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Culture news and stories from Barcelona and Catalonia
Galleries in Phase 1 begin to reopen with enhanced safety measures
Capacity limited to one third, face masks obligatory, and distancing must be kept
Primavera Sound 2020 canceled
The music festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2021
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
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
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
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
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
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
World Dance Day offers cry of hope to the world with lockdown performance
Artists around the world perform complex choreography from home
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
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
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
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
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
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