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Image courtesy of Esther Gimeno Miró.

Metropolitan Culture Corner: Esther Gimeno Miró

This month we go behind the scenes with musician, computational linguist, conversational AI specialist, technology project manager and educator Esther Gimeno Miró.
Joan Manuel Serrat.

Serrat: El noi de Poble-sec

There are only a few names in Spanish music that people all over the world recognize, and Serrat is one of them.
Image courtesy of Yodé Olubajo.

Metropolitan Culture Corner: Yodé Olubajo

This month we go behind the scenes with Yodé Olubajo, owner of the jazz club and piano bar Velvet Room, where each detail is carefully curated, from the crystal glasses to the high-quality champagne and cava, to the live jazz performances.
Metropolitan Culture Corner: Laura Avery

This month we go behind the scenes with Laura Avery, events organizer and co-founder of local non-profit organization Fashion Cares.
Image courtesy of Alex Lora.

Metropolitan Culture Corner: Àlex Lora

This month we go behind the scenes with director, screenwriter and editor Àlex Lora.
Antoni Tàpies, image courtesy of Teresa Tàpies Domènech (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons.

Antoni Tàpies: Painter, Sculptor and Art Theorist

Antoni Tàpies i Puig is one of the most famous artists to come out of Catalunya, and one of the most important representatives of informalism.
Cases Lleó i Morera, Mulleras, Bonet, Amatller and Batlló line Barcleona's famous Passeig de Gràcia. Photo by Vicente Zambrano González courtesy of Ajuntamnet de Barcelona (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

Barcelona's Lesser-Known Modernist Architectural Treasures

If you can’t face another trip to the Sagrada Familia with visiting family, it’s time to take them off the beaten track and explore some of the city’s lesser-known Modernista architecture.
Image courtesy of Mara Adina.

Metropolitan Culture Corner: Mara Adina

This month on the Metropolitan Culture Corner, we go behind the scenes with film producer and visual artist Mara Adina.
September Film Festivals in Catalunya

As summer draws to a close, September eases us into autumn with some of region's most interesting and eclectic film festivals.
Festa Major de Gràcia, photo by Canaan (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons.

Festa Major de Gràcia: A Lasting Tradition

For one week in August, Gràcia’s narrow streets are embellished with decorations and artwork, each one forming a tunnel that transports you to a different wonderland.