Institut d'Estudis Ilerdencs (, from , the ancient Roman name for the town; ), also known by the

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IEI, is a cultural institution created on March 25, 1942 in

Lleida Lleida (, ; ; '' see below'') is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital and largest town in Segrià county, the Ponent region and the province of Lleida. Geographically, it is located in the Catalan Central Depression. It ...

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by the provincial delegation, then under the leadership of

Josep Maria de Porcioles Josep Maria de Porcioles i Colomer (; Amer, 15 July 1904 – Vilassar de Dalt, 3 September 1993) was the mayor of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain for sixteen years, from 15 March 1957 until 11 May 1973 during the fascist dictatorship of Francisco F ...

, with the aim of promoting culture and research in the region of Lleida. This institution has been linked since its conception to the

Spanish National Research Council The Spanish National Research Council (, CSIC) is the largest public institution dedicated to research in Spain and the third largest in Europe. Its main objective is to develop and promote research that will help bring about scientific and techn ...

. Since 1943 it has issued the magazine ''Ilerda''.

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The medieval building that hosts the IEI, the former

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on the Carrer Major in front of the Seu Nova, contains an archeological museum, a modern art museum (exhibiting most often the work of contemporary local artists), a documentation room, bibliography and pottery, a geological and paleontological collection and a library of books of Lleida, presented to the institution by R. Areny i Batlle, as well as different spaces for conferences and cultural activities. Since 1967 it runs the Cathedra of Catalan Culture Samuel Gili i Gaya. Its statutes were reformulated in 1986 in order to change the image of IEI and for a democratic turn to its organisation.

External links

IEI website.
{{Authority control Culture in Lleida Buildings and structures in Lleida Organisations based in Catalonia

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