SubjectCulture and leisure
Towards a sustainable culture
The climate emergency declaration in Barcelona is heralding a change in mind-set that will also bring a transformation of culture. The decade we are beginning calls...
The digital arts, a field open to creation
From the art world, new technologies —and especially present-day digital technologies— have always been a field for research and experimentation, as well as for...
An exhibition for playing
Set up as a video game, the exhibition Gameplay takes us a journey through the history of video games, understanding how their language works and analysing...
The eight-hour day, a triumph of the workers’ struggle
Barcelona’s labour mobilisation began in the early 20th century to tackle the living conditions endured by the working class. To mark the centenary of the...
The revolution of the ‘nameless’
The images compiled in the book illustrate an imaginary of resistance to war and fascism. The photographs of the proletarian archive are an antidote to the...
Navarra and Buades: two vital voices in today’s education sector
We sometimes get the impression that in many ways, teaching is not evolving but is adrift, and that we are still far behind. These two books speak with knowledge,...
The best words
Free speech is society’s right to discuss important matters, because it is only through discussion that the truth can be discovered. In fact, democratic life involves...
The generational gapThe policies sought by the new generations
The design of the current welfare state and the social and economic reality facing young people today suggest that their demands will be more of a qualitative (a...
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