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20 Ajoblanco Tapas done right

08 Feature 20 Food and drink Everything you need to Ajoblanco offers top tapas enjoy Primavera Sound. and more, at extremely tempting prices. 16 Around town CosmoCaixa’s brand-new 24 Shopping science exhibit. Presenting Passage, a concept store in the barrio 18 Arts of Sarrià. Photographer Colita at La Pedrera gallery. 27 Listings

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Get out your diaries! We Monthly present just a handful of the cultural highlights of planner the month ahead.

Friday 02 Friday 09 Sunday 11

D’A CINEMA FRIDAY’S BLUES SANT PONÇ FESTIVAL AL PALAU GOMIS Stalls selling herbal Arthouse film fest. Blues inside the remedies and glacé ‘When Evening falls palace that houses fruit mark the feast on Bucharest or the European day of Saint Pontius Metabolism’ shows Museum of Modern of Cimiez. tonight. See p.34 Art. See p.37 See p.38

Friday 16 Saturday 17

BCN COMICS MUSEUMS NIGHT CONVENTION Almost 70 Comic fans from all museums across over Spain gather the city open their for the convention doors until the wee that premiered in hours. 1981. See p.40 See p.41

Saturday 24 Monday 26

CATALAN PRIMAVERA HITS TRADITION THE CLUBS Take in sardana A preview of the dancing, the daring Primavera Sound castellers (human music festival at towers) and giants. clubs all over the See p.44 city. See p.45 DANI CANTO DANI Tuesday 27 Saturday 31

THE VALKYRIE DO YOU WANT TO One of Wagner’s DANCE? greatest operas, Swing dance at the which debuted in MNAC museum, 1870, comes to the with live music from Gran Teatre Liceu. the Taller de See p.46 Musics. See p.48

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The Hot Seat MARIA DIAS Luki Huber This Swiss product designer catalyses creative teamwork. By Jordi Bianciotto

You grew up in a house without TV. that it’s easier to do good work if Does that explain it all? you surround yourself with the It meant I spent a lot of time best people. drawing and making things. I Cooking can be a form of poetry. wanted to be a product designer Do you aspire to that with your before I even knew what it was. products? Then you studied the subject in I’m more focused on making new, Barcelona. functional products that offer the When I first came to La Massana user a tangible benefit. This is why art school, I fell in love. It was the we’ve created a workspace where start of a three-year course, but on we invite key clients to generate the very first day I met my future huge numbers of new ideas, up to wife, so there was no turning back. 800 in a single day. Later you designed kitchen You like to create useful things. equipment for El Bulli. Yes, products that really offer For five years. But I think designers something to the user. are specialists in not specialising. Like a wall of boxes? Yet the kitchen provided you with Yes, by fixing boxes to the wall you the space to invent things. can organise things in a highly A kitchen is a great place for visible way. We’d like to create creativity: it’s like a miniature classrooms with this kind of wall, factory. because too often they’re What did you learn from depressing, empty spaces. I have Ferran Adrià? one in the bathroom at home. To approach creative work with the There are 20 boxes – 18 for my utmost precision. I also realised wife and 2 for me.

6 Time Out BCN Guide May 2014 May 2014 Time Out BCN Guide 7 PRIMAVERA BCN All you need to know to survive Primavera Sound (and have the time of your life) in five easy steps. By María José Gómez, Ricard Martín, Marta Salicrú, Eugènia Sendra

8 Time Out BCN Guide May 2014 WEAR IT ON YOUR CHEST GETTING READY Primavera Sound is a sea of T-shirts. If you need to replenish your EVERYTHING YOU NEED supplies of the short-sleeved TO SEE AND BE SEEN wardrobe staple, drop in at Chandal for some Spanish retro nostalgia, or FASHION FORWARD FEET Duke, for up-to-the minute designs – Primavera Sound gets bigger every like the print of Kate Moss with a year. Not just in terms of the line-up moustache (and still looking and the crowds, but the space it ravishing). occupies. To trek miles from stage to Chandal: Valldonzella, 29 stage, Vice to Heineken, Pitchfork to Y 93 302 84 71 Rockdelux, you need footwear that’s Duke: Del Duc, 12 comfy and cool, and you’ll fi nd it at: Y 93 318 56 56 Le Coq Sportif: Boters, 6 Y
93 412 41 34 CUT SOME RUG UK-Look: Ample, 27 If your image is as important to you Y 93 315 02 34 as your musical tastes, you’ll want to Sivasdescalzo: Marina, 229 arrive at the Fòrum venue without a Y 93 531 21 22 hair out of place. And if you don’t have a trusted hairdresser in the city, we suggest three who can practically read your minds to create the ideal style for you. 89.9: Carme, 89 local 9 Y 669 392 975 Hed: Plaça Vicenç Martorell, 3 Y 93 270 34 57 Bot Hair: Carrer d’en Bot, 4 Y 93 342 63 39 EYES ON THE PRIZE Whether you show up at 5pm, or stay until the sun rises, you’ll need sunglasses. If you’d rather not be wearing the same shades as half the crowd, take a look at Wild Vintage, where you’ll find styles your mum would recognise, which have come right back into fashion. Another good option is Les Lunettes – it’s hard to leave without spotting a pair you like. Les Lunettes: Rec, 56 Y 93 268 98 70 Wild Vintage: Joaquín Costa, 2 Y 654 455 057

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May 2014 Time Out BCN Guide 9 also some stellar creative cuisine. AT THE FESTIVAL They close only on Mondays, and the kitchen stays open until BARS AND RESTAURANTS midnight. FOR PRE-FESTIVAL FUEL Platja de la Nova Mar Bella, s/n. Y 93 225 01 00 L’ESCOLA Barcelona’s catering school offers an SAGARDI DIAGONAL MAR outstanding lunchtime set menu, A tapas bar in Diagonal shopping worth every cent of its €19. Warning: centre that does pintxos (Basque- closed Sat and Sun. style tapas on bread) every day of Passeig del Taulat, 243 the week from 2pm until midnight. Y 93 453 29 04 Ideal for a quick energy boost to keep going. ELS PEIXATERS Diagonal, 3 Great seafood restaurant: our Y 93 356 04 75 recommendation is their arròs a la cassola (rice in a clay casserole), which CAN CANYES they cook Costa Brava style. This bar-restaurant, strategically Passeig García Faria, 33 located one street back from the sea near Y 93 266 38 84 the Fòrum boasts a hearty lunch menu and speedy service every day of the JIN DA LE week. On the top floor of the Diagonal Mar Llull, 394 shopping centre, this Japanese- Y 93 266 46 09 Korean restaurant has curries, noodles and decent sushi. RIBS Diagonal, 3 Again in the shopping centre, here Y 93 356 39 18 you’ll find whole barbecued pork ribs and chunky hamburgers, served BOO BEACH CLUB all day. This Ibiza-style beach bar serves Diagonal, 3 up not just tasty rice dishes but Y 93 356 09 20

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May 2014 Time Out BCN Guide 11 GOOD VIBRATIONS COMING DOWN Everyone needs a chance to recover from festival excesses and lack of TAKE TIME TO RECOVER... sleep, and Primavera Sound could be OR JUST KEEP ON GOING the perfect excuse for the spa visit you’ve always promised yourself. FEED YOURSELF You could book a treatment at Aires If you’ve been living on a music-only de Barcelona or SpaciOmm, or if you diet for the last few days, with your prefer a more active (and cheaper) bodily needs coming a distant second, option, put in some lengths in the it’s time to put things right with a open air pool at the Club Natació decent breakfast. In Barcelona they Atlètic Barceloneta, where a day come in all shapes and sizes, from a ticket costs €12, and for €6.50 more traditional dish of salt cod to start the you can use their basic but day – at Pa i Trago in Sant Antoni – or satisfactory spa (jacuzzi, sauna and the imported notion of brunch, which steam room.) you’ll find just across the road at Aires de Barcelona: Federal Café. In the Born, drop by Pg. Picasso, 22 Picnic for the house speciality of eggs Y 93 295 57 43 Benedict. And if you can’t drag SpaciOmm: Pg. de Gràcia, 106 yourself out of bed, Matias Buenos Y 93 445 40 00 Dias will deliver a luxury breakfast Club Natació Atlètic Barceloneta: and hangover cure (for a price), with Plaça del Mar, s/n options that include everything from Y 93 221 00 10 fresh fruit to champagne. Pa i Trago: Parlament, 41 WE WANT MORE! Y 93 441 13 20 For those who still haven’t had Federal Café: Parlament, 39 enough, Primavera Sound Y 93 187 36 07 continues on Sunday, with free Picnic: Comerç, 1 open-air concerts in the Parc de la Y 93 511 66 61 Ciutadella. If you’ve seen the whole Matias Buenos Dias: festival, one more day isn’t going to www.matiasbuenosdias.com kill you – and if you’ve missed out, FUNK & SOUL If music is the air you breathe, and vinyl your passion, don’t miss the record shop in Galeries Olimpia (Ronda Sant Pau, 17-19). When Funk and Soul hits you, you feel no pain. SUGAR HIGH It’s an essential element of the post-festival diet: a spoonful of sugar, preferably in the form of cake. Xacolata’s mango mousse awaits you (Sancho de FEDERAL CAFÉ Ávila, 173).

12 Time Out BCN Guide May 2014 here’s your chance. This year the line-up includes Mark Eitzel of American Music Club, one of the most highly-acclaimed American songwriters of his generation; the Italo-Catalan dark pop quintet Berlinist; Katy Goodman (Vivian Girls) presenting La Sera, her solo project; New York indie trio Hospitality; Boogarins, from Brazil, true heirs of psychonauts Os Mutantes; and garage rock out of Los Angeles from the Dum Dum Girls. And if you prefer to take shelter in the hangover-friendly darkness of a club, there’s Primavera action at Apolo, La [2] de l’Apolo, and Barts, proving there’s music beyond the Fòrum with LA TIETA Fuckin Bollocks, No More Lies, Cuello, Vàlius, Dave P, Joana Serrat, Grouper, and Angel Olsen. Be from the crowds, at Filferro. And to prepared for a long hard Monday – round out the afternoon, a luxury it’s the price you have to pay. ice-cream from Vioko, or tea at Caj Chai in the Barri Gòtic, before a AN ORDINARY SUNDAY well-deserved siesta. Life goes on after Primavera La Tieta: Blai, 1 Sound, and some festival-goers Y 600 742 532 choose not to disrupt their Kaiku: Plaça del Mar, 1 traditional Barcelona Sunday Y 93 221 90 82 rituals. You could start with a pre- Filferro: Sant Carles, 29 lunch vermouth and a plate of Y 93 221 98 36 olives at La Tieta in Poble-sec, then Vioko: Pg. de Joan de Borbó, 55 head to the beach for sea breeze Y 93 221 06 52 and a paella at Kaiku (reservations Caj Chai: St. Domènec del Call, 12 essential) or salads and pasta away Y 93 301 9592

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Science Colita’s Tapas isn’t scary world know-how

CosmoCaixa opens La Pedrera hosts The owners of Top Science, an the fi rst major Taller de Tapas exhibition space retrospective have opened a new designed to bring dedicated to restaurant, scientifi c research photographer Ajoblanco, offering closer to society Isabel Steva top-quality tapas

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Science isn’t scary CosmoCaixa opens Top Science, an exhibition space designed to bring scientifi c research closer to society. By Maria Junyent

The words science or scientist conjure futuristic exhibition space full of up images of laboratories, white geometric forms, its immaculate coats and test tubes, images that seem whiteness dotted with interactive to have nothing to do with our exhibits that enable visitors to get to everyday lives. The objective of the grips with science. new permanent space Top Science at CosmoCaixa is to bring science closer Get a little bit closer to the public, especially young people. You’ll find an interactive exhibit ‘This is one of the big challenges for that explains the 10 most common science today, and to succeed we need scientific search terms on the to focus on reaching out to the general Internet, along with their public,’ explains Javier Hidalgo, the definitions – gold is one of the most exhibition’s co-ordinator. At common. There’s an area that CosmoCaixa, this means hands-on presents the latest news from the experience: knowledge is gained via world of science, and the best ways the senses. Next to the museum’s of staying up to date with it. And Mediterranean area, you’ll fi nd a finally, you can discover the reality

