Loop

Preview: Loop

The video art festival and fair is a creative web connecting commercial art galleries, art schools, civic centres and libraries

Apr 28, 2011 by Sara Blaylock in GOING OUT

Image coutest of Òmnium Cultural

Against all the odds

For almost 40 years, Catalan language, culture and institutions were officially suppressed by the Franco regime. How did they survive?

Mar 29, 2011 by Sara Blaylock in LIVING

By Lluís Hortalà

Review: Lluís Hortalá - Exercitatori

Taking Montserrat as his inspiration, artist Hortalà has made drawings and videos of the spiritual mountains

Mar 29, 2011 by Sara Blaylock in GOING OUT

Sebastian Neitsch

Video-artist Sebastian Neitsch transforms the Goethe Institut

Jan 31, 2011 by Sara Blaylock in GOING OUT

Nadia El-Yousseph

Dogs of Barcelona

Barcelona is a city that loves dogs. Go out on the streets at any time and in any weather, and you're bound to see at least one dog (plus owner) stretching their legs. Here's just a small number of the many four-legged friends that live here—if you have a doggy pal you'd like to be included here, send us a photo plus your pet's name and breed (if known) to info@barcelona-metropolitan.com

Sara Blaylock

Major de Sarrià

This street is the centre of the Barcelona neighbourhood of Sarrià, full of bakeries, boutiques and some 1,000 years of history

Nadia El-Yousseph

Speaking up—What's your favourite book

Sant Jordi, the day that Catalunya celebrates romance with an exchange of books and roses between lovers, is upon us this month. To get you in the mood for browsing the bookstalls that will be set up around Barcelona on April 23rd, we asked nine residents what their 'llibre de capçalera' is: literally this means ‘headboard book’, and is the book you keep by the bed because it’s a great favourite.