Performance space of "Estany" is a museum of new generation equipment with a current museological discourse, focusing on the constant interplay between the museum and territory and with a clear component naturalist.

Francesc d’Assís Darder i Llimona was born in Barcelona and, following family tradition, became a vet; but his interest in natural history meant he dedicated himself to preserving animals (taxidermy).

He was the founder and first director of the Barcelona Zoo, also being an important researcher in the field of taxidermy and breeding domestic animals.

He came to Banyoles in 1910 attracted by the fishing opportunities at the lake, rather poor with regards to species diversity.

In collaboration with the Town Council, he started to repopulate the lake via a popular celebration known as the Festa del Peix (Fish Day), where different species of young fish were set free in the lake. A year later, the council named him Adopted Son of the town of Banyoles, in recognition of his work.

Museu Darder Espai d'Interpretació de l'Estany Plaça dels Estudis, 2 - 17820 Banyoles Tel. 972 574 467 - Fax 972 571 660 Correu-e: museudarder@ajbanyoles.org

It is a museum which houses archaeological and palaeontological collections are very interesting meetings in different parts of the county of fossil Tertiary end (land of Cornella del Terri) and Quaternary initial (Bòbila barley and Porqueres Pedrera Incarcal at Crespià) Paleolithic caves of Serinyà the Neolithic settlement of Lake Draga (Banyoles), the sepulchral caves calcolítiques and the Bronze Age of Martín (Esponellà), the Iberian settlement of Mas Castellar (Porqueres), the villa romana de Vilauba (Camós), Roman ovens of Ermedàs (Cornella del Terri), the medieval tower of Espasens (Fontcoberta) and many others.

Museu Arqueològic Comarcal de Banyoles Placeta de la Font, 11 - 17820 Banyoles Tel. 972 572 361 - Fax 972 575 961 Correu-e: macb@ajbanyoles.org