Plans to extend Bilbao Guggenheim near to protected nature reserve dropped
Plans to expand the Guggenheim Museum from the northern Spanish city of Bilbao into a nearby protected nature reserve have been abandoned following sustained opposition...
Culture
Netflix to invest more than a billion euros in Spain over next four years
The US streaming giant Netflix has said that it is going to invest €1.1 billion in productions in Spain between 2025 and 2029, which has...
Dozens of artists skip Barcelona’s Sónar festival in support of Palestinians
Dozens of artists have pulled out of this year’s Sónar electronic music festival taking place from 12-14 June in Barcelona, protesting financial ties between its...
US court revives case surrounding a Nazi-looted painting in Madrid museum
The future ownership of a French impressionist painting, once stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish woman, is once again uncertain after the US Supreme...
Marisa Paredes, Spanish actor and Almodóvar favourite, dies aged 78
Marisa Paredes, an acclaimed Spanish actor who achieved international fame by starring in many films by director Pedro Almodóvar, has died at the age of...
The ‘lost Caravaggio’ goes on display at the Prado museum in Madrid
A painting by the Italian master Caravaggio, once mistakenly thought to be by an unknown artist and almost auctioned off, has gone on display at...
Prado Museum confirms rediscovery of lost Caravaggio, to be unveiled 27 May
A painting whose auction in Spain was halted in 2021 on suspicion that it might be a long lost Caravaggio has been confirmed as a work...
Top 5 Musicals in Spain this Autumn
For musical theatre lovers in Spain, these next few months will be packed with amazing performances, as some of Broadway’s critically acclaimed shows make their...
J.A.Bayona’s ‘Society of the Snow’ chosen as Spain’s Oscar contender
Spain has selected the director J.A.Bayona’s latest film, Society of the Snow, which debuted last month at the Venice Film Festival, as its entry for the...
Book review: ‘Homage to Barcelona’ – by Colm Tóibín
This is the ideal book for anyone coming to live in Catalunya who wants to tune into the nature of the place, to familiarise themselves...
