Cirque du Soleil returns to Barcelona with Alegría, the show that has become a worldwide classic, and almost an “object of worship” for those looking for a new way of experiencing and enjoying the circus.

Alegría is a mood, a state of mind. The themes of the show, whose name means “jubilation” in Spanish, are many. Power and the handing down of power over time, the evolution from ancient monarchies to modern democracies, old age, youth—it is against this backdrop that the characters of Alegría play out their lives. Kings’ fools, minstrels, beggars, old aristocrats and children make up its universe, along with the clowns, who alone are able to resist the passing of time and the social transformations that accompany it. Source: BarcelonaTurism/CirqueduSoleil

The 18th Festival offers an eclectic programme featuring world-famous performers, local guitarists and a whole host of ground-breaking proposals. 

ANTICIPATED:

Sale of localities in all the offices of Caixa Catalunya, by telephone the 24 h. in 902 10 12 12 of Tel · Entered, by Internet , and in the ticket offices of the Palau of Music for the concerts that become in he himself Palau.

DISCOUNTS:

-15% installments from the purchase of 3 or more concerts.
-10% for the partners of the Club The Project. Nonacumulables discounts. Source: BarcelonaTurisme

   

Organized in collaboration with the Museo del Prado, this exhibition takes a look, through about 60 works, at the still life genre in Spain, an extraordinarily exceptional chapter in the history of modern painting.

The exhibition brings together works by the great masters of the genre: Goya, Zurbarán, Sánchez Cotán or Van der Hamen, from the Museo del Prado and the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. Source: BarcelonaTurisme

The awards ceremony of the Laureus Prize will be one of the highlights of the Year of Sport to be held in Barcelona in 2007. The ceremony for these prizes, which are considered the Oscars of the sporting world, will be held at the Palau Sant Jordi and attended by the world’s top sportsmen and women. Soruce: BarcelonaTurisme.

Museum operating hours:
April 2-October 14: Mon.–Sat.: 10 AM–8 PM; Sun.: 10 AM–2:30 PMOctober 15-April 1: Mon.–Sat.: 10 AM–6 PM; Sun.: 10 AM–2 PM 

Your Barcelona FC Museum Visit must take place on the same day as your guided tour. The museum visit is unguided. On Champions League match days the museum will close at 1 PM. Photo identification is required to redeem vouchers. Tour commentary is available in English, Catalan, or Spanish. Children age 4 and younger participate for free. When presenting your voucher(s), please inform a member of staff if you are accompanied by young children. Source: spainbookers

A guided tour of Barcelona Football Stadium will lead you in the footsteps of world-class stars. Venture into the dressing rooms and down the famous tunnel; enjoy access to off-limits areas and sit on benches warmed by some of the world’s best players. Then pass through the press conference rooms and the Presidential Honour Box. Admission to the club’s museum is included in this tour. Wander at your leisure and marvel at paintings, sculptures, and exhibitions of sporting trophies from basketball to handball to hockey. Please note: Entry into the museum is only permitted on the same day as your guided tour. 

Inclusions :

Guided tour of Barcelona Football Stadium
Admission to the Barcelona Football Museum
Commentary available in three languages

Duration:
45 minutes for the guided tour; unlimited time in the museum

Available:
Daily

Tour departure time and location:
10 AM; from the Museum’s Box Office, situated at Access 9 in Barcelona Football Stadium. Source: spainbookers

The players might have left, but the atmosphere of adrenaline and anticipation lingers on! Get behind-the-scenes access to the dressing rooms and imagine the screaming fans as you head down the tunnel to the pitch. You can also visit the club’s museum and see the history of sport spring to life!. That is another reason for visit Barcelona. Source: spainbookers

This museum looks at the work of Joan Miró, a prolific, original artist. 

  
Designed in 1975, the Joan Miró Foundation has a magnificent collection of works by the artist: some 11,000 pieces, 240 paintings, 175 sculptures, 9 textile pieces, 4 ceramic works, nearly all his graphic works and some 8,000 drawings. Furthermore, part of the legacy of Miró can be seen around the city itself. This is the case with the spectacular sculpture “Woman and Bird” in l’Escorxador Park, which is covered in fragments of tiles. That is another reason to visit Barcelona. Source: SpainWeb.

The Catalonia National Art Museum, in Barcelona, presents an exhibition on the drawings which the New York Hispanic Society is releasing on loan for the first time in its history.

The exhibition contains some of the most outstanding examples from the Hispanic Society’s own collection of drawings. Thanks to a recent statute change in this institution, allowing its collection to be released on loan, this is the first time that the drawings can be seen outside the Society’s headquarters. The exhibition presents an intense journey through the history of drawing in Spain, with works by some of its main artists, such as Alonso Cano, José de Ribera, Claudio Coello, Murillo, and, above all, Francisco de Goya.
From 3/15/2007 To 6/24/2007 Source: SpainWeb