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Mexican sculptor Javier Marín in his studio. © Sara Aguilera / Courtesy of the Javier Marín Archive

The city

Javier Marín: “The challenge is to interpret Gaudí without betraying his legacy”

Ainara Valadez Medina

11 october de 2026

Mexican sculptor Javier Marín, one of three artists invited to submit a proposal for the Glory façade of the Sagrada Família alongside Cristina Iglesias and Miquel Barceló, reflects on Gaudí’s legacy and the challenge of reinterpreting it for the present day

Music

October sounds like a festival thanks to Directes Estrella Damm 150

Elia Tabuenca

11 october de 2026

All the representatives of the winners in BNEW's start-up contest © BNEW

Innovation

These are the 8 best start-ups of BNEW 2026

Júlia Catarineu Pla

10 october de 2026

Homero Tolosa, argentine drummer and composer based in Barcelona © Given

The Post Bar

Homero Tolosa: True to the essence

Alberto Valle

10 october de 2026

Restless and proactive, the Barcelona-based Argentine drummer and composer releases his second album fronting the Soulful Trio and teases news on other projects alongside musicians like Víctor Puertas, Martín Burguez, and Fede Álvarez

The session will bring together Uri Altell, the festival’s owner and general director; Astrid Rousse, director of In-Edit; Toni Querol, the festival’s artistic director; and Marc Gili, lead singer of Dorian.

Stellar Moments

Barcelona, world capital of music documentaries, at Moments Estel·lars

Redacció TheNBP

1 october de 2026

The story behind the festival that turned Barcelona into a global benchmark for the music documentary

Opinion

The skies of Barcelona

Amaya Ledesma del Fresno

Barcelona, city of voices: three concerts

Bernat Dedéu

Mental health at work: beyond psychosocial risk prevention

Eduard Alcaraz Espriu

Joan Font receives the Cecot Personality Award at the Nit de l’Empresa © Provided

Business&Talent

Joan Font, Cecot and the Price of Principle

Elena Busquets

9 october de 2026

The 31st Cecot Business Awards names Joan Font Cecot Personality of the Year 2026, at a ceremony marked by Xavier Panés’ demands and the country’s economic and political challenges

Ramon Lasierra, in front of his shop © Cedida

Unknown Faces

The detective who sold cheese

Carme Escales

9 october de 2026

This year, Barcelona Design Week adopts the motto PRO-TEST to champion design as a living process.

Creativity

Protesting without placards: Barcelona Design Week takes to the streets

Ainara Valadez Medina

9 october de 2026

Review

The ancient, inhospitable, and redemptive island of theatre

Elia Tabuenca

9 october de 2026

Influencers of the week

Xavier Pont

General Director of Kern Pharma

Sonia Gainza Bernal

Founder of the Apropa Cultura Program

Eduard Vieta

New director of the Clinical Institute of Neurosciences (ICN) at Hospital Clínic

Business&Talent See all

Innovation

Barcelona reaffirms its role as a major logistics hub, hosting Europe’s leading industry congress

Redacció TheNBP

9 october de 2026

The Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona will host FIATA’s European congress, the international federation representing over 50,000 companies across nearly 150 countries, bringing together hundreds of industry leaders alongside the SIL in June 2027

This year, the fair will reach a record 84 exhibitors, the highest number in the thirteen-year history of Barcelona International Community Day.

The city

'Barcelona et dona la benvinguda', Barcelona International Community Day reinforces its commitment to integration

The New Barcelona Post

9 october de 2026

The thirteenth edition of the event will be held on Saturday, October 24, at the Maritime Museum of Barcelona and will expand both its exhibitors' fair and its program of activities

Gastronomy

Paradiso marks eight years among the world’s best bars

Redacció TheNBP

8 october de 2026

Luis Conde, president of Saló Nàutic Internacional of Barcelona © Saló Nàutic

Fira de Barcelona

Luis Conde (Barcelona Boat Show): "One of the show's goals is to make sailing accessible"

Júlia Catarineu Pla

8 october de 2026

The GIRA Mujeres programme celebrated ten years of its journey with an event under the theme “10 years, 10 women, 10 stories.” © Coca-Cola

Professionals

GIRA Mujeres: the women who stopped asking permission to forge their own path

Ainara Valadez Medina

8 october de 2026

Family photo after the approve of Llei de Cambres © Cedida

Companies

Green light for the Chambers Law after a decade of waiting

Júlia Catarineu Pla

7 october de 2026

Business Sustainability

Reempresa: 15 years as a corporate lifeline

Júlia Catarineu Pla

7 october de 2026

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Palau Portraits

Musica Reservata de Barcelona: "Our job as artists is to deliver doses of beauty"

Elia Tabuenca

9 october de 2026

Musica Reservata de Barcelona celebrates 35 years at the Petit Palau with a concert inviting audiences to switch off their phones, unplug from routine, and take refuge in the emotions and polyphony of Italian Holy Week