16 Time Out BCN Guide May 2014 Around town 17 science, elds in Time Out BCN Guide May 2014 May These exhibits are not limited to These exhibits are will be research projects New the dilemmas that rst-hand Top Science opens its doors Top 9. permanently on May there be a vaccine against AIDS? It’s against AIDS? It’s be a vaccine there ofthe result with a collaboration IrsiCaixa, the AIDS Research Institute. the facts and the currentpresenting state of each instead study: they happening processes in realshow time, exhibition and allow visitors to participate experiments in interactive Hidalgo Javier with real scientists. emphasises the importance of ‘experience the public to allowing fi scientists face’. The next months. six featured every a look at neuroscience,will take one of fi the fast-moving of a glimpse and one that allows the near future. The other will feature the the particleAlba Synchrotron, del Vallès, accelerator in Cerdanyola just outside Barcelona. how rst asks nding solutions nding whole of ect the question: when will erent Front-line science Front-line Our of sense being disconnected from ofthe world science stems in large part our from ignorance of its direct Science Top practical applications. research cutting-edge presents being carried that are out projects aimed at fi right now, that aff to problems chosen to The projects society. inaugurate the space illustrate the The fi concept perfectly. can guaranteewe ultra-secure vulnerable communications over the Internet, like networks and is for by the Institute presented The second asks a Photonic Sciences. diff very of via videos in science at work, scientists in different which young fields describe their own experiences, and the subjects they they where studied in order to get people to want young ‘We today. are see just like that scientists are explains Hidalgo. them,’ Arts Edited by Josep Lambies [email protected] MARIA DIAS It’s Colita’s world La Pedrera hosts the first major retrospective dedicated to photographer Isabel Steva i Fernandez, better known as ‘Colita’. By Eugènia Sendra

She’s ‘Col’, ‘Cola’ to her friends and with the photographer while editing a ‘Colita’ to the Spanish public, who monograph of her work for the saw so many different worlds through PhotoBolsillo series, and brings her lens. After training with the together more than 100 images from renowned Catalan photographer every phase of Colita’s varied career, Oriol Maspons, Colita photographed from magazine photojournalism the great flamenco dancer Carmen during Spain’s transition to Amaya in her heyday, and was on democracy, to celebrity portraits and hand to document Barcelona’s her agitprop snapshots on feminist Gauche divine, the city’s bohemian themes in the seventies. There are also arts scene of the sixties and early personal possessions, such as the seventies, with its cast of colourful Bakelite camera that was a present characters. After a career spanning from her father, and with which she 50 years, having officially hung up her began to immortalise her friends, camera forever, her work is the family and pets at the age of 13. subject of a retrospective at La ‘This is the life of a professional Pedrera. The exhibition was curated photographer, not of an artist,’ by Laura Terre, who first worked she insists.

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19 Time Out BCN Guide Loop Festival, previously known as known previously Loop Festival, The fair is also holding Loop May 2014 May LOOP FESTIVAL LOOP FESTIVAL venues Various to 7 June 29 May Barcelona’s specialist art video and Barcelona’s fairis celebrating image its moving with audience engagement 12th year as its central theme. into Divided three main sections, Loop Barcelona the city, exhibits video art new all over turning into the it for days a few busiest hub of the international video art scene. of hundreds presents Screen Festival, the pieces by video artists all over from in more than 100 displayed world, museums from the city, all over venues to libraries, bookshops and which takes Loop Fair, restaurants. place 5 -7 June, 40 brings together galleries in the hall of the Catalonia Ramblas 44 video art hotel, presenting pieces of for on display which 17 are The annual Loop ever. the first time to the most Prize be awarded will outstanding piece, as chosen by an international jury headed by Bartomeu Marí, director of the MACBA. Studies, a space for debate for with a packedprofessionals, programme focusing on the theme of engaging audiences. Video creation BCNLoop is back! With her compact automaticWith If is, really ask who Colita you COLITA, JUST BECAUSE! COLITA, La Pedrera Until 13 July camera – she produces it forcamera – she produces the photo adding to her – Colita is constantly ‘Look what I seeproject out when I go fora personal a stroll’, diary that is still not destined for specific any archive. She admits that she distrusts the ofguardians culture, she which is why has donated parts of to her archives She is also institutions. different in celebratinginterested of the work pioneering photographers female of 20th centuries,the 19th and early in particular the Spanish photographer Piedad Isla, with whom she shares But Colita is also concernedaffinities. and doesn’t hold the present, about back when she states that ‘photography is at the arse-end of some great are culture’. ‘There names, of generation and among younger my photographers, who no one has heard of because photography still doesn’t the place it deserves.” occupy apart who believed being the girl from her dad when he told her that she was born (‘una col’ – under a cabbage hence her nickname), she answers ‘a clown, but a serious one, a that she’s goal: serious one’, with a single very through live her subjects to to allow her photographs. Freedom as a style as a Freedom techniques the ofremembers Colita photography coming easily to her: not vice photography found her, the excitement of She recalls versa. seeing copies of her first pictures, and her early-morning photo sessions after nights out. She with friends to pick out finds it hard favourites most ofamong her negatives, which there But individual. focus on a single with her forever, that stay images are shaping her memories, the fruit of a with a critical edge spontaneous style done always and a hint of ‘I’ve irony. and often what I thought was right, too,’ like I felt done whatever I’ve asserts Colita, Food & Drink Edited by Ricard Martín [email protected]

Tapas know-how The owners of Taller de Tapas have opened a new restaurant, Ajoblanco, offering top-quality tapas at eminently reasonable prices. By Ricard Martín

Foreigners and tapas. Two words that At first glance, Ajoblanco looks are liable to call forth a torrent of like another top-end tapas joint, scathing comments form your average featuring the Baroque touches that Spaniard. Yet today we’re talking to are the trademark of the Lázaro- one of Barcelona’s greatest experts in Rosa Violán design studio, kings of tapas – and she’s from London. Kate the gastro interiors that line Carrer Preston is co-owner of the brand-new Enric Granados. To an extent it’s tapas bar and restaurant on Carrer true: the interior is solemn, almost Tuset, and her tapas know-how is no ecclesiastical. But the food doesn’t coincidence. She founded the first disappoint, and represents the kind Taller de Tapas outlet back in 2003, of value for money that’s hard to find with her husband José Lombardero, a in this part of town. ‘We make sure Galician restaurateur whose tapas that everything’s good quality, but pedigree goes back even further: he we don’t dress things up. We want had a bar in l’Hospitalet in the sixties. the ingredients to speak for

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Food & Drink FOTOS: IVAN GIMÉNEZ IVAN FOTOS: 21 Time Out BCN Guide 93 667 87 66. 93 667 87 66. mixes English and Japanesemixes English May 2014 May AJOBLANCO 20. Tuset, €25-€30 setting out to be a gastronomic setting out to be a gastronomic restaurant’. tried But what we otherwise. suggested This is tapasuptown that the proletarians can afford. 1. Beef tataki Preston cuisine: fine slices of barely tender, beef,done roast with a horseradish sauce that is the equal of wasabi any a great– and makes accompaniment for fish. smoked 2. Artichoke hearts with customers: a A favourite artichokelightly-fried heart in breadcrumbs of with a dab romesco sauce. The Galician saltwater clams in Martini also highly are recommended. eston says. She 2 1 doesn’t define Ajoblanco doesn’t define Ajoblanco Preston Preston remembers tapasremembers bars in the Barri Gòtic in the late nineties: ‘Everything all the was zapped in the microwave, nothing was fried stuff was piled up, waited. It feels like while you cooked that was another era – but it was no, She and her ago.’ 15 years only the first to the change husband were template, at ‘without aiming solely the tourist market’. a Rather it’s as a tapasstrictly bar. place with ‘classic tapas love, that we dishes for sharing and second courses with character’. are There fancyfew touches and plenty of not much fish, but ‘all ofknow-how, day’, every the market from it is fresh prices, and quality meat at affordable and with a certificate of origin: try (250g their mature Basque entrecote for or €18) You Pyrenean lamb ribs. smoke: find foams won’t or flavoured not in that, we’re don’t believe ‘we themselves,’ Pr themselves,’ SE Asian Bangkok Cafè The best Squeezed into a kiosk-sized footprint, this tiny Thai restaurant serves delicious curries with a genuinely fiery eats! kick – and cool Thai beers to quench Edited by Marcelo Aparicio the flames. Evarist Arnús, 65. 93 339 32 69. Plaça del Centre ( L3). €15-€20 Our themed selection of the city’s best Batik restaurants. A simple, unpretentious restaurant with lovely décor and a wide selection of By Marcelo Aparicio Indonesian, Thai and Malaysian dishes. Try the €14 sampling menu and take a gastronomic tour. –M.A. València, 454. 93 231 60 15. Seafood Sagrada Faília (L2,L5). €20-€35 El Nou Ramonet The little brother of Can Ramonet, a long- El Petit Bangkok established Barceloneta classic, serves This top-notch Thai restaurant has traditional seafood with contemporary moved to new, more spacious premises, touches. At El Nou Ramonet, the fish and but the food is as excellent as ever. seafood are always fresh, the produce is Authentic Thai specialities include nem local and in season, and the wine list sausages and a range of curries and focuses on quality vintages. wok dishes. Serious connoisseurs of Carbonell, 5. 93 268 33 13. Thai food consider this one of the best Barceloneta (L4). €20-€35 restaurants in the city. –M.A. Vallirana, 26. 616 185 196. El Suquet de l’Almirall Pàdua (FGC). €20-€35 Other restaurants take note: this is exactly how Catalan seafood should be Gado Gado done. Their bunyols de bacallà are In the Gothic quarter, the long- legendary, but if baby cuttlefish established Betawi is a popular choice (sepionets) are on the menu, they’re not to for Indonesian food. The same owners be missed. The same goes for their have recently opened Gado Gado in Barceloneta paella. –R.M. Gràcia, adding Thai specialities to an Pg. Joan de Borbó, 65. 93 221 62 33. essentially Indonesian menu, with Barceloneta (L4). €20-€35 fresh spices and dishes that balance sweetness and heat. Try the eponymous gado gado salad, with a Els Maians rich peanut sauce, or bakmi goreng, An original take on Mediterranean traditional stir-fried noodles with cuisine. Their lobster rice and egg and vegetables, or their monkfisha la marinera dishes come delicious curries. highly recommend. Or, 21. 93 179 85 58. Pg. de Joan de Borbó, 33-34. 93 221 75 96. Joanic (L4). Barceloneta (L4). €20-€35 Mé Els Peixaters de la Delicious Vietnamese and Thai Mediterrània specialities fused with other cuisines, as in their mackerel ceviche with Traditional Catalan seafood, including daikon radish and sprouts. Fantastic an excellent arròs a cassola, a dish sadly beef tartare with sweet basil and overlooked in many restaurants. –M.A. matchstick fries. Pg. García Fària, 33. 93 266 38 84. París, 162. 93 419 49 33. Poblenou (L4). €20-€35 Diagonal (L3,L5), Provença (FGC).

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Anything goes A fantastic selection of goods and a desire to surprise customers. That’s the philosophy at Passage, a concept store in uptown Sarrià. By Laia Beltran

An elegant piece of headgear by agree – both in terms of price, cachet Philip Treacy. A paper necklace by and origin. But this unexpected and Ana Hagopian. A Karl Lagerfeld daring blend is what makes a concept watch. An ethereal blouse by store. These are the shops that stay a Cortana. Silver jewellery by Chus few steps ahead of the pack, creating Burés. A book of photography fashions for others to follow. And published by Ivory Press. Nail polish that’s why they have to take risks. In by Kure Bazaar. A Vanesa Lorenzo Paris, there’s Colette. In New York jacket. Barbas y Bigotes’ shaving gel. there’s Kisan. In London there’s A highly personal, and somewhat Dover Street. And in Barcelona, random, selection of products, you’ll there’s Passage.

