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The Castle invites the visitors to finish the mural of Philip Stanton
On Sunday the 3rd of April, after 3pm, the visitors of the Castle will be able to help to complete the mural that the artist Philip Stanton is painting at the Parade Ground. Stanton is responsible for the artistic exposition carried out during the last month "The flowers of the Peace". He will complete his work with a big mural on the 3rd of April and everybody is invited to help him out with the work.
Exhibition "Forestier in Montjuïc, the garden as a piece of art"
The temporary exhibition "Forestier in Montjuïc, the garden as a piece of art" will be shown in the room number 20 of the Parade Ground, from the 31st of March to the 2nd of October. The display commemorates the centenary of the beginning of the intervention of Forestier in Montjuïc. The exposition includes unpublished plans of the work of the artist and his disciple, Rubió i Tudurí.
Art Intervention by Philip Stanton
From the 1st of April, the artist Philip Stanton will carry out an artistic intervention in different places of the Castle of Montjuïc. The spirit of the project is the pacifism and the fight against the war and the violence from a positive approach. The exhibition intends to subvert the negative history of the Castle, offering a new image and energy through a peace symbol as iconic and powerful as the flowers.
The Mobile World Congress faces the Castle of Montjuïc
On 22th, 23th and 24th February Barcelona celebrates the "Mobile World Congress", an event that will bring to the city more than 100.000 visitors. Castle has already received some of the conference attendants, some as famous as Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of the social network Facebook, which has post pictures of the Castle in their profile.
Open house on Friday the 12th February, Saint Eulalia festivity
Due to Saint Eulalia festivity, the Castle will hold an open house on the 12th of February
New information boards at the Castle
The Castle has new information boards explaining the architectural structure of the building and various historical events of great importance for the Castle, Barcelona and Catalonia. The panels are located in different parts of the enclosure , as the bastion of Santa Amalia, the parade ground or Ravelin and have photographs or maps that help visitors to know how the Castle is and the past events in its history.
Montjuïc Castle gets a facelift
The Castle is undergoing a process of thorough reorganisation in order to adapt it to the demands of a modern heritage site.
Montjuïc Castle has launched a new website
Montjuïc Castle has launched a new website in an updated format, with a fresh, innovative design and renewed content. You can find information about the castle and its history, check the calendar of events, and find out what exhibitions are taking place.