Galleries in Phase 1 begin to reopen with enhanced safety measures
Capacity limited to one third, face masks obligatory, and distancing must be kept
May 14, 2020 01:21 PM
Culture
Culture news and stories from Barcelona and Catalonia
Primavera Sound 2020 canceled
The music festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2021
May 11, 2020 08:38 PM
Ripoll prepares for a Festa Major at home during coronavirus confinement
A programme of music, storytelling, and dancing is scheduled for a packed weekend of activities
May 8, 2020 11:19 AM
Barcelona’s biggest art museums studying reopening together
Six of the Catalan capital’s biggest cultural centers say they won’t be able to open their doors before June
May 5, 2020 11:42 AM
Lockdown sees a heightened interest in learning Catalan online
Number of students up from 8,500 in March to over 18,000, with a third not residing in Catalonia
May 4, 2020 05:33 PM
Barcelona mayor cancels balcony concerts after criticism over costs
City council was to pay €200,000 in the middle of the health crisis, prompting bands to pull out
May 2, 2020 05:54 PM
Barcelona to broadcast rooftop and balcony concerts
Mayor Colau wants the concerts to be an homage to the resistance of people in the face of coronavirus
April 30, 2020 02:29 PM
DocsBarcelona defies health crisis to go ahead on Filmin platform
This year's edition of documentary film festival will feature 35 productions from 22 countries from May 19 to 31
April 29, 2020 06:38 PM
World Dance Day offers cry of hope to the world with lockdown performance
Artists around the world perform complex choreography from home
April 29, 2020 02:01 PM
Michael Bublé performs Stay Homas' 'Gotta Be Patient' for Covid-19 fundraiser
Superstar comes together with Barenaked Ladies and Sofia Reyes for rendition of Catalan band's song
April 28, 2020 02:55 PM
Catalan government foreign offices help promote Sant Jordi abroad
Projects with a variety of organizations in Europe and US aim to spread Catalonia's day of books and roses to an international audience
April 23, 2020 07:20 PM
No books, no roses, no crowds on Sant Jordi's Day 2020
Catalonia's streets were unusually quiet on April 23 as health restrictions forced people to celebrate the country's saint's day from home
April 23, 2020 05:52 PM
Online meetings and downloadable signatures: writers’ alternative Sant Jordi
April 23 normally sees huge book sales and many in-person events, but authors are forced into creative different plans due to the lockdown
April 23, 2020 01:20 PM
Musicians join forces to perform 'A different Sant Jordi' song
Eurovision star Miki Núñez and others sing 'Escriurem' to raise money for Covid-19 research
April 22, 2020 02:57 PM
Stay Homas, the Barcelona group serenading a world under lockdown
Roommates Klaus Stroink, Guillem Boltó and Rai Benet release "confination"-related songs every few days
April 21, 2020 02:24 PM
Read the latest updates and breaking news on culture and cultural topics from Barcelona and Catalonia. Keep up to date with the city’s museums dedicated to some of the biggest artists in the world such as Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, and Antoni Tàpies, as well as other institutions such as the National Art Museum (MNAC), the Contemporary Art Museum of Barcelona (MACBA), and exhibition spaces like the Contemporary Culture Center of Barcelona (CCCB), CiaxaForum, and CosmoCaixa.