24 Time Out BCN Guide May 2014 Shopping 25 93 667 87 24 Time Out BCN Guide The range of price tags is a wide as to save place Passage is also a good May 2014 May PASSAGE PASSAGE 7. Abat Samsó, the selection of on sale. You goods could spend €10 or €200, but you’re guaranteedalways to come away feeling your pleased with whatever purchase. to don’t have since you on airfares, a closer to take look Barcelona leave ofat the work upcoming designers Madrid. Some offrom our favourites made by the amber jewellery are González ofFelipe (no relation former prime minister), Spain’s and ebony gold Adolfo Barnatán’s rings, and clothes by designers Elena Benarroch and Juanjo Oliva. ‘A place where anything is anything place where ‘A possible.’ That’s the philosophy at the philosophy possible.’ That’s this shop that seduces as soon as you set foot on the other side of the as they squeezethreshold, drop every the conceptfrom store idea. They art in limited editions, shows, believe evenings. and pizza-and-movie mission is to be a dynamic, Passage’s shop with a rebellious evolving streak – a constant source of surprises for This is their customers. rings by find sliver you’ll why Maria Rosa Lebanese jeweller with alongside metallic vases Design. Peleg magnetic bases from Maison Or irresistible hats from with Michel cohabitating happily witty whale-shaped staplers from Business. Monkey

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Comics Museums Do You Want Convention Night to Dance?

FRIDAY 16 SATURDAY 17 SATURDAY 31 Manga freaks and Some 70 city The band from die-hard fans of all museums offer Taller de Músics is things related to free entrance, and on hand for a swing comics, this one’s then stay open session in the for you. until 1am. MNAC.

May 2014 Time Out BCN Guide | 27 holidays. Adults €5. Reduced €2. Permanent exhibition Housed in a Exhibitions former cotton mill in Poble Nou’s 22@ district, Can Framis showcases Information and sales: contemporary painting. Tourist Information Points and Antoni Pitxot. Memory and time www.barcelonaturisme.cat Until 20 Jul. A journey through the work of this surrealist painter, collaborator and friend of Dalí. Arxiu Fotogràfic de Painting Prize Winners 2013 Until Barcelona 20 Jul. (Pl. Pons & Clerch, 2). M: Arc de Triomf (L1) & Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 Castell de Montjuïc 34 20. Mon-Sat 10am-7pm. Closed Sun (Ctra. de Montjuïc, 66). M: Espanya and public holidays. (L1, L3, FGC). T. 93 256 44 45. Apr- FREE Entorn 1900. Until 17 May. Sep, Mon-Sun and public holidays: Barcelona’s mountainous periphery, in 10am-8pm. €5. Reduced €3. the period when the city grew and Montjuïc, the construction of a absorbed the towns that surrounded it. castle Permanent exhibition, telling the story of Montjuïc and its castle. Doble Creu. Sculpture by Carles Arxiu Històric de la Berga Permanent exhibition. Ciutat de Barcelona Postwar Barcelona. 1939-1945 Until 30 Jun. (Santa Llúcia, 1). M: Jaume I (L4) & Urquinaona (L1, L4). T. 93 31 81 195. Mon-Fri 9am-7.30pm; Sat 9am-1pm. Centre de Cultura Closed Sun and public holidays. Contemporània de FREE The 11th of September in Barcelona: the history of a Barcelona commemoration May-Dec. (Montalegre, 5). M: Catalunya (L1, L3). T. 93 306 41 00. Tue-Sun & public CaixaForum hols 11am-8pm. Closed Mon (except (Av. Francesc Ferrer & Guàrdia, 6-8). public hols). €6. Reduced on Wed (except M: Espanya (L1, L3, FGC). T. 93 476 86 public hols): €4. Free under-16s & 00. Mon-Sun 10am-8pm. Adults €4. unemployed. Under-16s free. Metamorphosis Until 7 Sep. Four Le Corbusier. An atlas of essential figures in animated film- modern landscapes Until 11 May. A making. journey through the work of this Big Bang Data 9 May–26 Oct. The essential figure in 20th-century phenomenon of the information architecture, with drawings, paintings, explosion and its effects on society. architectural plans and models. Mediterranean. From myth to reason Until 15 Jun. An exhibition in CosmoCaixa which myths meet history. (Isaac Newton, 26). M: Av. Tibidabo ‘Contratemps’. Comisart: (FGC). T. 93 212 60 50. Tue-Sun, public New perspectives on ‘la Caixa’’s hols 10am-8pm. Closed Mon (except public contemporary art collection 21 May- hols). €4. Under-16s free; first Sun of 24 Aug. month free. Windows on the world Until 31 Permanent exhibition Aug. The realities of life in developing Barcelona’s science museum has over countries via a series of short films. 50,000 m2 of exhibition and activity spaces. Mediterranean The natural Can Framis. Fundació history of the Mediterranean region, Vila Casas and the conservation challenges it faces in the future. (Roc Boronat, 116-126). M: Glòries Let’s talk about drugs The (L1), Poblenou (L4) & Llacuna (L4). T. effects of drug consumption on the 93 320 87 36. Tue-Sat 11am-6pm; Sun brain, health and behaviour. 11am-2pm. Closed Mon and public Top Science See pages 16-17.

28 Time Out BCN Guide May 2014 5-8.30pm; Sat 11am-2pm, 5-8.30pm; Cúpula del Centre Sun 11am-2pm. Closed Mon and public Comercial Las Arenas holidays. €1. Reduced: 50¢. Arquer Buigas: The return to (Cúpula del Centre Comercial Las painting 8 May-29 Jun. Paintings Arenas. Plaça d’Espanya, s/n). M: immersed in impressionist atmospheres. Espanya (L2,L3,FGC). Mon-Sun, public Baldo Pié / ‘From the balcony of my hols, 10am-9pm. (Last entry 8pm). €12. silence’ (Espai Volart 2) 8 May-20 Jul. Reduced: €7. Under-7s free. Mayte Vieta / ‘Cycle’ (Espai Human Bodies Until 12 Oct. A Volart 2) 8 May-20 Jul. journey inside the human body. Fundació Antoni Tàpies Disseny Hub Barcelona (Aragó, 255). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2, (Plaça de les Glòries, 37-38). M: L3, L4). T. 93 487 03 15. Tue-Sun 10am- Glòries (L1). T. 93 256 34 63. Guided 7pm. Closed Mon. €7. Reduced €5.60. tour: Sun, 11 & 12.30am. Info & Antoni Tàpies. Collection #7 Until booking: 93 256 68 01. Line open: Tue- 30 May. A new selection of works from Fri 10am-1pm. Thu 3pm-5.30pm. €3. the foundation’s collection. Info: www.museudeldisseny.bcn.cat. Allan Kaprow. ‘Other ways’ Until Disseny Hub Barcelona Guided tour 30 May. Exhibition of work by by reservation in Catalan, Spanish and American Alan Kaprow (1927-2006). English, Sun 11am & 12.30pm. Visit Barcelona’s future design museum. Fundació Francisco El Born Centre Cultural Godia (Pl. Comercial, 12). M: Jaume I & (Diputació, 250). M: Passeig de Gràcia Barceloneta (L4). T. 93 256 68 51. Tue- (L2, L3, L4) & Provença (FGC). T. 93 Sun and public hols, 10am-8pm. Closed 272 31 80. Mon-Sun 10am-8pm. Closed Mon (except public hols). €6. Reduced: Tue. €7. Reduced €4. €4. Under-16s free. Sun 3pm-8pm free. Permanent exhibition. Specializing First Sun every month free, 10am-8pm. in Medieval art, ceramics, modern and Info: www.elborncentrecultural.com. contemporary painting, with works by El Born Centre Cultural Under one Ramon Casas, Santiago Rusi-ol, Isidre of the city’s most striking 19th-century Nonell, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró and markets lies an urban archaeological Miquel Barceló. site that is unique in Europe. Iceberg. Invisible reality. Until 18 Sala Villarroel Barcelona 1700. May. Works from contemporary art From stones to people Permanent collection Cal Cego. exhibition. Eighteenth-century Barcelonan society. Sala Casanova Until it is done! Fundació Joan Miró The siege of 1714 Until 11 Sep. The (Parc de Montjuïc, s/n). M: Espanya (L1, Catalan War of 1713-1714. L3, FGC). T. 93 443 94 70. Tue-Sat 10am- 8pm; Thu 10am-9.30pm; Sun & public hols 10am-2.30pm. Closed Mon. €11. Basílica de Santa Maria Temporary exhibition: €7. Espai 13: €2.50. del Pi A place where artists have the right to fail Until 25 May. 35 years of (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). T.93 318 exhibitions in Espai 13. 47 43. Until 10 Nov: Mon-Sat, 10am- Vestibule: Landscapes of pressure 7pm. Sun and public hols, 4-8pm. €4. / Kathrin Golda Until 18 May. Reduced: €3. Photography. Santa Maria del Pi 1714, a From Miró to Barcelona. Art in community under siege Until 15 Oct. public spaces 9 May-2 Nov. The siege of 1714. Espai 13: Lola Lasurt: Double authorization. Preventive Espais VolART-Fundació archaeology cycle Until 24 June. Vila Casas Fundació Suñol (Ausiàs Marc, 22). M: Urquinaona (Passeig de Gràcia, 98). M: Diagonal (L1, L4). T. 93 481 79 85. Tue-Fri (L3, L5). T. 93 496 10 32. Mon-Fri

May 2014 Time Out BCN Guide 29 11am-2pm & 4-8pm; Sat 4-8pm. €6. Closed Sun and public hols. Reduced: €3. MIBA. Museu d’Idees i Josep Suñol Collection. Invents de Barcelona ‘Paper’ Until 10 Jan 2015. Works on paper from artists Picasso, Dalí, (Ciutat, 7). M: Jaume I (L4). T. 93 332 Chillida, Tàpies... 79 30. Tue-Fri 10am-2pm, 4-7pm; Sat Susana Solano 22 May - 6 Sep. 11am-7pm; Sun, public hols 10am-2pm. Martí Anson ‘The Catalan Closed Mon (except public hols) €8. Pavillion’ Until 6 Sep. Reduced €6. Permanent exhibition The Jardí Botànic world of creativity and inventing. (Doctor Font i Quer, s/n). M: Espanya (L1, L3, FGC). T. 93 256 41 60. Daily MUHBA El Call 10am-8pm. €3.50. Reduced €1.70. (Placeta de Manuel Ribé). M: Liceu (L3) & Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 21 22. Tue-Fri 10am-2pm, 4-7pm. Sat, Sun La Pedrera, gallery 11am-7pm. Public hols, Mon before (Provença, 261-265). T. 902 400 973. public hol 10am-2pm. Otherwise closed M: Provença (FGC) & Diagonal (L3, L5). Mon. €2.20. T. 93 214 25 80 Mon-Sun, 10am-8pm. Salomó ben Adret (1235- (last entry: 7.30pm). €3. 1310). Permanent exhibition. The Colita. Just because! Until 13 Jul. Triumph of an Orthodoxy. Contemporary Catalan photographer. MUHBA Museu MACBA. Museu The d’Història de d’Art Fundació Suñol shows Barcelona Contemporani the importantce of paper in art during (Pl. del Rei). M: Jaume I (Plaça dels Àngels, 1). the second half of the (L4). T. 93 256 21 22. M: Universitat (L1, L2) 20th century. Works by Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun & Sant Antoni (L2). T. Picasso, Dalí, Tàpies, 10am-8pm (free after Chillida, among 93 412 08 10. Mon-Fri others. 3pm). Public hols 10am- 11am-7.30pm; Sat 10am- 2pm. Otherwise closed Mon. 9pm; Sun, public hols 10am- €7. Under-16s free. 3pm. Closed Tue except public Permanent exhibition hols. Whole museum ticket: €10 Archaeological tour of the Roman colony (reduced €8). of Barcino. Before our eyes Until 18 May. The world of 1714 (Saló del Grup R, the engine of Tinell) Until 30 Sep. The world of the modernity Until 24 Jun. early 1700s and the War of Succession. Antoni Abad. megafone. Monasteries in times of war. net/2004-2014 Until 24 Jun. Sant Pere de les Puel·les & Santa Eugeni Bonet / ‘The eye Clara, 1701-1718 (Capella de Santa listens’ Until 31 Aug. A selection of Àgata) 29 May-14 Sep. audiovisual programmes created by Bonet. Col·lecció 2014: The 1980s, MUHBA Park Güell where history begins 15 May-Apr (Olot, s/n. Casa de la Guarda). T. 93 2015. 256 21 22. 25 24 Mar-10 Oct, 8.30am- 9.30pm. Admission to Casa de la Guarda museum in Park Güell included MEAM: Museu Europeu in the ticket for general admission to the d’Art Modern park. More info: www.parkguell.cat MUHBA Park Güell Permanent (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). exhibition. T. 93 319 56 93. Tue-Sun 10am-8pm. €7. Reduced €5. 21st-century art Permanent MUHBA Refugi 307 collection and new acquisitions. (Nou de la Rambla, 169). M: Paral·lel (L2, Richard MacDonald’s sculpture L3). T. 93 256 21 22. Sat, Sun 10am-2pm, Until 1 Jun. by appt. Closed public holidays. €3.40.

