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Report on La Mercè 2014, Barcelona’s big yearly city festival 03/11/2014

The report on La Mercè 2014, Barcelona’s big yearly city festival, is now available online. In the attached document you will find a summary of the festival’s highlights and the main participation figures. (Document only available in Catalan)

Civic centres survey 2014 (Òmnibus municipal survey) 19/09/2014

This is a summary of the results of the Òmnibus municipal survey of June 2014. On this occasion, questions were asked about the Barcelonans’ knowledge of the existence of the city’s civic centres and of the activities that are carried out there.   The Òmnibus municipal survey is a telephone survey that is carried out […]

Barcelona summer festival Grec 2014. Provisional data 31/07/2014

The Barcelona summer festival 2014 (Grec Festival de Barcelona) shows a positive balance. About 50% of the festival’s tickets were sold (6 points over last year’s figure), with an increase of 12,000 spectators. In 2014, tickets were sold out for more of the festival’s shows than ever, with 15 shows selling 100% of their tickets […]

Night of Museums 2014 (La Nit dels Museus) 18/05/2014

Over 160,000 people took part in La Nit dels Museus 2014 The 72 museums of Barcelona and its metropolitan area have celebrated La Nit dels Museus 2014, welcoming more than 160,000 visitors. La Nit dels Museus, which marked its seventh anniversary in Barcelona this year, is an initiative promoted by the Council of Europe with […]

Profile of the visitors to the Barcelona museums. Survey 2013 17/05/2014

Barcelona City Council’s Institut de Cultura (ICUB) has promoted a survey among the municipal museum-goers to determine their profile. This document contains the main results of the survey conducted in 2013. According to its findings, 83% of the visitors to Barcelona’s museums are from outside Spain and primarily Europeans. The leading countries of origin are […]

Barcelona creative metropolis 2013 15/05/2014

The Barcelona City Council has presented Barcelona metròpoli creativa 2013. Economia del coneixement i economia creativa a Barcelona (Barcelona creative metropolis 2013. Knowledge economy and creative economy in Barcelona). This is a detailed study of the knowledge economy, innovation, the information and communication technologies, and the creative industries in Barcelona. The report was prepared by […]