Barcelona Metropolis

• The Story

In our family, we’ve always been the sort to moan endlessly when we’re ill – all dramatic sighs and martyr-like expressions. That’s exactly the state I was in when it all started...

• Interview

Mama Dousha, the alter ego of Bruno de Fabriziis from Poblenou, is emerging as one of the breakout stars of today’s Catalan music scene. A couple of years ago, Rikiti became a...

• Culture Folder
• Exhibitions

Anniversaries are an opportunity to celebrate, take stock and reflect on the journey so far. The exhibition Poetry Has Just Begun. 50 Years of the Miró, curated by blanca arias,...

• Interview

Calling it an office would be misleading. Yes, like any workplace, Isabel Coixet’s is a furnished space – though more colourful than most. But the moment you walk through the...

• In transit

Irish writer Colm Tóibín remembers arriving in Barcelona in 1975 and reflects on a deep, enduring connection with streets he knows by heart. Though he lived in the city for only...

• Urban visions

It’s not a secret that Barcelona has an increasingly ageing population. But what impact does the declining birth rate have on the planning of infrastructure like schools and...

• Books
• Culture Folder

Ramon Gomis wrote a seminal book on Gabriel Ferrater in the late 1980s. Now, with greater perspective and a more realistic approach, he revisits the subject, moving away from the...

• Culture Folder
• Exhibitions

The Fundació Joan Brossa - Centre de les Arts Lliures is committed to fulfilling a dual mission: preserving Brossa’s legacy and memory, while also establishing itself as a centre...