The Cities Connection Project (CCP) is an initiative created by architects Nicola Regusci and Xavier Bustos that acts as a platform for dialogue between cities and their architectural cultures. Its main objective is to generate synergies between architects, cultural agents, public institutions and universities across Europe, fostering exchange and collaboration. Within the framework of the […]

The Mies van der Rohe Pavilion collaborates with the Magic Line Sant Joan de Déu, a solidarity initiative that takes place in Montjuïc and promotes civic engagement in support of people in vulnerable situations. As part of this collaboration, the Pavilion will offer free admission to Magic Line participants on April 26, upon presentation of […]

Tiberi Club and Clara Aguilar propose a gastro-musical event inspired by Montjuïc’s dryland cuisine. A menu based on pulses, herbs and low water-footprint produce, cooked with traditional know-how, accompanied by a soundscape that invites us to share, listen and rethink how we eat in times of climate change.

The Grid Photo Project propone una actividad participativa y colaborativa en la que los participantes, guiados por Miguel Jaime y Eugenia López Reus, realizarán dibujos y fotografías del Pabellón de Barcelona inspirados en el concepto de «The Grid», una intervención artística en el Pabellón creada por CritTeam en 2022 durante el Festival LOOP. El objetivo […]

Draw the Pavilion with Magic A family workshop to rediscover the Pavilion through imagination and movement, using drawing as the medium. Four drawing experiences designed specifically to unveil some of the Pavilion’s mysteries, understanding architecture as a trigger for sensory and creative exploration. Each session works with a different “enchantment” as a metaphor inviting families […]

In collaboration with ArquinFAD, we present a new talk in the series Converses desenFADades, which brings into dialogue the EUmies Awards and the FAD Awards for Architecture and Interior Design to highlight the essential values and transformative capacity of architecture. This third talk, which will take place on 8 April at the Mies van der […]

The Mies van der Rohe Pavilion welcomes the participants of the 9th Urban Sketchers Catalunya Meeting to share moments of drawing and enjoy this unique space together through their sketchbooks and personal viewpoints. This year, the gathering will take place in Montjuïc, an area rich in sketch-worthy locations and well connected by public transport. The […]

The Fundació Mies van der Rohe presents two new publications linked to recent artistic interventions at the Barcelona Pavilion: La padrina i les pertinences de la domesticitat and Nenúfars. Water Lilies in the Barcelona Pavilion. Within its editorial line, the Foundation promotes projects that document and reactivate the Pavilion as a living space, in dialogue […]

On 23 April, to mark Sant Jordi, the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion is transformed into a Reading Pavilion and opens its doors with free access for a day dedicated to books and architecture. Visitors will be able to browse or purchase a carefully curated selection of titles with a 10% discount, including the foundation’s […]

This conversation in collaboration with Arquin-FAD, focuses on key concepts such as recycling, reusing, rehabilitating, resignifying, and reinterpreting within contemporary architecture. With speakers including Carles Enrich and Flores & Prats, the discussion reflects on the value of giving existing buildings a second life, the relationship between memory and new uses, and how innovative interventions can […]

The award ceremony of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Awards 2026 marks the central moment of the programme, officially recognising the winning works of this edition. The event brings together architects, finalists, jury members, clients, and institutional representatives in a gathering that highlights architectural excellence, commitment to sustainability, […]

The EUmies Awards 2026 exhibition at the Palau Victòria Eugènia presents a comprehensive overview of the selected, finalist, and winning works of the edition, offering the public a cross-cutting reading of current trends in European architecture. Through graphic materials, documentation, and contextual content, the exhibition delves into the jury’s criteria and the social, cultural, and […]

The Mies van der Rohe Pavilion opens its doors with free access for everyone in addition to every first Sunday of the month, also for the city’s festivities: Santa Eulàlia’s, Sant Jordi’s which turns it into a reading pavilion, the Mercè that invites you to family workshops and also the Night of the Museums at […]

The EUmies Awards Days become a key forum for debate and reflection on contemporary European architecture, featuring a programme of lectures and discussions with the participation of award winners and finalists, jury members, clients, and other relevant stakeholders from the sector. The events are part of the official calendar of the European Union Prize for […]

The exhibition presents the archive and collection of the Fundació Mies van der Rohe as a living tool for knowledge, showcasing the EUmies Awards 2026 within more than three decades of documents, models, and materials. For the first time, the archive is opened to the public as an exhibition space, offering a critical and educational […]

Aperitivi d’Architettura is an informal gathering of conversations on architecture taking place on 21 May at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion. In collaboration with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Barcellona, the event offers an open forum for professionals and the general public to reflect on contemporary architectural practice, creative processes and cross-cultural perspectives. […]

The Fundació Mies van der Rohe joins the European initiative of the Night of Museums, like so many other venues of the city of Barcelona, to make a special night where the museums open outside the usual hours, the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion opens with free access from 19h to 1h.

