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Culture news and stories from Barcelona and Catalonia
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
What to expect from the witchcraft exhibition in the Pyrenees
Wax busts, medicine stones, and medieval documents illustrate profound history of witchcraft in Catalan mountains
Barcelona neighbourhood of Gràcia prepares for return of its iconic Festa Major
Streets will be decorated with ornaments and displays suspended in the air, while capacities of visitors will be limited
Rosalía nominated for best Latin song at MTV Awards
Ceremony will take place on September 12 in New York with audience present
Girona backs festival atmosphere at Sant Narcís celebrations
North Catalan city plans concerts and huts for October local festival in Parc del Migdia and La Copa
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.