Barcelona's Cruïlla Festival to test 25,000 people for Covid-19 per day
150 staff members to make sure masks are worn within premises from July 8 to 10
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Culture news and stories from Barcelona and Catalonia
Music industry sees 65% loss of turnover in 2020
Catalan Music Yearbook 2021 shows ‘catastrophic’ effects of the pandemic with 12,000 cancelled concerts last year
First music festivals without social distancing held in Catalonia
Attendees at Vida and Canet Rock wore face masks and were tested for Covid-19 before entry
The Spanish Civil War, as seen by artists
A new permanent space opens at Catalonia’s National Art Museum looking at the 1930s wartime period
Free beach cinemas return to Catalonia
Cinema Lliure a la Platja will screen independent movies on Thursday evenings on five beaches during the summer
Traditional human towers return at heart of tradition after 20-month hiatus
Valls host 'castellers' Covid clinical trial with 100 local team members
Sant Joan 2021: How to enjoy the festivity despite the pandemic
Some beaches will be open all night and fireworks and bonfires are generally permitted but with restrictions
Barcelona’s newest literature festival, ‘42,’ will celebrate speculative fiction in November
The first edition this autumn will pay homage to acclaimed writers Víctor Nubla and Ana María Matute
Sagrada Família to extend opening hours and welcome visitors on Fridays from June 18
Staff layoffs expected after seven-month partial closure
Dalí’s former home city to add portraits and screenings of the artist this summer
Figueres, in northern Catalonia, already boasts the Dalí Museum and hopes to increase tourism this year
‘Science friction’: art exhibit questions human supremacy over living world
Barcelona’s CCCB takes on anthropocentrism and reimagines relationship with other creatures
Catalan film sweeps the board at Málaga Film Festival
Agustí Villaronga's The Belly of the Sea wins six awards including Best Picture
Catalan team releases submission for AI song contest
AIMCAT members and AI combine to create ‘I feel the Wires’ for international competition
First weekend of Primavera Sound 2022 sells out
Last tickets for second weekend still available as Phoenix joins line-up on June 11
Small-scale Corpus Christi celebrations return to Catalonia
The UNESCO-recognized Patum de Berga, however, did not go ahead due to the pandemic
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