Barcelona, European Capital of Christmas 2026
Recognition for Barcelona’s Christmas model, which combines traditional elements and innovation.
Air-raid shelter discovered during work on the station in La Sagrera
The find appeared during the work on the high-speed rail project and was not included on the air-raid shelter census of 1938.
A giant King’s Tortell in the DHub lobby
The installation Al voltant, a work by the Barcelona studio Gracias Grecia, offers a contemporary reinterpretation of tradition.
Montserrat, at the Marès Museum
The venue is organizing an exhibition that brings together artworks from different periods as well as a selection of Montserrat-related objects collected by Frederic Marès.
Barcelona flowers in Guadalajara
Barcelona, guest of honour at the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL), held in the Mexican city between 29 November and 7 December.
The return from exile
Mexico once welcomed the migrants who fled Francoism, among them many Catalan writers. Today, many Mexicans, including some authors, have chosen to live in Barcelona.
Light and Emotion in Plaça de Sant Jaume
The façades of the Palau de la Generalitat and the City Hall become the canvas for Simfonia d’estels, an intervention projected by Xavi Bobé Estudio.
The cosmopolitan and ironic style of Cèsar Malet, at Arxiu Fotogràfic
The photographer of the so-called gauche divine broke with the dominant aesthetics of his time.
A thread that ties past and present
Artist Julia Montilla presents "Strawberry Fields" at Fabra i Coats: Centre de Creació, where she connects colonialism and extractivism.
Fighting women
An exhibition at the Guadalajara International Book Fair revisits the struggles of Barcelona’s women: from domestic workers to those in the public sphere.
A Shared Gaze
La Virreina Centre de la Imatge brings together the work of two Italian artists who never met: Michelangelo Antonioni and Luigi Ghirri.
Magic, spectacle and emotion in Barcelona this Christmas
The city’s Christmas lights will be switched on 22 November, marking the start of the festive season.