibitions, and the Catalan Stolpersteine commemorative-stones program (currently 744 installations). The underlying technology is a web platform built on Drupal with WCAG 2.1 accessibility compliance, supported by mapping and relational database tools, plus a recent EXILIS 1936-1946 website covering European republican exile.

The entity operates as a non-commercial public body: it charges no fees to users, generates no revenue from sales, and is funded through the Generalitat's departmental budget. Its business model is therefore allocative rather than transactional, with deliverables measured in public-service outputs rather than ARR, and its go-to-market occurs through institutional partnerships (MUME, Espais de la Batalla de l'Ebre, Arxiu Nacional de Catalunya, UGT), municipal coordination for Stolpersteine, and direct citizen engagement via website and outreach.

Name

Memorial Democràtic

Legal name

Memorial Democràtic

Website

https://memoria.gencat.cat

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Memorial Democràtic is a Generalitat de Catalunya public institution that preserves and disseminates democratic memory of the Spanish Civil War, Franco dictatorship, and democratic transition through free databases, exhibitions, educational programs, and the Catalan Stolpersteine project, serving citizens, schools, and partner memory institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Historical Memory and Public Cultural Services

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Museums (712110), Historical Sites (712120), Historical Sites (71212)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural Heritage Institutions (Archives, Historic Houses, Monuments Foundations) (THAJADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

National Archives, Records & Information Governance (BPAIAAAG), Libraries, Archives & Special Collections (BPAGAHAF)

Keywords

• Democratic memory preservation
• Historical archive services
• Civil war documentation
• Memorial education programs
• Public cultural institution

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Memorial Democràtic is the official public institution of the Generalitat de Catalunya dedicated to recovering, preserving, and disseminating democratic memory related to the Spanish Civil War, Franco dictatorship, exile, and transition to democracy (1923–1982). It operates the Banc de la Memòria Democràtica digital archive, runs educational programs for schools and universities, coordinates the Xarxa d'Espais de Memòria physical network across Catalonia, manages Stolpersteine memorial installations, and produces publications, exhibitions, and a monthly bulletin.

Product overview

Memorial Democràtic is a Catalan government institution under the Department of Justice and Democratic Quality that preserves and promotes democratic memory. The institution operates a digital platform (memoria.gencat.cat) offering multiple interconnected services: the Banc de la Memòria Democràtica serves as the core digital archive with searchable databases of testimonies, documents, and memory spaces; the Centre d'Informació i Documentació provides research and library services; and Publicacions produces books, journals, and educational materials. Educational services include Tallers (workshops), Rutes (guided routes), Testimonis a l'Aula (classroom testimonies), and Club de Lectura (reading club) for students. The institution also manages Stolpersteine memorial stone installations across Catalonia and produces traveling Exposicions Itinerants. The Premi de Recerca recognizes student research, while the Butlletí de Memòria newsletter keeps the public informed. All services focus on preserving memory of the Spanish Civil War, Franco dictatorship, exile, and the transition to democracy (1931-1980).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Banc de la Memòria Democràtica

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core, major and notable.

