The Lluís Carulla Foundation grew out of the roots of the enterprising initiative of Lluís Carulla Canals, during the period when the repression of the Franco regime imposed a long public silence on Catalan language and culture. It was necessary to defend and promote the use of the language and culture in order to maintain our national identity alive.

The Lluís Carulla Foundation has carried out important and continuous cultural and educational work and this has had positive social repercussions which have received institutional and social recognition at the highest level. All these efforts are reflected for example, in the books published by the Barcino Publishers, our Nadales (Christmas greetings)and the successive editions of the Baldiri Reixac Awards, the Lluís Carulla Honour Awards and the Civic Action Awards.

Even though 25 years have gone by since the approval of the Catalan Statute of Autonomy, Catalan language and Catalan culture still face significant difficulties in order to operate with total normality and the work of the Lluís Carulla Foundation continues to play a fundamental and relevant role.