August 2017

You’re planning a visit to Barcelona in August? Let me suggest a couple of interesting exhibitions:
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Exhibitions opening in August 2017

Arxiu Fotografic
Oleguer Junyent, Phoographer. Arround the world by bike and back to "Born" until October 14th, 2017

​CaixaForum
Windows of the world until September 3rd., 2017
Tony Oursier. L7-L5 inestimable until September 3rd., 2017
The world of Giorgio de Chirico. Dream and Reality until October 22nd., 2017

CCCB
The fotobook phenomen until August 27th, 2017
Björk Digital (yes the singer), until September 24th., 2017

​​Cosmo Caixa
Playing traces: Speaking brains until January 28th., 2018

Disseny Hub
David Bowie is open until September 25th, 2017 *For fans of David Bowie!

Fundacio Foto Colectania
Weegee by Weegee (Photographer) until November 5th., 2017

​Fundacion Mapfre
Duane Michals. Retrospective (Photographer) until September 10th., 2017

Fundacion Tàpies
Antoni Tàpies. Collection/ Objects open until September 28th, 2017
Allan Sekula. Collective Sisyphus until September 25th., 2017
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MACBA
Akram Zaatari open until September 24th, 2017
MACBA Collection: Martha Rosler: God bless Amerika! until October 15th., 2017
Forensic architecture until October 15th., 2017

​Maritime Museum
The Titanic. A retrospective until October 1st., 2017
Miraestels until September 24th., 2017
Instruments of the Mediterranean until October 15th., 2017
We are the ocean until December 31st., 2017
Unusual objects until December 31st., 2017

Miro Museum
The way things do until October 1st., 2017​

​MNAC
Ismael Smith, the beauty and the monster until September 17th, 2017

Museum Blau
Spinosaurus. The lost giant of the cretageous until September 3rd., 2017

Palau de la Virreina
155. The ballad of Simón Gonzalo Elvira until 8. October 8th, 2017
Family lexicon. Paula Rego until 8. October 8th, 2017

​Palau Robert
Enemy of cages. Joaquim Molas and the Avant-Garde until August 27th, 2017
Dalí. Breaking News! until 8. October 15th, 2017

Picasso Museum
Ruth draws Picasso, Tate Liverpool, UK, 2009 until September 24th, 2017
Other artsists of the Picasso donation of 1970 until September 3rd, 2017

Other events

Fiesta Major de Gracia 

Now this is where the citizens of Gracia get to go wild. Various streets participate in a decoration competition – and, of course, everyone wants to be the biggest, the most colorful, and the most creative. So you might start in a street with an Alice in Wonderland theme, and end up in a neighboring one, reminding you much more of the little Gallic village from the Astérix comic books. Beware, though: Some streets might go for zombies or a Jurassic Park motif, if the past years are any indication. We’ll have to see what they come up with this year.
When: the exact date is to be determined

A Month of Vacation for Barcelonians

August is a special month… because it feels like all the Barcelonians have left the city! Small and large companies and stores, restaurants and bars – many of them will close for company-wide holidays. But don’t worry: The stores in the city center, the sights, larger chains, and many restaurants will remain open nonetheless.