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![Rehearsal session of Ràdio Barcelona’s radio drama group in 1962. © Arxiu Fotogràfic de Ràdio Barcelona - Cadena SER Rehearsal session of Ràdio Barcelona’s radio drama group in 1962. © Arxiu Fotogràfic de Ràdio Barcelona - Cadena SER](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/bm_130_fotosentrevista_1100x548_ok_1.jpg?itok=qWE60Kqb)
In 2024, we commemorate the centenary of the birth of Spain’s first radio station, Ràdio Barcelona. Many women have played significant roles in this illustrious history, striving...
![An establishment in La Dreta de l'Eixample, its signage in English, mixes languages deliberately. © Frederic Camallonga An establishment in La Dreta de l'Eixample, its signage in English, mixes languages deliberately. © Frederic Camallonga](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/bm_130_plec-de-cultura_tendencies_1100x548.jpg?itok=75UKcpt8)
As the new century unfolds, the capital of Catalonia finds itself noticeably shedding the most defining aspect of its identity: its language. Increasingly ousted from public...
![Image of a composer robot generated through the Midjourney AI system. Image of a composer robot generated through the Midjourney AI system.](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/bm_129_plec-de-cultura_tendencies_1100x548_music.jpg?itok=O34I1Usi)
Disruptive technologies are a driver of change and progress in today’s society, but they also pose significant legal challenges in the realm of intellectual property, image...
![The rhythms of 31 FAM draw on music from beyond the usual realms of influence. © Nil Ventura The rhythms of 31 FAM draw on music from beyond the usual realms of influence. © Nil Ventura](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/bm_128_pleccultura_tendencies_01_1100x548.jpg?itok=EfqB_Qom)
In the music of their era, every generation has found a vehicle for passing on values, lifestyles and collective aspirations. Lately, some of the most popular music genres have...
![Audience at the 2010 Sónar festival. © Vicente Zambrano](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/bm_127_tendencies.jpg?itok=82U68War)
Festivals have become the ultimate popular spectacle of our times. They have built themselves from scratch in just three decades. In Barcelona, we have gone from a tentative and...
![©Teo Peiró](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/bm_126_tendencies_1100x548_1.jpg?itok=HLVb4f3H)
The crisis of cultural audiences has made audiences a highly prized asset. Managers are striving to win them over, and some audiences are even calling for their role to be...
![Noia llegint a Wattpad](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/bm_125_digital_tendencies_1100.jpg?itok=zn7NIREf)
The Wattpad phenomenon has revolutionised the publishing world. Young women writers are making it big on this platform, first online and then in bookshops. Their books, covering a...
![Recorregut amb pilotes gegants creat per l’artista Albert Gusi en col·laboració amb el Centre Cívic de Navas i l’Associació de Memòria Històrica del barri. © Albert Gusi](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/bm_tendencies_1100x548_01_baixa.jpg?itok=fuarA5fG)
In 2021, Barcelona City Council adopted a Cultural Rights Plan designed to strengthen social cohesion through the recognition of the right to cultural practices, and to promote...
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