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Culture news and stories from Barcelona and Catalonia
Artwork of Catalan ‘political prisoners’ pulled from Madrid festival sold
Buyer denounces “censorship” and calls removing the exhibit before it went on display “outrageous”
Two upcoming exhibitions showcase lesser-known Catalan painter
Alexandre de Cabanyes lived from 1877 to 1972, and this year will see two collections and one book dedicated to the artist
Exhibit featuring Catalan ‘political prisoners’ removed from Madrid’s art festival
International Contemporary Art Festival ARCO withdraws works by artist Santiago Serra amid controversy
World-class circus acts land in Catalonia
Almost 100 international artists will perform at the Gold Elephant International Circus Festival in Girona
Both parents and children enjoy sold-out kid’s music festival
The ‘Petits Camaleons’ event held a special edition after being cancelled on October 1 due to the country’s situation
Barcelona light festival gets 170,000 visitors at new venue
Festival Llum BCN offers double the number of spectacular displays in its first edition in the Poblenou neighborhood
Sixena mayor questions 'obsession’ over air conditioning for Romanesque artwork conservation
Ildefonso Salillas denies that the art was brought from Catalonia to Aragon as a result of the former’s self-rule being seized through Article 155
Barcelona welcomes the Chinese New Year
Around 60,000 people from the most populated country in the world live in Catalonia, including 20,000 in the capital
Catalan presence at Berlin Film Festival
Isabel Coixet’s award-winning ‘The Bookshop’ will make its international debut at event
Traditional communal meal distributes over 10k rations
To celebrate the end of carnival, the ‘Festes del Ranxo’ in western Catalonia prepares food to be shared by hundreds
Carnival weekend ends in a wake of candy and glitter
The weekend saw a parade with the winning performers from 2017, as well as a candy battle marked by the current political climate
Carmina Burana goes inclusive and international in Barcelona
Around 450 singers from around the country join the Orfeó Català choral society and director Simon Halsey to perform historic Carmina Burana cantata
Sixena mayor accuses Catalan government of discrepancies over disputed artworks
Nun who authorized sale was not "competent" to do so, says Ildefonso Salillas
Costumes, kings, and confections: Catalan Carnival begins
The week-long celebration before Ash Wednesday kicked off in the seaside towns of Vilanova i la Geltrú and Sitges with a ‘meringue war’ and the arrival of the Carnival King
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