30 Time Out BCN Guide May 2014 MUHBA Refugi 307 Permanent ‘Contradiction of Attraction’ / exhibition. Underground passageways Rob McDonald Until 12 May. constructed during the Civil War testify to BCN’s experience of aerial bombardment. Museu de la Moto de MUHBA Santa Caterina Barcelona (Pl. de Joan Capri). T. 93 256 21 22. (Carrer de la Palla, 10). T. 933 186 Mon-Sat 10am-2pm. Closed Sun & 584. Tue-Sat 10am-2pm, 4pm-8pm; public holidays. Sun 10am-2pm. Closed Mon. €6. FREE Permanent collection Reduced: €4. The history of the motorbike in Catalonia 36 top representative models. Museu Blau Unique and unusual (Pl. de Leonardo da Vinci, 4-5, Parc motorbikes Until Sep. Prototypes, early del Fòrum). M: El Maresme/Fòrum bikes and specialized models. (L4). T. 93 256 60 02. Tue-Fri, 10am- 7pm. Sat, Sun 10am-8pm. Closed Mon (except public hols). €6. Reduced €2.70. Museu de la Música Museum & Botanical Gardens €7. (L’Auditori. Lepant, 150). M: Glòries Reduced €5. (L1) & Marina (L1). T. 93 256 36 50. Tue- Planeta Vida Permanent exhibition. Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 10am-8pm. Closed History of life and evolution on Earth. Mon. €4. Reduced: €3. Sun from 3pm free. Venomous! Nature’s most The music of 1714 14 May-19 poisonous animals Until Mar 2015. Oct. Museu de Badalona Museu de la Xocolata (Pl. Assemblea de Catalunya, 1). (Comerç, 36 - Antic Convent de Sant Badalona. M: Pep Ventura (L2). T. 93 Agustí). M: Arc de Triomf (L1). T. 93 384 17 50. Tue-Sat 10am-2pm, 5pm- 268 78 78 . Mon-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun 8pm; Sun, public hols 10am-2pm. €6.48. 10am-3pm. €5. Group ticket: €4. Reduced €2.16. Permanent exhibition The Baetulo, a Roman City Permanent history of chocolate from its origins. exhibition. Underground remains of Roman baths and Decumanus Maximus. FREE Marcel Giró. The art of Museu del Futbol Club photography Until 18 May. Tue-Sat Barcelona 5pm-8pm. Sun 10am-2pm. FREE I+D.Ibers+Development 29 (Aristides Maillol, s/n. Estadi FCB. May-20 Jul. Tue-Sat 5pm-8pm. Sun Gates 7 or 9). M: Les Corts (L3). T. 902 10am-2pm. 18 99 00. Until 22 Jun: Mon-Sat 9.30am-7.30pm; Sun, public hols 9.30am-2.30pm. €23. Kids: €17. Under Museu de Montserrat 6 and FCB members, free. (Abadia de Montserrat, Montserrat). Camp Nou experience A Monistrol de Montserrat. T. 93 877 77 45. century of the club’s history. Mon-Sun 10am-5.30pm. €7. Reduced €4. Permanent exhibition Paintings by El Greco, Caravaggio, Tiepolo, Monet, Sisley, Museu del Mamut Degas, Pissarro, Miró, Dalí & Picasso. (C/ Montcada, 1). M: Jaume I (L4). T. Coptic textiles from the Museu de 93 268 85 20. Mon-Sun 10am-9pm. Montserrat. The Soler Vilabella €7.50. Reduced: €5. Kids (6-15): €3.50. Collection Until Oct. Permanent exhibition Remains Antonio Beneyto Until 6 Jun. Pictorial of mammoths and other Ice Age animals. works by the multi-faceted artist. Museu del Modernisme Museu de l’Eròtica Català (La Rambla, 96). M: Catalunya (L1, L3). T. 93 318 98 65. Mon-Sun 10am- (Balmes, 48). M: Passeig de Gràcia 12pm. Adults €9. Reduced: €8. (L2, L3, L4). T. 93 272 28 96. Mon-Sat Permanent exhibition Eroticism 10am-8pm; Sun, public hols 10am-2pm. and its representation in art. €10. Reduced: €7.

May 2014 Time Out BCN Guide 31 Permanent exhibition 350 works by 42 of the most important artists of the Museu Olímpic i de Catalan Modernisme movement. l’Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch Museu Egipci (València, 284). M: Psg. de Gràcia (L2, (Av. de l’Estadi Olímpic, 60). M: L3, L4). T. 93 488 01 88. Mon-Sun 10am- Espanya (L1, L3, FGC). T. 93 292 53 8pm; Sun 10am-2pm. €11. Reduced €8. 79. Apr- Sep. Tue-Sat 10am-8pm; Sun, Permanent exhibition A public hols 10am-2.30pm. €5.10. fascinating glimpse into Ancient Egypt. Students: €2.60. Under-7s & over-65s: free. Avelino Pi’s eye Until 23 May. Museu Frederic Marès Sports photographer Pi captures the (Plaça de Sant Iu, 5). M: Liceu (L3) & emotion of sport at the highest level. Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 35 00. Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun, public hols 11am-8pm. Closed Mon except public hols. €4.20. Museu Picasso Reduced €2.40. (Montcada, 15-23). M: Jaume I (L4). Permanent exhibition The T. 93 256 30 00. Tue-Sun 9am-7pm; extraordinary collection of day-to-day Thu 9am-9.30pm. Closed Mon (except objects and artworks that Marès public hols). €14 (museum + temporary amassed over his lifetime. exhibition). Collection only: €11. ‘La Graine d’Amour’. Xavier visits Temporary exhibition only: €6.50. the Museu Until 25 May. Permanent exhibition More than Rafael Casanova. The 3,800 works from different periods in popularisation of a monumental Picasso’s life. sculpture Until 14 Dec. Post-Picasso: contemporary reactions Until 29 Jun. Barcelona’s landscapes 29 May-14 Museu Marítim de Sep. Barcelona (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). M: Palau Robert Drassanes (L3). T. 93 342 99 20. Every (Pg. de Gràcia, 107). M: Diagonal (L3, day, 10am-8pm. €5. Reduced: €4. L5). T. 93 238 80 91. Mon-Sat 10am- Out to sea Until Dec. 7pm. Sun, public hols 10am-2.30pm. Antarctica, life at the limit. FREE Sala 1: Prix Pictet 27 May-24 Modern-day scientific voyages Until 8 Aug. Jun. A voyage to the Antarctic continent. FREE Sala 2 ‘Love Me’ 14 May-31 Vikings. Beyond the legend Until 28 Aug. Sep. The story of Viking world & culture. FREE Sala 3 Explaining El Bulli Josep Albertí’s seascapes Until 8 Foundation 15 May-27 Jul. Ferran Jun. Marine landscapes of the Catalan Adrià’s new project. and Valencian coast. FREE Sala 4 1714: the graphic memory of a war Until 29 Jun. FREE Garden. 75 years of the EFE Museu Nacional d’Art de Agency in pictures Until 18 May. Catalunya (Parc de Montjuïc). M: Espanya (L1, Pis-museu Casa Bloc L3, FGC). T. 93 622 03 60. Tue-Sat Habitatge 1/11 10am-8pm, Sun, public hols 10am-3pm. Closed Mon (expect public hols). €12. Sat (DHUB-Casa Bloc. C. d’Almirall from 3pm: free. Pròixida, 1-3-5). M: Torras i Bages (L1). Permanent exhibition The Guided tour in Catalan, Spanish and world’s top collections of Romanesque English by appt. Tours: Sat 11am & art and the unique Catalan Modernista 12.30pm. Reservations and style. information: T. 93 256 68 01, lines open ‘I walk the street.’ Joan Colom, Tue-Wed 10am-1pm; Thu 3pm-5.30pm. photographs 1957-2010 Until 25 €3. May. Casa Bloc (1932-1939) An Josep Tapiró. Painter of outstanding example of rational social Tangiers Until 14 Sep. housing in Barcelona.

32 Time Out BCN Guide May 2014 Happy days by Samuel Beckett. 15 Reial Monestir de Santa May-15 Jun. €22-€29. In Catalan. Maria de Pedralbes (Baixada del Monestir, 9). M: Reina Teatre Nacional de Elisenda (FGC). T. 93 256 34 34. Tue- Catalunya (TNC) Fri 10am-5pm; Sat, Sun, 10am-7pm. Public hols, 10am-2pm. Closed Mon (Pl. de les Arts, 1). T. 93 306 57 00. (except public hols). €7. Reduced: €4. www.tnc.cat. M: Glòries (L1). Ticket Murals under the magnifying offices open Wed-Fri 3-7pm. Sat glass. Paintings from the Sant 3-8.30pm. Sun 3-5pm. Miquel Chapel Permanent exhibition. The game of love and chance by Heritage in times of war, 1931- Pierre de Marivaux. €14-€28. In Catalan. 1941 Until 8 Dec. Fronteres by Lluïsa Cunillé. 14 May-8 Jun. €11.50-€23. In Catalan. Virreina Centre de la Imatge Teatre Poliorama (La Rambla, 115). T. 93 317 75 99. (Rambla, 99). M: Liceu (L3). T. 93 316 M: Catalunya (L1, L3). Ticket offices: 10 00. Tue-Sun & public hols noon-8pm. Tue-Fri from 5pm; Sat, Sun from 4pm. FREE 8 Cos enganxat/Alex Francés Joglars / ‘The debate of the dogs’ Until 1 Jun. Works created for the blind. Dir. Ramon Fontseré. Wed-Fri 9pm. Sat FREE 25% Catalonia at Venice 6pm & 9pm. Sun 6pm. €18-€27. Until 27 Jun. Teatre Principal (La Rambla, 27). Tel. 934 123 129. Theatre M: Drassanes (L3). Surprised! Until 18 May. Thu-Sat 10pm. Dinner + show: €90 (drink + El Molino show: €25). (Vilà i Vilà, 99). T. 93 205 52 11. M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). elmolinobcn.com. Life is a cabaret Thu 9.30pm. Teatre Victòria Fri, Sat 6.30pm & 9.30pm. €33. (Av. Paral·lel, 65-67). T. 93 329 91 89. Barcelona Burlesque Festival 7-10 www.teatrevitoria.com. M: Paral·lel May. Wed 9.30pm. Thu-Sat 6.30, 9.30pm. (L2,L3). Ticket offices open Wed-Fri from 5pm; Sat, Sun from 4pm. Teatre Gaudí Barcelona Voca People! 7 May-8 Jun. €20-€38. (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 120). T. 93 603 51 52. teatregaudibarcelona.com. M: Sagrada Família (L2, L5). Dance Magnetismes Until 8 Jun. Thu-Sat 8.30pm. Sun 6pm. €20. In Catalan. Ocean by Alessandro Baricco. Until Mercat de les Flors 28 May. In Spanish. (Lleida, 59). T. 93 426 18 75. www. mercatflors.cat M: Poble Sec (L3). Ticket offices open 1h before performance. Teatre Lliure: Montjuïc Festival Ciutat Flamenco 22-25 (Pg. Santa Madrona, 40-46). T. 93 289 May. www.ciutatflamenco.com. 27 70. teatrelliure.cat. M: Poble Sec (L3). Contemporary flamenco festival. The Boors by Carlo Goldoni. Until 1 Jun. €22-€29. In Catalan. (Sat, 17 & 24 May: surtitles in Spanish and English.). A report to an academy by Franz INFORMATION Kafka. 8-25 May. €18-€22. In Catalan. AND SALES Teatre Lliure: Gràcia (Montseny, 47). T. 93 238 76 25. Tourist Information Points and teatrelliure.com. M: Fontana (L3). www.barcelonaturisme.cat Ticket offices open Mon-Fri 5pm-8pm.

