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Every first Sunday of the month, many of Barcelona’s biggest museums open their doors free of charge. Some exhibition spaces, such as the MNAC, open free every weekend in the afternoon as well, but do away with the time limits when it’s the first Sunday of the month. From art, history, science, and design, and even some iconic Gaudí monuments and buildings, there’s sure to be something for everyone.

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Catalans' semi-final delicately poised after 3-3 draw with imperious ItaliansThe more obstacles that are put in the path of this Barcelona team, the stronger they grow. The blaugrana won the Copa del Rey final last weekend in a whirlwind fashion – completely outplaying Real Madrid for one half, losing control in the second, only to weather that storm in trying circumstances.

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Performing arts festival starts new era with an open and connected view toward Catalan capitalThe 49th edition of the performing arts festival Festival Grec was presented on Wednesday, with 90 shows coming to Barcelona between June 26 and August 4. The festival is also starting a new chapter in its history this year under the direction of Leticia Martín Ruiz, who explained the new festival program to around 100 people gathered at the Teatre Grec in Montjuïc on Wednesday afternoon.

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Tourists caught in the blackout in Barcelona have been left with difficulties finding food, accessing their accommodation, and contacting families back home amid the mass power outage across the Iberian peninsula, but overall, the mood was one of relative calm in the Catalan capital, as visitors took the strange and unique circumstances in their stride and continued enjoying the warm spring weather with drinks in bars.

3 weeks ago | catalannews.com | Cillian Shields

What does it mean to translate a novel? Translating is “not a matter of looking in a dictionary and finding word-for-word equivalents,” but instead, “what you've got to do is refashion the style,” Peter Bush tells Catalan News.