The Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (also known by its acronym, CCCB) is an

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Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

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. Situated in the Raval district, the centre's core theme is the

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and

urban culture Urban culture is the culture of towns and cities. The defining theme is the presence of a large population in a limited space that follows social norms. This makes it possible for many subcultures close to each other, exposed to social influence ...

. The CCCB organizes exhibitions, debates, festivals and concerts, film cycles, courses, lectures, and other activities.

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Situated in the Raval district, the centre's core theme is the

and

. The CCCB organizes exhibitions, debates, festivals and concerts, film cycles, courses, lectures, and other activities; encourages creation using new technologies and languages, explores and promotes the ongoing fusion of languages and different genres, and takes in-house productions to other national and international arts centres, museums and institutions. The underlying aim of these activities is to generate debate, thinking and reflection on the theme of the city and public space, and other issues that define current affairs. It addresses issues with the aim of linking the academic world with creative processes and citizens in general. The CCCB is also an open space for creators, associations and freelance programmers with whom it has forged links over the years. The CCCB offers the public access to part of its holdings, a multimedia archive comprising materials created by the centre during its years of activity. A wide variety of materials (documents, publications, digital files, audiovisuals, etc.) on key themes of contemporary culture and society are available for consultation in the CCCB Archive, which is constantly updated. Also open to the public is the centre's XcèntricArchive, a digital archive of experimental and documentary film, comprising over 700 titles related to its program “Xcèntric. The CCCB’s Cinema”. The CCCB is a public consortium created by the

Diputació de Barcelona Barcelona (; ) is a province of eastern Spain, in the center of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The province is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Lleida, and Girona, and by the Mediterranean Sea. Its area is . In the spring of 2011, the CCCB expanded its premises with the incorporation of the former

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of the Casa de Caritat, which has recently been remodelled. The project, designed by Martinez Lapeña-Torres Arquitectos, SL, forms a basement-level connection with the current premises, in the Pati de les Dones courtyard, and addresses the old theatre, built in 1912 by the architect Josep Goday i Casals, and part of one of the 19th-century cloisters of the former Hospital de la Caritat.

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Visitor Report
(in German) {{DEFAULTSORT:Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona El Raval Culture in Barcelona Museums in Barcelona Ciutat Vella Art museums and galleries in Catalonia Arts centres in Spain

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