Llum BCN aims to light up Barcelona cityscape
Ninth edition of light festival taking place in Poblenou features 42 installations by renowned international artists and schools
February 14, 2020 04:39 PM
Culture
Culture news and stories from Barcelona and Catalonia
Heather Dune Macadam illuminates memory of Auschwitz's 'first women'
"Telling the story of these women has been a big part of my journey as a human being," author claims of novel recently translated into Catalan
February 13, 2020 08:19 PM
Art without bounds at the Museu Episcopal de Vic
A new exhibition shows links in medieval art from Norway and Catalonia
February 13, 2020 05:38 PM
62% of Barcelona residents habitually consume culture
Study finds that 40% of people in Catalan capital actively "practise" culture, with 92% taking part in cultural activities in broadest sense
February 13, 2020 05:20 PM
An unexpected Catalan legacy in US history
Gaspar de Portolà is credited with helping expand the state of California as we know it
February 11, 2020 04:58 PM
Beethoven's nine symphonies in five days at Palau de la Música concert hall
Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique kick off a week celebrating the 250th anniversary of the great German composer
February 11, 2020 11:22 AM
Catalan singer performs Frozen theme at 92nd Academy Awards ceremony
Gisela was one of nine international performers to sing the Oscar-nominated song in different languages
February 10, 2020 01:29 PM
Catalan singer Gisela to perform at the Oscars
She will accompany Idina Menzel in a performance of 'Into the Unknown' from Disney’s Frozen II
February 8, 2020 07:25 PM
Paleolithic sanctuary around 15,000 years old discovered in southern Catalonia
The site consists of more than 100 engravings, the oldest example of prehistoric art in Catalonia
February 7, 2020 09:43 PM
Art exhibition aims to show both sides of Catalan conflict
The photographs display years of political unrest and protests
February 6, 2020 06:51 PM
Monet original arrives at Barcelona gallery from mystery owner
IDEAL arts center opened three months ago with innovative immersive exhibition on the French impressionist painter
February 5, 2020 12:43 PM
What to do in February in Catalonia
February brings with it impressive public light shows, parades and fancy-dress for carnival, and the season of eating one of the most traditional Catalan green onions - calçots!
February 1, 2020 10:40 AM
Will Barcelona ever get its own Hermitage Museum?
City council's refusal to grant planning permission for a branch of the famous Russian art venue is a severe blow to a project that could end up in Madrid
January 30, 2020 12:19 PM
Rosalía wins Grammy award for ‘El Mal Querer’
The Catalan “sensation” performed one of her latest singles at the Los Angeles ceremony
January 27, 2020 10:48 AM
'La hija de un ladrón' and 'Els dies que vindran' are Gaudí Awards' biggest winners
Maria Rodríguez wins Best Female Lead while Karra Elejalde is Best Male Lead
January 20, 2020 01:41 AM
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