The Barcelona edit

El Raval

Art rooms, a proper dinner and a late turn off the Rambla.

PlaceActivities

CCCB

Ideas worth taking out into the street. Start a Raval afternoon with an exhibition, then leave time for the conversation afterwards.

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PlaceActivities

MACBA

Contemporary art with the Raval right outside. Give the galleries your attention, then return to the life of the square.

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RestaurantCatalan

Bar Cañete

Make the table the centre of the evening. A Catalan and Mediterranean stop between the Raval’s galleries and a later night out.

Catalan€€€
PlaceConcerts

Moog

A late turn off the Rambla. Pick a DJ, leave the dinner plates behind and make the small hours part of the plan.

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EventExhibitions

The Cult of Beauty

An afternoon for questioning what we call beautiful. Take the exhibition’s questions out into the Raval afterwards.

Today · 10:00€8
EventExhibitions

Like a Dance of Starlings

The final week of MACBA’s collection presentation. Choose a few works to stay with, rather than racing to see the lot.

Today · 10:00€13.50
On the house
EventActivities

Free first Sundays at MACBA

Three Sunday mornings to build around art. Keep the afternoon for lunch, a walk or a different side of the city.

Sun 4 OctFree
On the house
EventActivities

Free Sunday afternoons at CCCB

Give Sunday a second chapter. Book an exhibition after lunch and stay with an idea a little longer.

Sun 27 SeptFree
PlaceConcerts

La Paloma

A historic Raval ballroom with a present-tense dance floor. Pick the session, then give the night a proper beginning over dinner nearby.

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