Carnival's debauchery starts in Catalonia with the 'arrivo'
Barcelona and Sitges celebrate spectacular and expressive fashion with galactic queens and mischievous kings
February 28, 2025 11:16 AM
Culture
Culture news and stories from Barcelona and Catalonia
CosmoCaixa imagines life beyond Earth in new exhibition on extraterrestrials
Barcelona exhibit explores mysteries of the universe through science, philosophy, and cinema
February 26, 2025 10:40 AM
Barcelona’s Queen Belluga gets ready for Cosmic Carnival
Festivities aim to be out of this world starting on Thursday
February 26, 2025 07:51 PM
Women take center stage in FineArt Igualada photography festival
Art event featuring 36 exhibitions open to visit until March 16
February 26, 2025 10:09 AM
MNAC museum acquires collection of personal works by Helios Gómez
National Art Museum of Catalonia becomes leading center with comprehensive representation of the painter's artistic work
February 25, 2025 05:58 PM
Carnival 2025: where and when to celebrate in Catalonia?
Week-long celebration includes food fights, dancing giants, traditional folk dances, colorful parades, and sardine burials around Catalonia
February 25, 2025 12:25 PM
French thriller starring Marion Cotillard filming in Catalonia
Production team shoots in Port de la Selva with over 150 local extras
February 24, 2025 02:02 PM
Katy Perry returns to Barcelona with The Lifetimes Tour
The hit singer will perform at Palau Sant Jordi on November 9
February 24, 2025 11:11 AM
Catalan production 'Sorda' ('Deaf') wins two awards at Berlinale Film Festival
Film won top Panorama Audience Award and CICAE Art Cinema Award
February 23, 2025 01:43 PM
Medieval Olèrdola Castle reconstructed in Alt Penedès region
Site served as a strategic point on the border between Al-Andalus and Christian territories
February 21, 2025 03:56 PM
MACBA expansion works begin in spite of residents' calls for halting project
Construction started this Monday and is expected to last until 2027
February 19, 2025 05:59 PM
Barcelona to host new LGBT 'La Premiere' party at Luz de Gas nightclub
Monthly event is held on the third Thursday
February 19, 2025 05:49 PM
Blackpink announce return to Barcelona as part of 2025 world tour
K-pop stars will perform at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium on August 9
February 19, 2025 04:14 PM
Post Malone brings BIG ASS World Tour to Barcelona's Olympic Stadium
American rapper to perform on September 12 in Catalan capital as part of his largest tour ever
February 17, 2025 01:49 PM
Catalan cinema enters new golden age with box office hits and critical acclaim
"We can go to big platforms like Prime and Netflix and say, 'We want to shoot in Catalan,'" says 'El 47' director Marcel Barrena
February 16, 2025 10:31 AM
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.