Catalan literature, gastronomy, music, art win 2019 National Culture Award
Jaume Cabré, Carme Ruscalleda, Clara Peya, Maria Bohigas, and the Lleida Museum recognized with yearly prize
March 20, 2019 05:22 PM
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Culture news and stories from Barcelona and Catalonia
Music of the soul woven with words: Catalonia to celebrate World Poetry Day
Over 200 activities in over 100 towns for the UNESCO event on March 21
March 20, 2019 02:28 PM
Catalan artist paints mural inside NATO HQ
Bea Sarriàs aimed to capture the “soul” of the building
March 15, 2019 05:32 PM
Van Gogh’s world comes alive in Barcelona exhibit
New installation on the Dutch painter allows you to see, touch, and listen to his works and his life
March 14, 2019 02:16 PM
The Wailers, Patti Smith, Joan Baez among top artists at Porta Ferrada festival
The 57th edition of the musical event on the Costa Brava will feature some 40 concerts from July 7 to August 20
March 13, 2019 08:48 PM
Dancing in the streets: Barcelona festival kicks off
The Quinzena Metropolitan Dance event will be even bigger this year with 194 activities
March 13, 2019 08:42 PM
Terry Gilliam: ‘The world at the moment is beyond satire’
The director and former Monty Python member came to Barcelona for the retrospective the Filmoteca is holding in his honor
March 13, 2019 05:55 PM
'Ohlalà' Festival of Francophone Cinema returns to Barcelona
The second edition of the festival, including 11 feature films, opens on Wednesday
March 13, 2019 01:32 PM
Turandot, the Barber of Seville, Carmen: Liceu unveils this year’s programming
Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of its reopening, the opera house will host pieces old and new, as well as dance performances
March 12, 2019 06:29 PM
Marta Pessarrodona wins Òmnium's Literary Lifetime Achievement Award
"Catalonia is a country of poetry," says the poet and writer on receiving 51st edition of prestigious prize
March 5, 2019 06:21 PM
Dancing, sweets, and revelry: Carnival begins
The start of the celebrations also saw a food fight in the street in the town of Vilanova i la Geltrú
March 1, 2019 03:44 PM
Sting, Fonsi, Nile Rodgers: Cap Roig festival line-up revealed
Liam Gallagher, Ben Harper, Sílvia Pérez Cruz, and David Bisbal among big names to play at event's 19th edition, from July 12 to August 21
March 1, 2019 12:41 PM
Controversial 'political prisoner' work returns to Madrid art fair
Santiago Sierra's installation featuring jailed Catalan leaders goes on display in ARCO festival a year after it was pulled
February 25, 2019 07:39 PM
FineArt photography festival kicks off in Igualada
City in central Catalonia hosts 54 exhibitions in seventh edition of fair that expects to attract 40,000 visitors
February 22, 2019 07:01 PM
CaixaForum pays tribute to work of Max Beckmann
Barcelona venue opens new exhibition devoted to Germany's great 20th-century painter
February 20, 2019 06:22 PM
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