Barcelona says goodbye to Eude gallery after half a century of art

Founded in 1975 by Fina Furriol, the gallery on Consell de Cent opened its doors with an exhibition by the British artist Richard Hamilton and soon became an international reference point for graphic and photographic work.

Names of the stature of Joan Miró, David Hockney and Antoni Tàpies passed through its walls, consolidating a project that always championed artistic experimentation and the dissemination of contemporary art. After Furriol's death in 2007, her sister Maria Rosa Furriol took over as director, keeping the spirit of the gallery alive with a distinctive stamp of her own.

In its farewell, the team expressed its “gratitude to all the people who have taken part in the project over these years”. The news has prompted a wave of messages on social media, many lamenting the loss of a space that seemed eternal in Barcelona's cultural life.

La Eude leaves behind milestones such as the exhibition with which it celebrated its 25th anniversary, also devoted to Hamilton, and the art critics' prize for the best exhibition of 2003, recognition of a career that is now part of the city's cultural history.