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Andy Warhol, Pop Art pioneer, fills CaixaForum with colour through the temporary exposition available since September. Pop Art is an art movement born in the 1950’s in opposition to the traditional art. It transforms ordinary objects into extraordinary pieces in art galleries. For example, Brillo soap pads or pictures of famous characters such as Mao […]

Barcelona, together with London and Paris, leads top 3 in most visited cities in the European Union. Barcelona is a city with a special personality, a city which fascinates all its visitors. Its charm is so special that many movie directors have chosen it for the different settings in which their films have been developed. […]

Barcelona is a city that, although its nature is being cosmopolitan, still preserves the cultural heritage in which the major part of the locals participate. For this reason, the festivities of the different neighbourhoods congregate all the city and the surroundings and present traditional performances like the sardanas and the castellers. The giants are figures […]

The Barri de Gràcia – district of Gràcia- will be decorated again in August on the occasion of its biggest festivity; and this year it is been organised in a memorable way because the festivity celebrates its bicentennial anniversary. This can’t-miss event will take place from the 15th to the 21st of August. Even though, […]

In 1992 the Olympic Games were celebrated in Barcelona. The event had many important moments that went down in the history of the Olympics. The accurate arrow of the archer that lighted the Olympic flame, the exceptional installations and the massive participation of the voluntary citizens caused that the media and the athletes agreed in […]

In Barcelona, summer starts with Saint John’s Eve and its bonfires. It is held on the night of the 23rd of June and you will easily recognise its arrival because you will hear the sound of the firecrackers on the streets. During Saint John’s Eve you will be able to see bonfires and fireworks and […]