May 2014 Time Out BCN Guide 33 Classical music Day by day Classical guitar at the Museu de la Música. The greatest collection in Information and sales: the world Museu de la Música Tourist Information Points and (L’Auditori. Lepant, 150). M: Glòries www.barcelonaturisme.cat (L1). Tue-Sun, 3.30 & 4pm. Guided tour + concert €15. Reduced €13. Discover Thursday 1 the secrets of the classical guitar. Cinema Cinema D’A Festival: Auteur cinema festival D’A Festival: Auteur cinema festival Various venues (CCCB, Filmoteca de Various venues. More info: www. Catalunya & Aribau Club). More info: cinemadautor.cat. Until 4 May. See 1 May. www.cinemadautor.cat. Until 4 May. International independent cinema from established and emerging directors. Sport Barcelona Classic International Polo Tournament. Reial Club de Polo de Classical music Barcelona (Av. Dr. Gregorio Marañón, Barcelona Guitar Trio. Masters 19-31). 2-4 May. Info: www.rcpolo.com. of the Spanish guitar Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9pm. Flamenco €28-€32. The Spanish guitar in concert. Opera and Flamenco Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9.30pm. Various €20-€48. The Spanish traditions of Concerts at the Casa Milà ‘Veus opera, flamenco and zarzuela in a single Pedrera endins’ La Pedrera (Provença, show. 261-265). Provença (FGC). 9.30pm. Wed 7 & Fri 1, 23 & 30. Fourteen actor- singers offer a varied repertoire. Jazz Jazz concerts at the Milano Cocktail Bar (Ronda Universitat, 35). M: Flamenco Catalunya (L1, L3). 8.30pm (double ‘Flamenco 5 stars’ at the Tablao session). Cover charge €8. Live jazz, Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: Drassanes blues and swing in a cocktail bar in the (L3). 6.30, 8.15 & 10pm. €42.50 (show + 1 centre of Barcelona. drink). Authentic contemporary flamenco. Pop Jazz Chameleons Vox La [2] d’Apolo (Nou Jazz concerts at the Milano Cocktail de la Rambla, 111). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). Bar (Rda Universitat, 35). M: Catalunya 8.15pm. €25 (on the door). €20 (L1, L3). 8.30pm (double session). Cover (advance). British post-punk outfit charge, €8. Live jazz, blues and swing. presents ‘Script of the Bridges’. Opera Saturday 3 Opera nights at the Palau Dalmases Palau Dalmases (Montcada, Al fresco 20). M: Jaume I (L4). Thu 11pm. €20. FREE Air fair in Plaça Sant Josep Oriol (Plaça Sant Josep Oriol & Plaça del Pi, s/n). M: Liceu (L3). Sat 11am-8pm. Friday 2 Sun 11am-2pm. Forty artists display Blues their works. Friday’s blues at the Palau Gomis MEAM: Museu Europeu d’Art Cinema Modern (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I D’A Festival: Auteur cinema festival (L4). 6pm. €11. Reduced €9. (includes Various venues. More info: www. entrance to the museum) cinemadautor.cat. Until 4 May. See 1 May.

34 Time Out BCN Guide May 2014 Barcelona (Av. Dr. Gregorio Marañón, Classical music 19-31). 2-4 May. Info: www.rcpolo.com. Barcelona 4 Guitars. Masters of the Spanish guitar Palau de la Música (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Flamenco Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9pm. €28-€32. Great Flamenco Gala Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, Classical music and light supper 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9.30pm. at the Palau Gomis MEAM: Museu €20-€48 An exhiliarating journey into Europeu d’Art Modern (Barra de Ferro, the rhythms and sensations of flamenco. 5). M: Jaume I (L4). Sat, 6pm. €16. (Includes museum entrance and supper). Football League fixture. FC Barcelona - Flamenco Getafe Camp Nou (Aristides Maillol, ‘Flamenco 5 stars’ at the Tablao s/n). M: Les Corts (L3). Time tbc. Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: Drassanes (L3). 6.30, 8.15pm, 10pm. €42.50 (show + 1 drink). See 1 May. Indie-pop Micah P. Hinson BARTS (Av. Paral·lel, 62). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). 9pm. €25-€35. Jazz U.S. singer presents his latest album. Jazz concerts at Jamboree Jamboree (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8 & 10pm. €12 (on the door). €10 (online). Jazz Barcelona’s essential jazz club. Jazz concerts at Jamboree Jamboree (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8pm, 10pm. €12 (on the door). €10 (online). Kids Barcelona’s essential jazz club. The colours of metal L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1). 10.30am & 12pm. €11. 2 yrs and over. Musical Kids show for the whole family. The colours of metal L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1). 10.30am & 12pm. €11. 2 yrs and over. Musical Pop-rock show for the whole family. Modà Razzmatazz (Almogàvers, 122). M: Marina (L1) & Bogatell (L4). 9pm. €27. Italian pop-rockers. Tour FREE Guided tour of Poble Nou Cemetery Cementiri de Poblenou (Av. Traditions Icària, s/n). M: Llacuna (L4). 10.30am FREE Sardanas (Pl. de la Catedral). Sat, (Catalan) & 12.30pm (Spanish). A tour 6pm. Traditional Catalan dancing. of 19th-century Barcelona, as revealed by the family mausoleums of prominent Sunday 4 citizens. Cinema Monday 5 D’A Festival: Auteur cinema festival Various venues. More info: www. Classical music cinemadautor.cat. Until 4 May. See 1 May. Masters of the Spanish guitar. Barcelona Guitar Trio Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu Classical music (L3). 9pm. €21. Masters of the Spanish guitar. Barcelona Guitar Trio Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu Flamenco (L3). 9pm. €21. Flamenco at Sala Tarantos Tarantos (Plaça Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8.30, 9.30 & 10.30pm. €10 (on the door). €8 Sport (online). An essential venue for the new Barcelona Classic International generation of Catalan flamenco Polo Tournament Reial Club de Polo de musicians.

May 2014 Time Out BCN Guide 35 Jazz Classical music La Locomora Negra. ‘A tot swing’ Jordi Savall L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la M: Glòries (L1). 9pm. €10-€14 Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 7pm. €20-€25. Standards from the Quatuor Voce Palau de la Música Great American Songbook performed Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: by one of Catalonia’s oldest jazz bands. Urquinaona (L1, L4). 8.30pm. €13. Works by Beethoven, Bartok & Brahms.

Rock Masters of the Spanish guitar. Nasty Mondays Sala Apolo (Nou de la Manuel González Palau de la Música Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). Mon (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: midnight. €15 (on the door). €14 (advance). Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9pm. €28-€32. One of the city’s wildest parties. The Spanish guitar in concert. Tuesday 6 Various Concerts at the Casa Milà ‘Veus Classical music Pedrera endins’ La Pedrera (Provença, Alba Ventura, piano Palau de la Música 261-265). M: Provença (FGC). 9.30pm. (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Wed 7 May & Fri 23 & 30 May. See 1 May. Urquinaona (L1, L4). 8.30pm. €15. Works by Prokofiev, Garriga, Montsalvatge and Humet. Flamenco Opera and Flamenco Teatre Classical guitar at the Museu de Poliorama (La Rambla, 115). M: la Música. The greatest collection in Catalunya (L1, L3). 7pm. €25. See 2 May. the world Museu de la Música (L’Auditori. Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1). Tue-Sun 3.30 & 4pm. Guided tour Jazz and concert.€15. Reduced €13. See 2 Magos & Limón Jamboree (Pl. Reial, May. 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8 & 10pm. €18 (on the door). €15 (online). Flamenco jazz Flamenco fusion. ‘Flamenco 5 stars’ at the Tablao Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: Thursday 8 Drassanes (L3). 6.30, 8.15 & 10pm. €42.50 (show + 1 drink). See 1 May. Classical music Ekaterina Záytseva. Masters of the Spanish guitar Basílica de Santa Indie Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Crappy Tuesdays Sala Apolo (Nou de la 9pm. €21. The Spanish guitar in Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). Tue concert. midnight. €14 (on the door). €13 (advance). Indie pop and electronic club night. Singer-songwriter Raimon Palau de la Música (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). Jazz 9pm (except 11 May: 7pm). 8-11 May. Jazz concerts at Jamboree Jamboree €8-€38. Veteran Valencian folk singer (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8 & 10pm. presents ‘Recitals Antològics’ along €12 (on the door). €10 (online). with the choirs of the Orfeó Català. Barcelona’s essential jazz club. Wednesday 7 FREE! Blues-rock DOWNLOAD Marc Ford + Elijah Ford La [2] d’Apolo THE TIME OUT (Nou de la Rambla, 111). M: Paral·lel BCN GUIDE (L2, L3). 8pm. €17 (advance). €20 (on the door). Presenting ‘Holy Ghost’.

36 Time Out BCN Guide May 2014 Festival Flamenco Primera Persona CCCB. (Montalegre, Great Flamenco Gala Teatre 5). M: Catalunya (L1, L3). From noon. Poliorama (La Rambla, 115). M: 8-10 May . €7. Reduced: €5. More info: Catalunya (L1, L3). 7pm. €25. See 4 May. www.cccb.org. Multidisciplinary festival celebrating first-person narrative and creators whose work is based on their Jazz own experience. Jazz concerts at the Milano Cocktail Bar (Ronda Universitat, 35). M: Catalunya (L1, L3). 8.30pm (double Flamenco session). Cover charge €8. See 2 May. ‘Flamenco 5 stars’ at the Tablao Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: Drassanes (L3). 6.30, 8.15 & 10pm. Pop €42.50 (show + 1 drink). See 1 May. Jesse & Joy BARTS (Av. Paral·lel, 62). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). 9pm. €22. Mexican Opera pop-folk duo present their third album. Opera nights at the Palau 25th BCN Guitar Festival: Sanjosex Dalmases (Montcada, 20). M: Jaume I Sala Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 113). M: (L4). Thu 11pm. €20. See 1 May. Paral·lel (L2, L3). 8pm. €15 (on the door). €12 (advance). Catalan group Folk presents recent album ‘Festival’. Gani Mirzo L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1). 9pm. €12. Kurdish & oriental Rock music fused with flamenco & jazz. Dean Wareham La [2] d’Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 111). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). 8pm. €25 (on the door). €20 (advance). Rock Presenting ‘Emancipated Hearts’. Loquillo Razzmatazz (Almogàvers, 122). M: Marina (L1). 9pm. €28. A Spanish rock legend. Saturday 10 Classical music Friday 9 Ekaterina Záytseva. Masters of the Spanish guitar Basílica de Santa Blues Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Friday’s blues at the Palau 9.30pm. €21. Guitar concert Gomis MEAM: Museu Europeu d’Art Modern (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). 6pm. €11. Reduced €9. (Includes Sport entrance to the museum.) Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix Circuit Barcelona Catalunya (Ctra. de Granollers a Parets Km 2). Montmeló. Classical music 9-11 May. Info: www.circuitcat.com. Ekaterina Záytseva. Masters of the Spanish guitar Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Festival 9pm. €21. Guitar concert Primera Persona CCCB. (Montalegre, 5). M: Catalunya (L1, L3). From noon. Sport 8-10 May . €7. Reduced: €5. See 8 May. Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix Circuit Barcelona Catalunya (Ctra. de Flamenco Granollers a Parets Km 2). Montmeló. Flamenco at Sala Tarantos Tarantos 9-11 May. Info: www.circuitcat.com. (Plaça Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8.30, 9.30 & 10.30pm. €10 (on the door). €8 Festival (online). See 5 May. Primera Persona CCCB. (Montalegre, 5). M: Catalunya (L1, L3). From noon. Jazz 8-10 May . €7. Reduced €5. See 8 May. Jazz concerts at Jamboree Jamboree

May 2014 Time Out BCN Guide 37 (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8 & 10pm. Poliorama (La Rambla, 115). M: €12 (on the door). €10 (online). See 3 May. Catalunya (L1, L3). 9.30pm. €25. See 7 May. Kids Bim-Bom, Babies at the Palau de la Folk-rock Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, Amos Lee BARTS (Barcelona Arts on 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 11am, Stage) (Av. Paral·lel, 62). M: Paral·lel 12.30pm & 4.30pm. Adults: €14. (L2, L3). 9pm. €28 & €38. U.S. singer- Babies: €6. Workshop and show for songwriter presents his fifth album. babies 0-12 months.