• EXILIS 1936-1946 (European Project)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026EXILIS 1936-1946 is a European-scale project (website at exilis.1936-1946.eu) dedicated to explaining the history of exiles on both sides of the Pyrenees during 1936–1946, co-supported by the Memorial Democràtic. In July 2026, the project launched its dedicated website, and the Memorial featured it prominently as a flagship digital resource on its homepage.
• Direcció General de Memòria Democràtica — Departament de Justícia i Qualitat Democràtica de la Generalitat de CatalunyacoreOthersThe Memorial Democràtic operates as a directorate under the Direcció General de Memòria Democràtica within the Departament de Justícia i Qualitat Democràtica of the Generalitat de Catalunya. It receives its mandate, budget, and institutional authority from this parent department, which also defines its normative framework and functional responsibilities.
• Museu Memorial de l'Exili (MUME)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Museu Memorial de l'Exili (MUME) in La Jonquera is a key partner within the Xarxa d'Espais de Memòria network. It collaborates with the Memorial Democràtic on exhibitions (e.g., 'Agde, el camp dels catalans 1939-1942'), educational programs including 'Rutes de l'Exili', and the dissemination of exile-related memory. The Memorial supports the MUME's programming and integrates it into its network of memory spaces.
• Espais de la Batalla de l'EbrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEspais de la Batalla de l'Ebre is a partner organization managing the memory sites related to the Battle of the Ebro, collaborating on educational itineraries ('Rutes per la Batalla de l'Ebre') and integrating into the Xarxa d'Espais de Memòria coordinated by the Memorial Democràtic.
• Xarxa d'Espais de Memòria (Network of Memory Spaces)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Xarxa d'Espais de Memòria is a network of dozens of memory sites across Catalonia coordinated by the Memorial Democràtic. The network includes museums, memorial sites, mass grave locations, and commemorative spaces, all integrated under the Memorial's institutional umbrella for shared standards, programming, and promotion.
• Arxiu Nacional de CatalunyamajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe Memorial Democràtic facilitated the donation of Mariano Font Orobitg's personal archive to the Arxiu Nacional de Catalunya in April–May 2026. The Arxiu Nacional serves as the repository for personal documentary collections recovered through the Memorial's intermediation, demonstrating an active partnership for archival preservation of democratic memory.
• UGT (Unión General de Trabajadores)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Memorial Democràtic co-organizes exhibitions with UGT, notably an exhibition on the 1936 Popular Olympics displayed at UGT's Barcelona headquarters (July–September 2026), demonstrating collaboration with trade unions in commemorating democratic memory.
• Gunter Demnig / Stolpersteine ProjectflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Memorial Democràtic is the coordinating body for the Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) installation project in Catalonia. Created by German artist Günter Demnig in 1996, the project places brass memorial plaques in sidewalks in front of former residences of Nazi victims. As of May 2026, 744 stones have been installed across Catalonia, with over 117,500 stones in 31 countries globally.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Stolpersteine Project (Gunter Demnig): Global decentralized memorial project coordinating the placement of stumbling stones for Nazi victims across 31+ European countries. Memorial Democràtic is the coordinating body for Catalonia, making this an enabling/ecosystem partner rather than competitor.
• European Network Remembrance and Solidarity: European intergovernmental initiative coordinating historical memory institutions across Europe. Comparable in mission (democratization-era memory work) and serves as a network that Memorial could partner with for transnational projects.

Broad incumbents

• Dirección General de Memoria Democrática (Government of Spain): National directorate under Spain's Ministry of Justice responsible for state-level democratic memory policy. Analogous institutional role to Memorial Democràtic but at national rather than regional level.
• Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica (Spain): Spain's national government body for historical memory of the Civil War and dictatorship. Directly comparable mission and overlapping mandate, but operates at national level rather than regional (Catalan), with broader scope but less Catalan-language specificity.

Direct peers

• Centro Documental de la Memoria Histórica (Salamanca): Spain's principal national archive for Civil War and Franco-era documentation. Comparable in archival function to Memorial's Banc de la Memòria Democràtica, holding parallel documentary collections on repression, exile, and victims.
• Museu Memorial de l'Exili (MUME): Catalan museum in La Jonquera dedicated to the exile of Republicans during the Civil War. Already a core partner within Memorial Democràtic's Xarxa d'Espais de Memòria, but operates as an independent museum with related thematic focus on exile memory.
• Arxiu Nacional de Catalunya: Catalonia's national archive and repository for donated personal collections facilitated by Memorial Democràtic. Operates in an adjacent archival space with active partnership through collections donations.

Emerging players

• Guerra i Memòria - Centre d'Estudis sobre la Guerra Civil i la Repressió (Lleida): Catalan research entity focused on Civil War documentation and mass grave exhumations, working in close regional proximity with overlapping educational and archival functions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/catmemoria
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/canalmemorial
• Facebookfacebook.com/catmemoria
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/memorialdemocratic

Compliance1 record

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