Culture

A new exhibition at the Fundació Antoni Tàpies museum in Barcelona challenges traditional notions of art, exploring the role of materials in the work of the Catalan artist Antoni Tàpies

Giant ceramic water jugs decorate the streets of the Catalan town of Argentona in an urban exhibition inspired by the internationally recognised ?cow parade.?

People from 15 different countries participate in the only pedagogical music festival in the state, which combines concerts and social activities

Through the open dome of the planetarium, visitors can experience ?Music under the Stars?, listening to music as they explore the universe

Internationally acclaimed musical and cultural events are commonplace in summer time on the Costa Brava, including must-see festivals, such as the Jardins de Cap Roig

This year?s Edition of the Barcelona?s Summer Theatre Festival, the Grec Festival, has been a success.

The pianist founded the world-prestigious International Music Competition Maria Canals for piano interpreters. She died this morning at 96 years old in her house in Barcelona.

The Chicago edition of the Sónar Music Festival will take place this September. Four Catalan bands are scheduled to play in the American echo of the electronic music festival held in Barcelona.

The legendry pop punk band from Kansas City played at Badalona?s Sala Estraperlo on Friday night, next to Barcelona. ?Sorry it took us 10 years to come back to Barcelona. We hope it was worth the wait?, said the band?s lead singer, Matt Pryor.

The Italian pyrotechnic Santa Chiara has opened the 40th edition of the International Costa Brava Fireworks Festival that lasts 6 days. Thousands of people have watched the spectacle.

Located on the top of a hill facing the Mediterranean Sea, the cemetery has become an icon within Catalan culture thanks to the poet Salvador Espriu and his book ?Cementiri de Synera? (?Cemetery of Synera?).

The CaixaForum has released the details of its upcoming season, one that is surely not to be missed. This season brings in everything, from Spanish modern masterpieces, to Teotihuacan artefacts, to Soviet avant-garde architecture and more.

The Catalan dramatist was in London for the UK première of 'Desire', directed by Julia Stubbs.

'Come & See', or the International Stage Arts Market, is a showcase of Catalan theatre and dance for professionals of the international theatre scene. Some of the most internationally recognised Catalan performers participate.

During the first edition of the Cruïlla Festival celebrated at Barcelona?s Forum, 16,000 people gathered to listen to great figures of the international and national music scene, such as Ben Harper, Alpha Blondy and the legendary band The Wailers.