Lowcost Poble Espanyol (Av. de Football Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: League fixture. RCD Espanyol - Espanya (L1, L3, FGC). 12.30pm. €12. Osasuna Estadi Cornellà - El Prat (Av. Reduced: €7. More info: www.poble- del Baix Llobregat, 100). Cornellà de espanyol.com. Clown show for the whole Llobregat. Time tbc. family. Jazz Rock FREE El Cazador de Luz meets Joan Sôber Sala Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, Monné L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: 113). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). 8.30pm. €23 Glòries (L1).12.45pm. Jazz concert in (on the door). €20 (advance). Spanish the Auditori’s outdoor venue. alternative rock. Kids Traditions Zig-Zag, mini shows at the Palau. FREE La Festa Catalana (Av. de la Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau Catedral). M: Catalunya (L1, L3, FGC). de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, Sat, 7.30pm. On Saturdays in spring L4). 11am, 12.30pm & 4.30pm. Adults: and summer there’s a chance to discover €14. Children: €6. Workshop / show for Catalan folk traditions, with sardanas, children between one and two years old. human towers, giants, heraldic beasts and stick dancing. Traditions FREE Castellers de Sants (Pl. d’Osca). FREE Sant Ponç C. d’Hospital i Pl. del M: Plaça de Sants (L1-L5). 12pm. Padró (Ciutat Vella) 9am-9pm. Festival Human towers. with stalls selling jam, herbs and glace fruit. Sunday 11 Tour Classical music FREE Guided tour of Montjuïc Tchaikovsky piano concerto Cemetery Cementiri de Montjuïc (Mare L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries de Déu del Port, 56-58). 2nd & 4th Sun (L1). 6pm. €14. Works by Brahms and of the month. 11am (Catalan) & Tchaikovsky. 11.15am (Spanish). Guided tour of this huge cemetery on the slopes of Montjuïc. Xavier Coll. Masters of the Spanish guitar Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). 9pm. Monday 12 €21. The Spanish guitar in concert. Classical music Bach: Goldberg Variations Palau de la Sport Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix Circuit 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 8.30pm. Barcelona Catalunya (Ctra. de €20-€74. Performed by acclaimed Granollers a Parets Km 2). Montmeló. young pianist Alexei Volodin. 9-11 May. Info: www.circuitcat.com. Xavier Coll. Masters of the Spanish guitar Basílica de Santa Flamenco Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Opera and Flamenco Teatre 9pm. €21.

38 Time Out BCN Guide May 2014 Flamenco ‘Flamenco 5 stars’ at the Tablao Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: Drassanes (L3). 6.30, 8.15 & 10pm. €42.50 (show + 1 drink). See 1 May. Tuesday 13 Classical music Classical guitar at the Museu de la Música. The greatest collection in the world Museu de la Música (L’Auditori. Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1) . Tue-Sun, 3.30 & 4pm. Guided tour and concert €15. Reduced €13. See 2 May. Sport Formula 1 Test Days Circuit Barcelona Catalunya (Ctra. de Granollers a Parets Km 2). Montmeló. 13 & 14 May. More info: www.circuitcat.com. Wednesday 14 Classical music Masters of the Spanish guitar. Xavier Coll Palau de la Música (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9pm. €28-€32. Flamenco Great Flamenco Gala Teatre Poliorama (La Rambla, 115). M: Catalunya (L1, L3). 7pm. €25. See 9 May. Jazz Jazz concerts at Jamboree Jamboree (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8 & 10pm. €12 (on the door). €10 (online). See 3 May. Thursday 15 Blues-rock Johnny Winter & Band Sala Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). 8.30pm. €35 (on the door). €30 (advance). When the Texan guitarist steps onstage, the history of blues flows through his fingers. Classical music Vespres d’Arnadí & Maria Espada L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries

May 2014 Time Out BCN Guide 39 (L1). 8.30pm. €15. Works by Albinoni Dalmases Palau Dalmases (Montcada, and Händel, among others. 20). M: Jaume I (L4). Thu 11pm. €20. See 1 May. Eric Ericson Kammarkör Palau de la Música (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 8.30pm. €15-€25. Friday 16 Works by Brahms, Schönberg and Poulenc, among others. Blues Friday’s blues at the Palau Gomis MEAM: Museu Europeu d’Art Various Modern (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I Barcelona International Comics (L4). 6pm. €11. Reduced €9. (includes Convention Fira Barcelona Montjuïc entrance to the museum) (Av. Reina Maria Cristina, s/n). M: Espanya (L1, L3, FGC). 15 & 18 May: 10am-8pm. 16 & 17 May: 10am-9pm. Classical music 15-18 May. €7. Reduced €5. More info: The OBC and Ravel’s boleros www.ficomic.com.The trade fair and L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries convention with everything a true (L1). Fri 8.30pm. Sat 7pm. Sun 11am. comics fan could need. 16-18 May. €10-€15. Works by Beethoven, Connesson, Dukas ... Festival OFFF Barcelona Festival Disseny Hub Various Barcelona (Plaça de les Glòries, 37-38). Barcelona International Comics M: Glòries (L1). 15-17 May. More info: Convention Fira Barcelona Montjuïc www.offf.ws.The essential festival for (Av. Reina Maria Cristina, s/n). M: creators, artists and fans of post-digital Espanya (L1, L3, FGC). 15 & 18 May: culture and contemporary creativity in 10am-8pm. 16 & 17 May: 10am-9pm. the world of art and design. 15-18 May. €7. Reduced: €5. See 15 May. Flamenco Festival ‘Flamenco 5 stars’ at the Tablao OFFF Barcelona Festival Disseny Hub Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: Barcelona (Plaça de les Glòries, 37-38). Drassanes (L3) & Liceu (L3). 6.30, 8.15 M: Glòries (L1). 15-17 May More & 10pm. €42.50 (show +1 drink). See 1 information: www.offf.ws.The essential May. festival for creators, artists and fans of post-digital culture and contemporary creativity in the world of art and Jazz design. Jazz concerts at Jamboree Jamboree (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8pm & 10pm. €12 (on the door). €10 (online). Flamenco See 3 May. Tablao Flamenco Cordobes presents ‘Carmen, Carmen, Carmen’ Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Pop-rock Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). Crystal Fighters Sant Jordi Club 9.30pm. €23-€53. Homage to the great (Passeig Olímpic, 5-7). M: Espanya (L1, flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya in the L3). 8.30pm. €25. The group presents spectacular Palau de la Música. ‘Cave Rave’. Jazz Soul-funk Jazz concerts at the Milano Cocktail Catalunya Soul: Guillamino & The Bar (Rda Universitat, 35). M: Catalunya Control Z’s + The Primaveras (L1, L3). 8.30pm (double session). Cover L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries charge, €8. See 2 May. (L1). 9pm. €15. Barcelona native Guillamino backed by a new band. Saturday 17 Opera Classical music Opera nights at the Palau Masters of the Spanish guitar.

40 Time Out BCN Guide May 2014 Manuel González Palau de la Música & 10.30pm. €10 (on the door). €8 Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: (online). An essential venue for the new Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9pm. €28-€32. generation of Catalan flamenco The Spanish guitar in concert. musicians.

Classical music and light supper at the Palau Gomis MEAM: Museu Jazz Europeu d’Art Modern (Barra de Ferro, Jazz concerts at Jamboree Jamboree 5). M: Jaume I (L4). Sat, 6pm. €16. (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8 & 10pm. (Includes museum entrance and supper.) €12 (on the door). €10 (online). See 3 May. Various Kids FREE Museums Night Museus de A bridge of songs L’Auditori (Lepant, Barcelona. More information: www.bcn. 150). M: Glòries (L1). 12pm. €10. A cat/lanitdelsmuseus. 7pm-1am. Chance show that mixes traditional Catalan to discover some 70 museums in music with jazz. Barcelona in a whole new way. Traditions Festival FREE La Festa Catalana: Human OFFF Barcelona Festival Disseny Hub towers and acrobats of Barcelona Barcelona (Pl. de les Glòries, 37-38). M: (Av. de la Catedral). M: Catalunya (L1, Glòries (L1). 15-17 May More info: L3, FGC). Sat, 7.30pm. See 10 May. www.offf.ws.See 15 May. Sunday 18 Flamenco Flamenco at Sala Tarantos Tarantos Classical music (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8.30, 9.30 ‘Musical Residencies’: Concert

May 2014 Time Out BCN Guide 41 duet Elena Rey and Claudio (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1). 1.15pm. Martínez Menher, piano La Pedrera Taking a musical look back at the best (Provença, 261-265). M: Provença jazz tunes. (FGC). 6pm. €12. Works by Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms and Wieniawski. Tour Palau Chamber Choir / Spirituality FREE Guided tour of Poble Nou and Surrealism Palau de la Música Cemetery Cementiri de Poblenou (Av. (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Icària, s/n). M: Llacuna (L4). 10.30am Urquinaona (L1, L4). 8.30pm. €13. (Catalan) & 12.30pm (Spanish). See 11 May. The OBC and Ravel’s boleros L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) & Marina (L1). Monday 19 Fri 8.30pm. Sat 7pm. Sun 11am. 16-18 May. €10-€15. Works by Beethoven, Classical music Connesson, Dukas ... Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra LíAuditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1) 8.30pm. €20-€102. Works by Various Chopin and Shostakovich. Brunch Electronik Barcelona CCCB (Montalegre, 5). M: Catalunya (L1, L3). Masters of the Spanish guitar. €9, 12-3pm. €12, 3-8pm. Music, food Pedro Javier González Basílica de and art at this Sunday event for the Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu whole family. (L3). 9pm. €21. The Spanish guitar in concert. Barcelona International Comics Convention Fira To celebrate International Flamenco Barcelona Montjuïc (Av. , Reina Maria Cristina, Museum Day Flamenco at Sala s/n). M: Espanya (L1, Barcelona’s museums Tarantos Tarantos L3, FGC). 15 & 18 May: open their doors and offer (Plaça Reial, 17). M: 10am-8pm. 16 & 17 up a host of workshops, Liceu (L3). 8.30, 9.30 & May: 10am-9pm. 15-18 guided tours, and many 10.30pm. €10 (on the more special May. €7. Reduced €5. More activities. door). €8 (online). See 5 information: www.ficomic. May. com. See 15 May.

