In Catalonia, as in New York, September 11th commemorates a very important event. In Catalonia it marks the day when Catalans lost their political freedom to King Phillip V in 1714. This year, 2014, marks the 300th anniversary of that national day, named "La Diada Nacional de Catalunya."
Ferran Adrià: Notes on Creativity is the first major museum exhibition to focus on the visualization and drawing practices of master chef Ferran Adrià. It charts the origins of this innovator’s intellectual and philosophical ideas about gastronomy that have forever changed how we understand food.
More than a century after Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí began working on The Expiatory Church of the Holy Family, La Sagrada Familia remains under construction. Originally situated on the outskirts of the city, La Sagrada Familia today serves as the enduring symbol of Barcelona. But unlike the Eiffel Tower or Brooklyn Bridge, Barcelona's icon is still a work in progress and a magnetic center of spiritual life.
The Institut Ramon Llull aims at projecting the Catalan language and their culture in all its forms, materials and means of expression.
The Institut Ramon Llull is a consortium that comprises the Generalitat (Government of Catalonia) and the Barcelona City Council, and its mission is the promotion of Catalan language and culture abroad.