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25 years of Libraries
We are celebrating a quarter of a century of transforming the city through reading, culture, and knowledge since the establishment of the Barcelona Libraries Consortium (CBB).
Discover 'Ve de Barcelona'
The City Council’s bookshop and cultural store within El Born - Museu d’Història de Barcelona, bringing together books, design, gastronomy and signature fashion. Located in the Sala Castellví, the bookshop specialises in publications about Barcelona and its people.
Imatges Barcelona
The City Council offers citizens its current photographic archive, with thousands of images of Barcelona. The Barcelona Images site includes various galleries by subject: popular culture, the festivals, districts, public spaces and much more.
Barcelona’s popular culture
Giants, human castles (castellers), craft markets, fairs... Check out the calendar of the most deeply rooted popular and traditional acts, learn about the manifestations of popular culture and search the entities involved.
Discover Barcelona
Step into the city’s districts and neighbourhoods, and enjoy its attractions. Make the most of all Barcelona has to offer: urban areas, cultural and architectural heritage, nature areas, leisure, study centres, museums, recommendations on where to go shopping or practice sports, and much more.
La Ciutadella Knowledge Hub
Scientific and urban development project that will turn the Parc de la Ciutadella and its surroundings into a leading European hub for knowledge, dissemination, research and innovation.
‘Barcelona Metròpolis’
This magazine provides a voice for reflection and debate on the challenges of the global city and urban transformations which affect the lives of local people.
Democratic memory map
An interactive map showing important sites for Barcelona’s democratic memory which feature signs in public spaces explaining episodes linked to the struggle for freedom and equality.
