City of Barcelona Awards 2024 for culture
The awards reflect the city’s commitment to fostering creativity and research and are established as an essential platform for giving visibility to projects and initiatives that enrich the cultural, scientific and educational network. The scientific awards will be given in May and 13 categories have been recognised now: Agustí Duran i Sanpere for essays, humanities and history of Barcelona; architecture and urban planning; design and fashion; performing arts; visual arts; life sciences; experimental sciences and technology; environmental and Earth sciences; digital audiovisual culture; traditional and community culture; culture and education; Catalan literature; Spanish literature; music, and translation in Catalan.
Now in their 75th year, the City of Barcelona awards recognise artistic creation linked to the city. This year there are sixteen categories, two more than last year, with the thirteen cultural categories awarded now. The three scientific awards will be given in May.
The City of Barcelona Awards 2024 went to:
In the sphere of arts and thought, the awards went to Xavier Pla in the category for Essays, Humanities and History; Gabriela Wiener in Spanish Literature; Cristina Masanés in Catalan Literature, and Xavier Pàmies in Translation in Catalan.
In the disciplines of design and architecture, the award for Architecture and Urban Planning went to Carlos Ferrater, Lucía Ferrater and Jesús Coll, while the award for Design and Fashion went to Teresa Helbig.
The City of Barcelona Awards 2024 also recognised Maria Rodríguez Soto and the Col·lectiu Taller Estampa in the Audiovisual and Digital Culture categories respectively.
In the realm of traditional culture and education, the Coordinadora de Colles Geganteres de Barcelona received the award in Popular and Community Cultures, while Marta Galán Sala took the award in Culture and Education. In Music, Visual Arts and Performing Arts, the awards went to Tarta Relena, Jordi Colomer and Victoria Szpunberg, respectively.
The jury was made up of individuals of renowned prestige in each category, proposed by the Barcelona Culture Council and the Science Advisory Council.
