Thirty-three photographers of recognised prestige and social awareness are exhibiting 90 images accompanied by texts signed by figures from different fields such as the judiciary, politics, communication, art and sport in the exhibition “The Eyes and the Word”. The exhibit is an initiative by the association Gramenet Imatge Solidaria and the Palau Robert of Barcelona, and it is open for visitors from 19 January to 28 February in the Cotxeres Hall.
“Catalonia in the world” is the title of the exhibition which photographer Gustau Nacarino is presenting in “The Photographer’s Showcase” at Palau Robert from 14 January to 28 February. It is a compendium of Nacarino’s work since he held his first camera in his hands at the tender age of twelve up until the present.
A miniature version of a series 9000 train belonging to TMB (Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona), a model of the same train that will service the L9 underground line in Barcelona, will circulate through the gardens at the Palau Robert between 19 December and 10 January, coinciding with both the exhibition “Networks: a journey through Catalonia’s infrastructure” and the opening of the first stretch of the line for use.
Under the slogan “Per les Terres de l’Ebre, som-hi” [For Terres de l’Ebre, let’s do it] the Government of Catalonia presented its main initiatives in the Terres de l’Ebre over the last three years at the Amposta Trade Fair. The Trade Fair (Amposta Exhibition Centre, carrer de Sebastià Juan Arbó, s/n) was open to visitors from 4 to 8 December.
Nine Barcelona venues, among them Palau Robert, host the art exhibition “On the Outside Looking In” , promoted by the ArtAids Foundation to fight AIDS. The piece that can be seen in Palau Robert’s garden, from 1 December to 7 January, is the work "Trad as I" by artist Antonio Ortega.
Near Palamós there are a number of charming small coves such as Cala Margarida, Cala s'Alguer or Cala de Castell. We can enjoy the typical boathouses at Cala Margarida and the old fishermen's houses at Cala s'Alguer. The excursion ends with a visit to the remote Iberian settlement at Castell.