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Brick by Brick: Ceramics Applied to Architecture

Brick by Brick: Ceramics Applied to Architecture is an exhibition at the Museu del Disseny devoted to the use, function, symbolism and the aesthetics of the use of ceramics in architecture. The collection of works dating from ancient times, particularly the Mediterranean, Middle East and Ancient Mesopotamia, explores the symbolism and use of clay bricks, tiles and ornaments in architecture over time, across millennia and up to present day. Works from Picasso and Miró are included. In this ...
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OFFF 2016

This weekend, from May the 26th to May the 28th, the Barcelona Design Museum will host the 16th edition of the OFFF festival. OFFF is a huge international event in the creative sector that showcases new trends in graphic design, video, photography, advertising, cinema and editorial art. This year the event features workshops, conferences and talks from some of the biggest names in the field. For example, talents such as Aardman Animations (the studio behind Wallace and Gromit), designer ...
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Art in Barcelona, design in barcelona, Exhibitions in Barcelona

Tallers Oberts

Tallers Oberts, or ‘Open Studios’ offers the public the rare opportunity to step inside Barcelona’s art studios to meet and interact with the artists at their work. Following on the footsteps of events such as ‘Museum Night’, when galleries and museums across a city are opened to the public for free, ‘Open Studios’ is part of a wider trend to make art accessible to a wider public. Barcelona is a city with a long and distinct history of artists and crafts people working from small ...
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Barcelona for Children, design in barcelona, Exhibitions in Barcelona

Babies at CCCB

CCCB is Barcelona’s main contemporary art gallery. Under usual circumstances, you might think that there would not be much here for small children, and you’d probably be right. Enter stage ‘Babies at CCCB’ offering dance, music, puppets and art aimed at children aged five and under. Not only with these spectacular shows keep your young ones thoroughly entertained, but they are also an excellent way to introduce your children to interactive learning, and how to use audio and visual prompts ...
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Areas - The Eixample, Areas - The Old Town & Ramblas, Barcelona's Museums, design in barcelona, Exhibitions in Barcelona, Gaudi architecture

Hidden Art Nouveau treasures in Barcelona

Barcelona is synonymous with art nouveau and Gaudi. The Sagrada Familia is no less than Spain’s most visited monument, which along with the Casa Battlo and the Pedrera make up Barcelona’s holy trinity of Gaudi art nouveau monuments. These are excellent sites and must be visited, but it is also worth exploring some of the lesser-known art nouveau architecture that belongs to the city’s rich architectural heritage. This is heritage that the city is working hard at renovating and opening to ...
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