During July and August of 2012, CeRCCa reopened the old cinema of the village. Cal Marçal is a unique space of high historical and symbolic value. Opened in 1917, Cal Marçal first functioned as a café, dancing room and cinema. It was later converted into a school, and then a factory of toys, music boxes and lamps. It last served as a shop and sanctuary of exotics birds and reptiles. Closed to the public for more than 30 years, and thanks to the efforts of the owners of the space, the family Fontanals and CeRCCa, Cal Marçal reopened its doors during the main parties of the village, the Festa Major of LLorenç del Penedès, which takes place yearly between the 9th and the 13th of August. In its beginnings, Cal Marçal was a space that transcended established norms by introducing new forms of creativity and entertainment to the village, such as, ballroom dancing and cinema. The innovative nature of Cal Marçal was revitalized during the reopening, presenting a historical documentary and three artistic installations inspired by the history of the space. The documentary traced the history of Cal Marçal. Developed by Lourdes Guillén and Noemí Navarro, the project included the recovery of historical objects and photographs, interviews of the elderly that were part of the history of the old cinema, and the Marçal family tree.
The projects developed by Julie Laurin, Oreen Cohen and Cole Sternberg, were based on the reinterpretation of objects that marked the history of Cal Marçal such as chairs, toys, music boxes and cages.
The exhibition at Cal Marçal, Chairs, Toys, Birds, Memories, was a unique opportunity for the people of the village to rediscover this space unoccupied for more than 30 years, through the documentation of the history and the subjective interpretation of this same history. The opening of the exhibition took place on the 12th August, and was attended by more than 200 people. For the closing event, CeRCCa organized the projection of the film Cinema Paradiso, the 1988 Italian drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.