FREE International Museum Day Opera Museus de Barcelona. More The Valkyrie / Richard Wagner information: www.bcn.cat/ Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Rambla, barcelonacultura. Most of the city’s 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). 7pm (except: 25 museums programme special activities May, 5pm & 31 May, 6pm). 19-31 May and open their doors for a day of & 3 Jun €9.50-€169. One of Wagner’s celebration. most universal works. Flamenco Tuesday 20 Great Flamenco Gala Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, Classical music 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9.30pm. Classical guitar at the Museu de €20-€48. See 4 May. la Música. The greatest collection in the world Museu de la Música (LíAuditori. Lepant, 150). M: Glòries Football (L1) Tue-Sun, 3.30pm & 4pm. Guided League fixture. FC Barcelona - tour + concert.€15. Reduced: €13. See 2 At. Madrid Camp Nou (Aristides May. Maillol, s/n). M: Les Corts (L3). Time tbc. Flamenco ‘Flamenco 5 stars’ at the Tablao Jazz Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: FREE Vermut Jazz: Violeta Curry & Drassanes (L3). 6.30, 8.15 & 10pm. Jaume Vilaseca Trio L’Auditori €42.50 (show + 1 drink). See 1 May.

42 Time Out BCN Guide May 2014 Pop & rock Opera Andrés Calamaro Razzmatazz The Valkyrie / Richard Wagner (Almogàvers, 122). M: Marina (L1) & Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Rambla, Bogatell (L4). 8.30pm. €35. The 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). 7pm. (Except 25 Argentinean artist presents ‘Bohemio’. May, 5pm & 31 May, 6pm). 19-31 May & 3 Jun €9.50-€169. See 19 May. Wednesday 21 Pop Classical music Guitar Festival Bcn: Nacho Vegas Palau 100: Anna Netrebko, soprano BARTS (Barcelona Arts on Stage) (Av. / Liceu Symphonic Orchestra Palau Paral·lel, 62). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). 9pm. de la Música (Palau de la Música, 4-6). €25 & €30. Asturian musician presents M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 8.30pm. €32- new solo work, ‘Resituación’. €160. The grande dame of ‘bel canto’ debuts at the Palau. Friday 23 Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries Blues (L1) 8.30pm. €18 & €25. Works by Friday’s blues at the Palau Bach, Britten and Kodály. Gomis MEAM: Museu Europeu d’Art Modern (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). 6pm. €11. Reduced €9 (includes Sport entrance to the museum). Conde Godo Trophy Reial Club Nàutic de Barcelona (Moll d’Espanya, s/n). 21-25 May. More information: www. Classical music rcnb.com. The OBC and Elgar’s cello concerto L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1), Fri 8.30pm. Sat 7pm. Sun 11am. Flamenco 23-25 May. €10-€15. Works by Elgar. Opera and Flamenco Teatre Poliorama (La Rambla, 115). M: Masters of the Spanish guitar. Catalunya (L1, L3). 7pm. €25. See 7 Manuel González Basílica de Santa May. Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). 9pm. €21. World music Omar Faruk Terbilek & His Ensemble Various BARTS (Barcelona Arts on Stage) (Av. Concerts at the Casa Milà ‘Veus Paral·lel, 62). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). 9pm. Pedrera endins’ La Pedrera (Provença, €28-€42. Omar Faruk presents his two 261-265). M: Provença (FGC). 9.30pm. most recent albums. Wed 7 May & Fri 23 & 30 May. See 1 May. Thursday 22 Electronic music DNIT a CaixaForum: F*** Buttons Classical music CaixaForum (Av. Francesc Ferrer i Palau 100: Raphaël Pichon / Guàrdia, 6-8). M: Espanya (L1, L3, Ensemble Pygmalion and Orfeó FGC). 10pm. €6. Walls of sounds from a Català Youth Choir Palau de la Música group influenced by post-rock, Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: psychedelia and ’90s electronic music. Urquinaona (L1, L4). 8.30pm. €15-€25. Works by Charpentier performed by the youthful and highly-acclaimed Flamenco Pygmalion Ensemble. Great Flamenco Gala Teatre Poliorama (La Rambla, 115). M: Flamenco Catalunya (L1, L3). 7pm. €25. See 9 May. ‘Flamenco 5 stars’ at the Tablao Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: Jazz Drassanes (L3). 6.30, 8.15 & 10pm. Kenny Garrett Quintet Jamboree (Pl. €42.50 (show + 1 drink). See 1 May. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8 & 10pm. €40

May 2014 Time Out BCN Guide 43 (on the door). €35 (online). One of the most talented saxophonists of his Traditions generation. FREE Sardanas (Plaça de la Catedral). Sat 6pm. Traditional Catalan dance.

Opera FREE La Festa Catalana: Human The Valkyrie / Richard Wagner towers and the Giants of the Raval Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Rambla, (Av. de la Catedral). M: Catalunya (L1, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). 7pm (except 25 L3, FGC). Sat 7.30pm. See 10 May. May, 5pm & 31 May, 6pm). 19-31 May & 3 Jun €9.50-€169. See 19 May. Sunday 25 Pop-rock Classical music 15th Millennium Festival: Miss The OBC and Elgar’s cello concerto Caffeina Sala Bikini (Av. Diagonal, L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries 547). M: Maria Cristina (L3). €16. Epic (L1). Fri 8.30pm. Sat 7pm. Sun 11am. and emotive pop rock. 23-25 May. €10-€15. Works by Elgar.

Concerts4Good Orchestra, Carles & Folk Sofia Piano Duo L’Auditori (Lepant, Barcelona Gipsy Klezmer Orchestra 150). M: Glòries (L1). 6 & 8pm. €20. (BGKO) L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: ‘Folkloric concerto’ for piano duet and Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) and orchestra. Marina (L1). 9pm. €12. The BGKO fuses traditional Catalan music with Masters of the Spanish guitar. euphoric Eastern rhythms and Manuel González Basílica de Santa melodies. Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). 9pm. €21. The Spanish guitar in concert. Saturday 24 Sport Classical music Conde Godo Trophy Reial Club Nàutic Beethoven’s Ninth Palau de la Música de Barcelona (Moll d’Espanya, s/n). Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: 21-25 May. More info: www.rcnb.com. Urquinaona (L1, L4). 7pm. €18-€73. Performed by the Palau Chamber Choir and the Vallès Symphony Orchestra. Flamenco Opera and Flamenco Palau de la The OBC and Elgar’s cello concerto Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9.30pm. (L1). Fri, 8.30pm. Sat 7pm. Sun 11am. €20-€48. See 2 May. 23-25 May. €10-€15. Jazz Sport FREE Vermut Jazz: Occupied Trio CER – Spanish Endurance L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries Championship – Catalan Car Racing (L1), Monumental (L2) & Marina (L1). Championships Circuit Barcelona 12.45pm. Jazz concert in the Auditori’s Catalunya (Ctra. de Granollers a Parets outdoor venue. Km 2). Montmeló. More info and times: www.circuitcat.com. Kids Conde Godo Trophy Reial Club Nàutic Lowcost Poble Espanyol (Av. de de Barcelona (Moll d’Espanya, s/n). Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: 21-25 May. More information: www. Espanya (L1, L3, FGC). 12.30pm. €12. rcnb.com. Reduced: €7. More info: www.poble- espanyol.com. Clown show for the whole Flamenco family. Flamenco at Sala Tarantos Tarantos (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8.30pm, Opera 9.30pm & 10.30pm. €10 . €8 (online). The Valkyrie / Richard Wagner See 5 May. Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Rambla,

44 Time Out BCN Guide May 2014 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). 7pm (except 25 Masters of the Spanish guitar. May, 5pm & 31 May, 6pm). 19-31 May Barcelona Guitar Trio Basílica de Santa & 3 Jun €9.50-€169. See 19 May. Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). 9pm. €21. The Spanish guitar in concert. Traditions FREE Sardanas (Plaça de la Catedral). Pop Sun, 11.15am. Traditional Catalan Primavera Sound als clubs: The Free dancing. Fall Band + Tiger Cats + Darren Hazman & The Trial Separation Sala Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 113). M: Tour Paral·lel (L2, L3). 8.30pm. Entrance with FREE FREE Guided tour of Montjuïc Primavera Sound full festival ticket: Cemetery Cementiri de Montjuïc www.primaverasound.es. The Free Fall (Mare de Déu del Port, 56-58). 2nd & Band, the great white hope of home- 4th Sun in the month. 11am (Catalan) & grown Catalan pop, and UK’s Tiger Cats. 11.15am (Spanish). Guided tour of this huge cemetery on the slopes of Montjuïc. Flamenco ‘Flamenco 5 stars’ at the Tablao Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: Monday 26 Drassanes (L3). 6.30, 8.15 & 10pm. €42.50 (show + 1 drink). Authentic Classical music contemporary flamenco. Municipal Band Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 7pm. €20-€25. Tuesday 27 The greatest film soundtracks from ‘Schindler’s List’ and ‘E.T.’ to ‘Star Wars’ Classical music and more. Kristian Bezuidenhout / Mozart: the

May 2014 Time Out BCN Guide 45 Sonatas (I) Palau de la Música (Palau Brian Jonestown Massacre + Har de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, Mar Superstar + Holy Ghost! Djs + L4). 8.30pm. €15. Kristian Niña Coyote Eta Chico Tornado Sala Bezuidenhout is internationally Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 113). M: recognized as one of the greatest Paral·lel (L2, L3). 8.30pm. Entrance with performers of Mozart’s solo piano Primavera Sound full festival ticket. works. American soul and funk unit Har Mar Superstar, and Basque duo Niño Coyote The Symphonic Tourist / Blaumut & with their high-octane rock & roll and Julià Carbonell Orchestra Palau de la dark blues. Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9pm. €11-€30. Flamenco Great Flamenco Gala Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, Funk 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9.30pm. Primavera Sound als clubs: €20-€48. See 4 May. Antibalas + Chichalibre Sala Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). 8.30pm. Entrance with Jazz Primavera Sound full festival ticket Jazz concerts at Jamboree Jamboree Antibalas are back with an album that (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8 & 10pm. explores their funkiest side. €12 (on the door). €10 (online). The city’s essential jazz club. Opera The Valkyrie / Richard Wagner Opera Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Rambla, The Valkyrie / Richard Wagner 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). 7pm (except 25 Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Rambla, May, 5pm & 31 May, 6pm). 19-31 May 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). 7pm (except 25 & 3 Jun €9.50-€169. See 19 May. May, 5pm & 31 May, 6pm). 19-31 May & 3 Jun €9.50-€168.75. See 19 May. Soul Primavera Sound als clubs: Anthony World music Corale, Coldair, Furia, Hoquei La [2] Caníbal Sound System Sala Apolo d’Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 111). M: (Nou de la Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel Paral·lel (L2, L3). 8.15pm. Entrance with (L2, L3). Wed, 12.30am. €12 incl. one Primavera Sound full festival ticket. drink (on the door). €9 incl. one drink Composer and performer Olivier Heim’s (advance). new project: songs that mix 1960s soul and surf pop. Thursday 29 Wednesday 28 Classical music Masters of the Spanish guitar. Classical music Manuel González Basílica de Santa Kristian Bezuidenhout / Mozart: the Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Sonatas (II) Palau de la Música (Palau 9pm. €21. The Spanish guitar in concert. de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 8.30pm. €15. Kristian Classical guitar at the Museu de la Bezuidenhout is internationally Música. The greatest collection in recognized as one of the greatest the world Museu de la Música performers of Mozart’s solo piano (L’Auditori. Lepant, 150). M: Glòries works. (L1) & Marina (L1). Tue-Sun 3.30 & 4pm. Guided tour and concert.€15. Trio Kandinsky L’Auditori (Lepant, Reduced €13. See 2 May. 150). M: Glòries (L1).8.30pm. €15. Works by C. Schumann, Casablancas, Brahms and Kemlimsky. Festival Primavera Sound Parc del Fòrum. M: El Maresme-Fòrum (L4). All day. 29-31 Various May. More info: www.primaverasound. Primavera Sound als Clubs: The com. One of Spain’s top music festivals.

