16/03/2023 - 21:08

A guide for discovering the convent founded by Queen Elisenda de Montcada

Books. Barcelona City Council and Triangle Books have published a guide about the Monastery of Pedralbes, with text by Anna Castellano-Tresserra and Carme Aixalà Fàbregas, and photographs by Pere Vivas.

15/03/2023 - 18:36

We present the second ‘Barcelona, Memòria en Vinyetes’ comic: Rebel·lió: La vaga de lloguers del 1931

Books. Its authors are Francisco Sánchez and Ana Sainz «Anapurna» and the publication will be presented on Monday, 20 March, at the Biblioteca Francesc Candel.

10/03/2023 - 13:07

The “Barcelona fotògrafes” exhibition comes to Fabra i Coats as part of the 8M events

Books. The Fabra i Coats complex is playing host to this travelling exhibition, from 8 March to 30 'April, based on the book of the same name co-published with La Fábrica.

08/03/2023 - 10:02

‘Survey Barcelona’. An account of a moment of major change in the city.

Books. The book consists of two volumes that complement each other and offer a complete vision of the architectural and planning projects carried out in the city.

17/02/2023 - 10:09

The book series "Barcelona, Memory in Comic Drawings" makes its debut with a comic about La Model

Books. The main aim of the series is to explain the most important protest movements through comics.

03/02/2023 - 14:03

Book presentation: ‘La República a Barcelona de Miquel González i Sugranyes, 1873-1874’

Books. The authors are Jordi Roca Vernet and Ginés Puente Pérez. The presentation will be at the History Archive of the City of Barcelona on 13 February, at 6 pm.

27/01/2023 - 17:47

‘Jordi Sabater Pi. L’últim naturalista’

Books. A pioneering work of research on the epistolary legacy of Sabater Pi, revealing details on the history of Barcelona and its Zoo.

19/01/2023 - 14:56

‘Barcelona, gener de 1939. La caiguda’ [Barcelona, January 1939. The Fall]

Books. An exhaustive and richly documented study that includes photographs and unpublished documents form the time of Franco's occupation of Barcelona.

17/01/2023 - 10:21

The Llibre de les fonts brings back a 17th-century manuscript kept at the Historic Archives

Books. The Book of Fountains. Water, climate and society in 17th-century Barcelona. A book published jointly with Editorial Afers that brings back and analyses a manuscript commissioned by the Consell de Cent.

24/04/2024 - 14:54

‘Gestar / Habitar’, selected for the FAD Awards for Thought and Critique 2024

Books. It is not just a book of architecture. It is also a story with the testimonies of citizens who live in social housing.

24/04/2024 - 13:10

You can now get hold of the ‘2024 Guide to restaurants in Barcelona’

Books. The guide lists the finalists and winners of the Barcelona Restaurant Awards which the Department of Commerce, Restaurants and Consumer Affairs has been organising since 2017.

Lapin
15/04/2024 - 12:47

‘Sketching Barcelona’: Lapin illustrates the beauty of the city

Books. His warm, detailed graphic style has captivated fans all over the world, and in this new book, he offers an original look at the city he loves so well.