Montjuïc: Sentinella de Barcelona
For centuries the city's best-known hill has been the subject of numerous urban refurbishments which, while defining it and redefining it, have made it one of the most interesting places, full of history, both major and minor.
Repensant els jardins històrics
A garden worth visiting is one that had a story behind it before it was laid out: an ambitious project, deep gratitude, the expression of a myth, and so forth. So the question is: what are the stories waiting to be revealed by Catalonia's most iconic gardens?
Turistes de la història
Over three centuries tourism has changed a lot but, in essence, perhaps it has always been the same.
Elionor de Sicília: Una digna lloctinent reial
Rediscovering the life of an outstanding sovereign who played a fundamental role in the political life of the 14th century, something that made her one of the Crown of Aragon's only lieutenants.
La carta que va canviar el món
Uncovering the mysterious story about the robbery of one of the most interesting documents in world history: the epistle of insulis nuper inventis, the letter in which Christopher Columbus announces the results of his first voyage to America.
Amb feresa de silenci
Breaking the silence, remembering those who have been forgotten, giving voice to women artists whose presence has been made invisible
La restauració del pal·li florentí de la Passió: un resultat que ha sortit brodat!
Threads of silk wound with silver or gilded silver, embroidered more than six hundred years ago. Just approaching such an object creates an awesome sensation. A team of restorers has worked meticulously to restore this Gothic altar frontal to its former glory. The restored work now graces the Seu de Manresa after a year's restoration work by the Catalan Centre for Conservation (CRBMC).
Les ciutats dels morts: espais plens de vida
Centres of ritual, pathways lined with monuments, resting places, and places for reflection. Burial grounds are, paradoxically, places full of life that help us better understand our society's past.
Com resoldre un puzle de 3.000 peces
In 1996 an exceptional find was made at the Roman villa in Els Munts, a majestic residence near Altafulla in Tarragona. It was a ceiling, exceptional both because of its size, 15 square metres and, above all, because of its structure. The restoration of this ceiling was like putting a massive jigsaw puzzle back together again. This is the story of how it was done.
El teatre de la fe
We travel through time and space to once again reunite a masterpiece of the Catalan Romanesque.
Quatre palaus a la Rambla
The Güells leave their mark on the Ramblas. We travel back to the second half of the 19th century to discover what life was like for the families that lived in four palaces, all of which were located around an avenue that was becoming Barcelona's main thoroughfare.
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Barcelona, ciutat de dracs
The legend from the saint's point of view, but above all, from the dragon's. Every 23 April Catalonia is full of roses and books to celebrate the 'Diada de Sant Jordi', or Saint George's Day. It is a tradition full of deep symbolism for all Catalans.
"The Past is Female"
Questioning our conceptions with the rock art of the Caves of El Cogul. What do we imagine when we think about women in prehistory? What do we think they looked like, and what do we think they did? We find out what the experts think about how women were represented between 12,000 and 4,500 years ago at the Roca dels Moros prehistoric site.
El «Cas Pere Mates»
The limits to absolute truth in the era of fake news. We revisit the Pere Mates Case, an episode involving the acquisition of three fake Renaissance altarpiece panels.
El patrimoni en 3D
In this article, we explain you the techniques that are using the most advanced museums to create three-dimensional models of monuments and objects, and the unexpected possibilities that these technologies open
Una història de dones
Women, often overlooked, have had an essential role in the history of Catalan culture