46 Time Out BCN Guide May 2014 Loop Festival Various venues. 29 (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8 & 10pm. May-7 Jun. More info: www.loop- €12 (on the door). €10 (online). Live barcelona.com. The only video art jazz music at Barcelona’s essential jazz festival dedicated exclusively to images club. in movement, with short films and video pieces on display in venues all over the city. Opera Opera nights at the Palau Dalmases Palau Dalmases (Montcada, Flamenco 20). M: Jaume I (L4). Thu 11pm. €20. Tablao Flamenco Cordobes Opera in concert. presents ‘Carmen, Carmen, Carmen’ Palau de la Música (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, Friday 30 L4). 9.30pm. €23-€53. See 16 May. Blues Friday’s blues at the Palau Folk Gomis MEAM: Museu Europeu d’Art Qüestioni Meridionali Folk L’Auditori Modern (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1), (L4). 6pm. €11. Reduced, €9. (Includes Monumental (L2) and Marina (L1). entrance to the museum.) 9pm. €12. From the south of Italy, Piero Pesce’s group embraces musical traditions from around the Classical music Mediterranean and the folklore of Closing concert L’Auditori (Lepant, cultures all over the world. 150). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) and Marina (L1). Fri 8.30pm. Sat 7pm. Sun 11am. 30 May-1 Jun. €10-€15. Jazz Works by Casablancas, Dutilleux, Ravel Jazz concerts at Jamboree Jamboree and Mussorgsky.

May 2014 Time Out BCN Guide 47 Masters of the Spanish guitar. Various Barcelona 4 Guitars Palau de la Concerts at the Casa Milà ‘Veus Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, Pedrera endins’ La Pedrera (Provença, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9pm. €28- 261-265). Provença (FGC) 9.30pm. Wed €32. The Spanish guitar in concert. 7 & Fri 1, 23 & 30. See 1 May. Festival Festival Primavera Sound Parc del Fòrum. M: El Primavera Sound Parc del Fòrum. M: Maresme-Fòrum (L4). 29-31 May. More El Maresme-Fòrum (L4). All day. 29-31 info: primaverasound.com. See 29 May. May. More info: www.primaverasound. com. See 29 May. Loop Festival Various venues. 29 May - 7 Jun. More info: www.loop-barcelona. Loop Festival Various venues. 29 com. See 29 May. May-7 Jun. More info: www.loop- barcelona.com. See 29 May. Jazz Jazz concerts at Jamboree Jamboree Flamenco (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8 & 10pm. Opera and Flamenco Teatre €12 (on the door). €10 (online). The Poliorama (La Rambla, 115). M: city’s essential jazz club offers big names Catalunya (L1, L3). 7pm. €25. See 7 May. and avant-garde sounds. Folk Opera Los Moussakis L’Auditori (Lepant, The Valkyrie / Richard Wagner 150). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Rambla, & Marina (L1). 9pm. €12. The rhythms 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). 7pm (except 25 of Balkan jazz, funk and rock. May, 5pm & 31 May, 6pm). 19-31 May & 3 Jun €9.50-€169. See 19 May. Jazz Chick Corea / ‘Solo piano’ Teatre- Swing Auditori Sant Cugat (Pl. de Victòria dels Do you want to dance? Museu Nacional Àngels, 1.). M: FGC (Catalunya): S1, S2 D’Art de Catalunya (Parc de Montjuïc). Sant Cugat. 9pm. €46. The American M: Espanya (L1, L3, FGC). Sala Oval. jazz legend performs a unique solo 5pm-7pm. Swing with live music from concert taking in his vast array musical musicians from the Taller de Músics. of interests. Traditions Opera FREE Sardanas (Plaça de la Catedral). The Valkyrie / Richard Wagner Sat 6pm. Traditional Catalan dancing. Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Rambla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). 7pm (except 25 FREE La Festa Catalana: Falcons de May, 5pm & 31 May, 6pm). 19-31 May Barcelona and Vilanova and Giants & 3 Jun €9.50-€169. See 19 May. from Barceloneta (Av. de la Catedral). M: Catalunya (L1, L3, FGC). Sat 7.30pm. See 10 May. Saturday 31 FREE Castellers de Sants (C/ Sants). Classical music M: Badal (L5). 6pm. Human towers. Closing concert L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries & Marina (L1), Monumental (L2). Fri 8.30pm. Sat 7pm. Sun 11am. 30 May-1 Jun. €10-€15. See INFORMATION 30 May. AND SALES Helena Satué / Orchestra Camera Musicae Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Tourist Information Points and Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9pm. €15. Works www.barcelonaturisme.cat by Barber, Brotons and Sibelius.

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12pm, 12.30pm & 1pm. €5.50. Guided Architecture tour: 10am. €11.50 (including Cercle: Basílica de la Sagrada Família Mon-Fri). €10.50 (excluding Cercle: (Mallorca, 401). M: Sagrada Família Sat & Sun). Visit one of the world’s (L2, L5). T. 93 20 804 14. Apr-Sep great opera houses, and discover the 9am-8pm. €14.80. Guided tour / with impressive concert hall and the audio guide: €19.30. Barcelona’s most exclusive rooms of its private club, the famous building, which was begun by Cercle del Liceu, which make this one Gaudí in 1891 and remains unfinished of Barcelona’s most emblematic to this day. Ticket sales help fund the buildings. ongoing construction works of the most popular tourist attraction in La Pedrera Spain. (Provença, 261-265). M: Diagonal (L3, L5). T. 902 400 973. 3 Mar- 2 Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi Nov: 9am-8pm. Last admission: (Plaça del Pi, 7). T. 93 318 47 43. M: 7.30pm. €16.50. Reduced €14.85. Liceu (L3), Jaume I (L4). 8 Apr-10 Nov Many Barcelona residents consider 10am-7pm; Sun 4pm-7pm. €4. this building to be Gaudí’s Reduced €3. Guided tour (including masterpiece. In fact, some of its belltower) €12. Reduced €8. Visit the apartments are still private homes. Basilica of Santa Maria del Pi, one of The roof terrace is one of Catalan Barcelona’s grandest Gothic churches, Modernisme’s hidden gems. and enjoy the magnificent views from its belltower. Palau Güell (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). M: Drassanes Casa Batlló (L3) & Barceloneta (L4). T. 93 472 57 (Pg. de Gràcia, 43). M: Passeig de 75. Apr-Oct: 10am-8pm. Last Gràcia (L3, L4). T. 93 216 03 06. 9am- admission: 7pm. €12. Reduced €8. 9pm. €21.50. Reduced €18.50. Last Built by Gaudí in the late 19th century, admission: 8pm. More information: this palace belonged to his principal www.casabatllo.cat . Get a close-up patron. As at the Pedrera, a visit to the look, inside and out, of Gaudí’s most roof terrace is highly recommended. poetic and creative work. The sensuality and harmony of its interior, Palau de la Música Catalana combined with his use of colours, (Palau de la Música, 4-6). T. 93 295 72 shapes and light make this building a 00. M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). Jan-Jun must-see for everyone who admires & Sep-Dec: 10am-3.30pm. €18. Gaudí’s work. Visit with audio guide, Reduced €11. Under-10s free. Step including interactive content. inside one of the most unusual Art Nouveau creations in the world, The Gaudí Crypt at the architect Lluís Domènech i Muntaner’s Colònia Güell extraordinarily ornate concert hall, a (Claudi Güell, 6 - Santa Coloma de UNESCO World Heritage site. Cervelló). T. 93 630 58 07. M: Pl. Espanya (L1, L3) + FGC (S33, S8, Sant Pau, Modernista monument S4): Colònia Güell station. May-Oct: (St Antoni Maria Claret, 167). 93 268 10am-7pm; Sun 10am-3pm. €9 (ticket 24 44. M: Sant Pau (L5). Apr-Oct: price includes audio guide). Reduced Mon-Sat 10am-6.30pm; Sun and €7.50. Discover Gaudí’s hidden public holidays: 10am-2.30pm. Self- treasure, a UNESCO World Heritage guided tour €8. Reduced €5.60. Guided site, situated in the Colònia Güell, a tour €14. Reduced €9.80. Under-16s planned textile factory and residential free. Discover the buildings and area located just a 20-minute journey grounds of the hospital of Sant Pau, outside Barcelona. one of the largest Art Nouveau monuments in the world, and Lluís Gran Teatre del Liceu Domènech i Muntaner’s most (La Rambla, 51-59). T. 93 485 99 14. important work, recently restored and M: Liceu (L3). Express visit: 11.30am, opened to the public.

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Torre Bellesguard Imax Port Vell (Bellesguard, 6-9). M: Av. Tibidabo (Moll d’Espanya). M: Drassanes (L3) (FGC). Nov-Apr: Mon-Sat 10am-3pm. & Barceloneta (L4). T. 93 225 11 11. Panoramic visit: €7 (audio guide to Check times and programme at www. exterior + remains of Martin the imaxportvell.com. Put on your glasses, Humane’s palace + audiovisual and take a seat for the most thrilling centre). Guided visit: €16 (exterior and virtual reality experience that the interior of the tower + roof terrace latest 3-D technology can provide. access). English: Mon-Sat 11am. Spanish: Mon, Wed, Fri noon. Gaudí Experiencia Catalan: Tue, Thu, Sat noon. Discover (Larrard, 41). M: Lesseps (L3). 93 285 the Modernista castle Gaudí built at 44 40. Mar-Oct: 9am-7pm. €9. the foot of Tibidado. Reduced €7.50. A fascinating interactive journey that uses 4-D technology to take you inside the Leisure creative universe of Antoni Gaudí. A Aire de Barcelona, Arab Baths new way to discover Gaudí and his (Pg. de Picasso, 22). M: Barceloneta world. (L4) & Jaume I (L4). Mon-Thu: first session: 10am, last session, from Tibidabo Funfair 10pm to midnight. Sat & Sun and (Plaça del Tibidabo, 3-4). T. 93 211 79 days before public holidays: last 42. Weekends and public holidays only. session, from midnight to 2am. For timetables and prices see: www. More information: www. tibidabo.cat €28.50 (under 120cm in airedebarcelona.com. In the Born height, €10.50). With over 100 years neighbourhood, in the centre of the of history, Tibidabo is one of the city, these Arab baths revive the world’s oldest funfairs, featuring ancient tradition of bathing as a classic rides, old favourites and brand- form of relaxation, in a unique new attractions to guarantee an building. exciting day out.

Barcelona Urban Forest PortAventura Barcelona Bosc Urbà (Plaça del (Av. Alcalde Pere Molas. Km. 2. Vila Fòrum, s/n). T. 93 117 34 26 M: El Seca, Tarragona). Train: Port Maresme/Fòrum (L4). Until 5 May: Aventura. T. 977 779 000. For daily 5pm-9pm. 6 May-25 May: timetables and prices see: www. weekends 10am-3pm & 4pm-8pm. 26 portaventura.es. PortAventura is a May-1 Jun closed for Primavera theme park located an hour south of Sound. €8-€19 (prices vary depending Barcelona, between Vila-seca and on age and circuit chosen). Get some Salou. Its six themed zones high-adrenaline exercise in an urban (Mediterranean, Far West, adventure park with more than 30 SesameAdevnture, Mexico, China and attractions. Polynesia) cover 119 hectares, with 30 attractions, 100 live processions every Poble Espanyol day, as well as 75 restaurants and (Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). snack bars, craft and gift shops. M: Espanya L1, L3). T. 935 086 300. Mon 9am-8pm. Tue-Thu 9am-2am; Barcelona Zoo Fri 9am-4am; Sat 9am-5am; Sun (Parc de la Ciutadella, s/n). M: Arc de 9am-midnight. €11. Reduced €6.25. Triomf (L1) & Ciutadella/Vila Built for the 1929 International Olímpica (L4). T. 93 225 67 80. 30 Exposition by Modenista architect Mar-15 May 10am-7pm; 16 May-15 Josep Puig i Cadafalch, the whole of Sep 10am-8pm. €19.60. Kids (3-12): Poble Espanyol makes up an open- €11.80. Barcelona Zoo, in Ciutadella air museum on Montjuïc with Park, has a 100-year history and is one replicas of traditional streets, of the city’s best-loved attractions. At squares and buildings from all present it is home to more than 2,000 over Spain. animals, representing some 315 species.

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