Virgin Mary tower on Barcelona’s Sagrada Família to be completed on Dec 8
The tower will be crowned by a 12-pointed star rising 138 meters high
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Culture news and stories from Barcelona and Catalonia
Spain’s ‘Netflix law’ criticized over lack of quotas for Catalan language
Bill regulating streaming platforms "fails to promote linguistic diversity," detractors say
Sagrada Família and Barcelona museums offer free visits for La Mercè festivities
Learn how to get free tickets for September 24
Get in touch with local literature at the Catalan Book Week
39th edition takes place in Barcelona until September 19 with 227 exhibitors and 250 activities
Highest prehistoric cave in Pyrenees reveals secrets
5,500-year-old fragments of precious mineral malachite, lithic industry, ceramics and bones discovered on latest dig
Popular La Mercè 2021 cultural events you cannot miss
Dancing giants, correfocs and live music will be part of the festivities
Rosalía wins MTV video music award for collaboration with Billie Eilish
Catalan artist takes Best Latin prize for ‘Lo vas a olvidar’
FiraTàrrega turns 40: freewheeling theater festival forced to celebrate amid Covid measures
Performing arts fair limits its trademark off-program street shows and makes pre-booking compulsory
Ars Electronica Garden festival shows how the future of art will be
42nd edition is taking place in 100 cities including Barcelona for a second consecutive year
La Mercè 2021: everything you need to know about this year’s concerts
Tickets will have to be booked in advance to see any of the 114 groups performing at Barcelona's 'festa major' from September 23-26
Catalan Sounds: online festival aims for American audience
Starting on September 11, local bands will star in monthly concerts broadcasted live on Youtube
Barcelona’s La Mercè festival to go ahead with reservations and attendees seated
500 activities to be held throughout the city in 23 different spaces as part of 150th edition of capital’s annual celebration
Guide to the best grape harvest festival activities across Catalonia
Events include wine tasting, vineyard visits and cultural outings
Magic Labyrinth of the Pyrenees expands offering with new workshops and visits
Rocaviva open-air museum boasts hundreds of stone sculptures and plans to link them with other artistic disciplines
Ancient Roman amphitheatre in Tarragona reopens to the public
Restoration works on historic monument not yet complete but safe for public visits against almost two years later
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.