BOOK ORDER:
Bibliography on museology. Bibliography on restoration and conservation. Books on techniques for creation. Art books from around the world”.
“Shops with charm, Barcelona “ El País Aguilar .
An out of the ordinary bookstore. Under its biblical name one can find some not-so-common titles. So you want to start your own museum? Then you will need a guide on archiving, cataloguing, restoring and conserving those objects. Here you can find those guides. This is where the great museums do their shopping, like El Prado or the Museu Nacional d’ Art de Catalunya , as well as smaller institutions, like El Greco’s house in Toledo or the Mining Museum in Asturias, Spain. The majority of the material found here is imported from the United States, France, the United Kingdom and Italy. Balaam also has a number of books that would mainly interest artists, whether they are glass craftsman, or costume designers for historical movies, or even professionals of art conservation. Furthermore, Balaam has a clientele that enjoys restoring furniture, watches, dolls or fabrics; a clientele that need´s manuals informing them on proper restorative methods. While the business of selling these types of books may seem a bit risky, Balaam´s young owner, Mireia Xarrié, made certain that when she started the business she would only “bet on a sure thing.” She has a degree in Art History and her grandfather was an art restorer. This family specialty gave her the privilege of knowing what to sell and who to sell to. Moreover, her intuition and two years of experience in this field are two more points to her benefit when incorporating new bibliographic tendencies, of course, always focusing on art.
