About us
Linguamón – House of Languages
Set up in 2005, Linguamón – House of Languages is a governmental body formed by Barcelona City Council and the Government of Catalonia. Our mission is to familiarise the general public with the world of languages, to raise awareness of the importance of preserving linguistic diversity, to portray that diversity in a positive light and to convey the tremendous potential that languages and their communities of speakers have to offer.
We also provide specialised services, through which we carry out language-based initiatives with a view to contributing to enhancing social and economic conditions. Our models of managing multilingualism are intended to have a positive effect on a country’s social cohesion, competitiveness and economy, as well as on the social and professional development of its inhabitants.
Linguamón – House of Languages aims to contribute to establishing Catalonia as an international benchmark in terms of managing multilingualism in societies and new technologies.
Activities
The work of Linguamón – House of Languages is divided into three major areas of activity.
1. Multilingualism and society
Promoting knowledge of languages and respect for the world's linguistic diversity among the general public.
2. Multilingualism and specialised services
Establishing services, activities and resources for specialists, organisations and businesses, for the purpose of managing multilingualism.
3. Multilingualism and international relations
Creating and promoting networks for collaborating and cooperating with other organisations from all over the planet which work to disseminate linguistic diversity, languages and the management of multilingualism.
Annual reports
Annual report 2010 (in Catalan)
Annual report 2009, video
Annual report 2008
Annual report 2007 (in Catalan)
Annual report 2006 (in Catalan)
New headquarters
Can Ricart, the site of a former textile factory in Barcelona’s 22@ district, an up-and-coming business area and hotbed of technological innovation, is set to become the headquarters of Linguamón – House of Languages in 2014.
The House of Languages will be a new, unique culture centre focused on the promotion, use and development of languages. It will organise cultural activities with universal appeal, and generate knowledge and cutting-edge services for a wide range of professionals, among whom there is an ever-greater demand for specialised training on managing an increasingly multilingual and diverse society.
A complex of 7,000 m2 devoted to languages in the heart of a major concentration of knowledge society establishments, the House of Languages will be a new cultural driving force with links to language communities, bodies that work to nurture multilingualism and promote the values of linguistic diversity, the general public and specialists alike.
Its location in the 22@ district bolsters the House of Languages’ credentials as a hub of innovation in the field of new technologies applied to languages.
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