48Hours Open House Barcelona

48H Open House BCN will take place on 22-23 October in 2011, following the success of the inaugural event in 2010 – and being the first Mediterranean city to adopt the initiative. Hotels, palaces, apartments, churches and all sorts of other buildings will be open to the public this weekend as part of the 48h Open House Barcelona architecture festival. Architects and experts will be offering tours of 160 buildings all over the city.

The 48H Open House Barcelona activities program is built around the broad network of buildings that will open their doors to the public. The event is set within the ten Barcelona boroughs (Ciutat Vella, Eixample, Gràcia, Horta‐Guinardó, Les Corts, Nou Barris, Sant Andreu, Sant Martí, Sants‐Montjuïc and Sarrià‐Sant Gervasi). Architects are on site within many of the buildings, the event also includes special activities and conferences. Completely free and designed to enhance participation and encourage dialogue between all.

The event aims to encourage locals to appreciate the value of good architecture and urbanism, opening over 150 great buildings of different styles, forms and sizes to the public.

Plus, Open House, a free festival, is also running a range of activities, including routes, competitions and dance and architecture workshops.

Train of Ideas in Barcelona

The continent’s most important climate and environmental protection initiatives will be on show in Barcelona from 25 to 29 June.

The Train of Ideas, a free interactive travelling exhibition, is visiting the Estació de França (train station) to present its vision for cities of the future.

Barcelona is one of the cities featuring in this exhibition, aimed at the general public, which will allow visitors to discover in detail what the sustainable cities of the future will be like through projects which, in environmental and sustainability terms, have already started to become a successful reality.

The central theme of Visions for Future Cities, the exhibition on the Train of Ideas, is the way European cities can turn into more sustainable and environmentally friendly cities.

The goal is to get visitors interacting with people from other European cities and offer inspiration for local projects.

Exhibits Train of Ideas | From 25/06/2011 to 29/06/2011
Estació de França de RENFE -> Av Marquès de l’Argentera, 6 | Ciutat Vella

MNAC celebrates 75 years

MNAC is 75 years old and is celebrating this by inviting everyone over to its open evening. It will take place thoday Friday 18/12 and visitors will be able to enter its permanent and temporary exhibitions for free. What’s more, there will be talks on some of the museum’s works and live music.

From 7 pm to 12 am, visitors will be able to see for free both its permanent exhibitions and the temporary exhibitions, Guests of Honour and The Wise Princess. The Santa Caterina de Seu d’Urgell Paintings, organised by MNAC and the Museu Episcopal de Vic.

In addition, the museum will also be offering live music by the Rino Dixie Band, from the Taller de Músics, in the Sala Oval. And there will be talks on the most important items in the permanent collection.

Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya – www.mnac.es
C/Mirador Palau Nacional, 6 – Sants-Montjuïc