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July 18, 2025 10 min read

Architectural Modernism in Cuba: port, gardens, and façades… 

By Ferran Garcés  What was happening in the rest of the world while Gaudí was building Torre Bellesguard, between 1900 and 1909? Today we propose a short route through Cuba during this period. A journey we’ve split into two articles. Stay tuned for the second part next Friday!  For the…

June 26, 2025 2 min read

2026 Will Be the Year of the Unknown Gaudí, Like the Torre Bellesguard

Antoni Gaudí is a globally recognized figure, and some of his works have become international icons. However, beyond his most famous creations, many of Gaudí’s…

June 25, 2025 6 min read

On This Day: Reus or Riudoms, the Roots of a Genius 

By: Ferran Garcés Gaudí was born on Friday, June 25, 1852, and was baptized the following day, with little time in between. Gijs van Hensbergen,…

June 19, 2025 4 min read

Did You Know? Gaudí’s Mediterranean sense of humor

By: Ferran Garcés  Gaudí was born in June, on the 25th of 1852, and died in the same month, on the 10th of 1926. In…

June 12, 2025 6 min read

Music in the Time of Gaudí: A Return to the Origins… 

By Ferran Garcés  To conclude our series on music during the Modernist era, we’ll mention one of the lesser-known aspects of that time—an aspect present…

June 11, 2025 2 min read

The Consell Gaudí Approves Its Joint Program for the Year 2026 

On May 27, the Consell Gaudí met at the Nau de Mataró to officially approve the joint program for the year 2026, which will mark…

June 5, 2025 7 min read

Music in the Time of Gaudí: A Visit to the Palau de la Música Catalana

By: Ferran Garcés The term modernist, when applied to music, is surrounded by ambiguity (1). Some musicologists even question whether modernist music truly existed, or…

May 29, 2025 3 min read

Music in the Time of Gaudí: Sounds of a Modernist Barcelona

Last weekend, the 19th Modernista Fair was held. This year, the event was dedicated to the soprano Conxita Badia and the composer Maria Lluïsa Ponsa.…

May 22, 2025 3 min read

Discover Bellesguard at the 2025 Modernista Fair in Barcelona: Gaudí-Inspired Creative Workshops

On May 23, 24 and 25, we will take part in a new edition of the Modernista Fair, held on Bruc Street, between Avinguda Diagonal…

May 16, 2025 7 min read

The Crosses of Bellesguard

By Ferran Garcés We are in the midst of two important days commemorating the origin of devotion to one of the most influential symbols in…

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