Like a Dance of Starlings
Reflecting on MACBA’s 30-year journey through a metaphor of starling murmuration.
MACBA
Nov 28 – Sep 28
€12
Events
Today
Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme
An exhibition led by two Palestinian artists featuring songs, poetry, installations and more.
MACBA
Feb 14 – Sep 28
€12
Out of Focus, another Vision of Art
CaixaForum’s latest exhibition exploring blur and visual imprecision.
CaixaForum
May 21 – Sep 27
€6
Picasso Cyprus
An exhibition exploring how ancient Cypriot art influenced Picasso’s art
Museu Picasso
Jun 6 – Sep 27
Patrim’25: Look in Silence. That Blues Look
A snapshot of emerging artistic talent from the Universitat de Barcelona’s Faculty of Fine Art.
Fundació Vila Casas
Jun 16 – Oct 4
€10
Summer Nights at Casa Amatller 2026
Discover Casa Amatller at night with an audio guide and glass of cava.
Casa Amatller
Jul 28 – Sep 25
€25
Ongoing
The Cult of Beauty
The CCCB’s latest exhibition delves into one of the most loaded ideas in culture.
CCCB
May 21 – Nov 8
€6
Elisava
A sun-soaked photography project capturing the Poblenou coastline.
Fundació Vila Casas
Jun 4 – May 31
€10
Pere Portabella
A program of screenings drawn from this Catalan filmmaker’s repertoire.
MACBA
Jul 9 – May 23
€13.50
Echoes: Videos from the Han Nefkens Foundation Donation
An exhibition on a donation of 18 video artworks by Han Nefkens Foundation.
MACBA
Jul 9 – May 23
€15
Light Filtered Through the Cracks
MACBA’s exhibition looks back to when video became a tool for political intervention.
MACBA
Jul 9 – May 23
€15
Declaration of Love to Lenin, Juana Dolores Romero Casanova
This incredible artist’s first exhibition held at La Virreina.
La Virreina
Jul 11 – Nov 1
Free
Art & Coffee Oil Painting Workshop
Slow down, get creative and enjoy something a bit off the beaten track
Carrer de Girona, 174
Aug 23 – Jan 31
€45
Places
Casa Montjuïc
A Poble-sec cinema and concert hall for ambient music and first-time directors.
C/ Vila i Vilà, 65
Terranova
A publishing house turned bookstore and gallery space in Sant Antoni.
Carrer del Comte Borrell, 99
Moco Museum
Barcelona’s Modern & Contemporary art museum in El Born, sister to the original in Amsterdam.
c/ Montcada 25
Monastery of Pedralbes
Visit this masterpiece of Catalan Gothic architecture for free on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm during the “magic hour.”
Baixada del Monestir, 9
La Puntual
Unassuming yet enchanting, it has played host to some of the most skilled puppeteers around, captivating local little ones since 2005.
C/ Allada Vermell 15
Free Time
Going against the grain of digitalization, this book store is keeping print alive for Barcelona’s die-hard paperback fans.
C/ Comte d'Urgell, 32
Hibernian
Quiet, unassuming and tucked away within the bohemian barrio of Gràcia, Barcelona’s only secondhand English bookshop is more than meets the eye.
C/ Verdi, 66
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Espai [b]
A small Gràcia gallery that has backed contemporary local artists since 2003.
C/ Luis Antúnez, 10
Tablao de Carmen
Tablao de Carmen blends traditional Spanish food, drinks and tapas with an intimate flamenco show.
Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13
Casa Vicens
Gaudí’s first Modernist jewel in Barcelona, completed in 1883, is among the pioneer buildings in Europe’s Art Nouveau.
C/ Carolines, 20–26
Collage
As well as being an established space for teaching English to children through the arts, Collage also runs creative writing course for adults.
C/ San Salvador, 96
Arte Bar
Americans Bruce and Alisa run a paint-and-sip art studio in the Eixample where anyone can pick up a brush.
C/ Roger de Flor, 135