Musical nights in Barcelona
The Festival Mas i Mas provides a great opportunity to enjoy a musical summer night in Barcelona. A fusion of jazz, flamenco, soul and rock make this a festival that can’t be missed
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Culture news and stories from Barcelona and Catalonia
There is traditional art and then there is the Fundació Antoni Tàpies
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
Traditional ceramics and modern performances in the Càntir Parade
Giant ceramic water jugs decorate the streets of the Catalan town of Argentona in an urban exhibition inspired by the internationally recognised ?cow parade.?
Catalonia hosts international music festival with talented young people from all over the world
People from 15 different countries participate in the only pedagogical music festival in the state, which combines concerts and social activities
Universe Observatory in Catalonia organizes unique concerts that fuse art and science
Through the open dome of the planetarium, visitors can experience ?Music under the Stars?, listening to music as they explore the universe
Diana Krall fuses jazz and bossanova in Calella de Palafrugell
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
Barcelona?s Summer Festival has had a high level of occupancy
This year?s Edition of the Barcelona?s Summer Theatre Festival, the Grec Festival, has been a success.
The internationally renowned pianist, Maria Canals, dies at 96
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.
bRUNA, Bradien, Huan and Faraón will play Sónar in Chicago
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.
American pop punk band The Get Up Kids return to Barcelona after 10 years
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.
Blanes Fireworks International Festival kicks off with Italian taste
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.
Arenys de Mar has asked that its cemetery be considered as a European centre of cultural interest
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?).
Tàpies, Dalí and Picasso inaugurate the new season of Barcelona's CaixaForum
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.
'Catalan theatre is recognised and appreciated abroad', says playwright Josep Maria Benet i Jornet
The Catalan dramatist was in London for the UK première of 'Desire', directed by Julia Stubbs.
The 3rd edition of 'Come & See' begins in Barcelona
'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.
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.