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Economic sectors

Creative and cultural industries

Sector's ecosystem

  • Clusters and associations
  • The sector's flagship fairs
  • Vocational training centres
  • Technology centres
  • Research centres
  • Universities
  • Trades and professional associations

Local projects

Sónar+D

International multidisciplinary technological congress that explores the limits of creativity. It brings together people from the worlds of art, music, film, design and science to participate in a programme focused on inspiration, creativity and networking.

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Disseny HUB Barcelona

Cultural and social centre within a sustainable architectural building that integrates the Promotion of Arts and Design, the Barcelona Design Centre and different historical and contemporary art collections. Fairs, activities, exhibitions, meetings, etc. are held here.

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Disseny HUB Barcelona

Llum BCN

This festival, which takes place annually in February, is the meeting point between public space and national and international artists, who play with visual effects and create lighting spaces that combine innovation, technology and creativity.

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Llum BCN

Ideal Centre d’Arts Digitals

Interactive digital art space, with immersive high-tech 3D audiovisual exhibitions by famous artists. It is a space where art, technology and science come together to create audiovisual content in which the viewer is the protagonist.

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Ideal Centre d’Arts Digitals

Sónar+D

International multidisciplinary technological congress that explores the limits of creativity. It brings together people from the worlds of art, music, film, design and science to participate in a programme focused on inspiration, creativity and networking.

Visit website
Sónar+D

Disseny HUB Barcelona

Cultural and social centre within a sustainable architectural building that integrates the Promotion of Arts and Design, the Barcelona Design Centre and different historical and contemporary art collections. Fairs, activities, exhibitions, meetings, etc. are held here.

Visit website
Disseny HUB Barcelona

Llum BCN

This festival, which takes place annually in February, is the meeting point between public space and national and international artists, who play with visual effects and create lighting spaces that combine innovation, technology and creativity.

Visit website
Llum BCN

Ideal Centre d’Arts Digitals

Interactive digital art space, with immersive high-tech 3D audiovisual exhibitions by famous artists. It is a space where art, technology and science come together to create audiovisual content in which the viewer is the protagonist.

Visit website
Ideal Centre d’Arts Digitals

Key points of the sector in Barcelona

Wide range of occupations in both creative and technical support.

Wide range of occupations in both creative and technical support.

Promoting creative entrepreneurship from the public administration with projects such as Creamedia.

Promoting creative entrepreneurship from the public administration with projects such as Creamedia.

A city with a historical tradition in the field of culture and design.

A city with a historical tradition in the field of culture and design.

Epicentre of the sector in Catalonia, leader in knowledge creation and transfer.

Epicentre of the sector in Catalonia, leader in knowledge creation and transfer.

Diverse and quality training offer from centres that are benchmarks in the field.

Diverse and quality training offer from centres that are benchmarks in the field.

Barcelona is a hub for pioneering startups in the creative field, making the city a hub of innovation.

Barcelona is a hub for pioneering startups in the creative field, making the city a hub of innovation.

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