Barcelona celebrates 100 years of the metro: on December 30, 1924, the first train of the Barcelona metro network left the Lesseps station heading towards Passeig de Gràcia. Since then, the city's subway has been growing and adapting to new times.

TMB and the TMB Foundation have created a range of actions that, framed within a large communication campaign, will take place throughout the subway network during 2025: book publications, a variety of events, guided tours, exhibitions, and much more.

One of the most special publications is La petita història del metro, (The little story of the metro, in catalan) a 100-year journey through the magnificent illustrations by Pilarín Bayés and the texts by Daniel Venteo. This book, in addition to bringing both young and old closer to the history of the metro through its explanations, exudes a peculiar tenderness, which we have wanted to bring to the walls of the Espai Mercè Sala.

Whether you have already had the opportunity to get your hands on this book or not, come visit the exhibition and enjoy the journey!

Street Child Spain Foundation and TMB Foundation present the photography exhibition <em>QUINCE: Through the Eyes of a Generation</em> at Espai Mercè.

This exhibition is a participatory photography project carried out in collaboration with local photographers from Bangladesh, Nepal, Nigeria, Ukraine, and Uganda, who led photographic creation workshops with 15-year-olds in these unique and complex corners of the world. From areas of active conflict and refugee camps to remote communities, this exhibition explores what it means to be 15 years old in drastically different contexts.

The origin of this exhibition is based on a successful pilot participatory photography project by the Street Child Foundation in collaboration with Nigerian independent photographer and filmmaker Nelson Apochi Owoicho, aimed at empowering and inspiring girls at risk of dropping out of school in Nigeria. Later, in each of the countries, Street Child worked with local photographers and partners to organize participatory photography workshops with 15-year-olds.

Alongside the foundation's educational programs in these communities, the training provided them with the opportunity to express themselves through creativity.

The added value of this exhibition lies in the opportunity to offer children and young people, who are the driving force of change and the primary reason for Street Child's existence, an expressive tool and a safe space to tell their own stories. At the same time, it emphasizes the importance of their education for their personal development and that of their communities.

With this initiative, TMB Foundation showcases the work of a social entity developing cooperation and development projects, aligning with the TMB Solidarity project, while also focusing on the education of children and adolescents, in line with the TMB Education project.