A research group formed by Llorenç Bonet, Olga Subirós, and Joana Teixidor investigates the impact of dust on architectural icons such as the German Pavilion of Barcelona, using this material element as a starting point to reflect on the climate emergency, carbonisation, extractivism, and colonialism. The proposal offers a critical approach to the environmental crisis […]

It is a lecture by architect and researcher Luis Navarro Jover that proposes understanding architecture as an open and experiential practice, capable of challenging contextual rules in order to generate spaces of strong sensory and relational intensity. Moving beyond questions of form or volume, Navarro advocates for an ambiguous, atmospheric and perceptive architecture in which […]

Maggi Galaxy is a richly illustrated and interdisciplinary publication that examines the aesthetic, cultural and political dimensions of a remarkably global product: the Maggi bouillon cube. The book expands our understanding of the worldwide circulation of Maggi cubes through anthropological, historical and artistic lenses, offering critical insight into their presence across diverse cultural contexts. It […]

Do you want to come with the kids to investigate and discover, create and share at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion? On the third Sunday of November, we invite you to spend some family time having fun exploring this very special space. We challenge you to observe it together from different perspectives, putting your […]

Arquin-FAD proposes a conversation focused on cultural facilities and their role as architectural icons and spaces of public service. With the participation of the studios Barozzi Veiga and MAIO Arquitectes, the discussion will reflect on functionality, flexibility, and technology in the design of these buildings, as well as their capacity to engage in dialogue with historical and physical contexts. […]

It is an international round table promoted by Fundació Mies van der Rohe that will bring together award-winning architects, jurors, and major international prizes such as the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, MCHAP, OBEL Award, and Ammodo Architecture Award. The aim is to rethink the role of architecture awards beyond formal recognition, focusing on their […]

It is a film that, beyond its initial commercial ambition, has become an essential portrait of a now-disappeared Romani Barcelona. Inspired by Romeo and Juliet and Blood Wedding, it tells the story of an impossible love between two feuding families, with flamenco as its emotional language. The neighbourhood of Somorrostro is depicted with striking realism, […]

Breaking Bach is a singular concert within the Bachcelona Festival 2026 programme, to be held at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, creating a dialogue between music and architecture. Featuring top-level performances and an interdisciplinary approach, the concert invites audiences to experience Bach’s work within an iconic space of modernity. The experience merges musical and […]

A playful, poetic, and critical installation that invites a rethinking of our relationship with rain and the environment through architecture. Proposed by Cierto Estudio, h3o architects, and Metrònom, the project emerges from a reflection on the climate and water crisis, exploring architecture’s capacity to generate awareness, emotion, and community. The intervention combines a physical installation […]

Costa Brava (Family Album) (1995), directed by Marta Balletbò-Coll, tells the story of a budding romance between Anna, a tour guide aspiring to be an artist, and Montserrat, an American engineer, set between 1990s Barcelona and the Costa Brava. Through humour, tenderness, and small everyday scenes, the film explores doubt, desire, and intimacy, using voice-overs, […]

“Sis dies corrents“ (Neus Ballús, 2019) immerses us in the everyday lives of three plumbers as they move through Barcelona doing their daily work. Combining a near-documentary style with non-professional actors who are real tradespeople, the film shows the city through small balconies, courtyards, and streets, populated by residents, children at play, and neighbours interacting. It […]

The intervention proposes a glass labyrinth set on the travertine of the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, not as an alteration to the building but as a way of activating one of its latent tensions: transparency as an unsettling boundary. This single gesture, constructed using only one material, reinforces the pavilion’s condition as a space […]

It will take place in Barcelona as a leading international meeting point for architecture and spatial culture. Organised by Fundació Mies van der Rohe and the European platform LINA, the event will bring together established institutions and emerging practitioners to discuss sustainable, innovative, and socially engaged architectural practices. The initiative aims to position Barcelona as […]

A propòsit de… proposes a space for debate and reflection on urban regeneration, urban planning, and the formal and social history of the city of Barcelona, through the perspectives and contributions of experts connected to local schools, institutions and cultural organisations. Within the framework of Barcelona’s designation as World Capital of Architecture, the event invites […]

Fundació Mies van der Rohe takes part in Arts Libris with the presentation of its publications at MACBA, a key platform for the dissemination of contemporary architectural thought. This activity highlights publishing as a tool for research, knowledge sharing, and critical reflection on architecture, design, and visual culture, fostering dialogue between professional audiences and the […]

The Mies van der Rohe Pavilion hosts a concert in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut dedicated to the German-Jewish composer Werner Richard Heymann, a central figure of 1920s Berlin who later received four Academy Award nominations in Hollywood after his exile in 1933. Jazz singer Fernanda von Sachsen, one of Germany’s emerging voices and recipient of […]

“The Mies van der Rohe Foundation 1986–2026” is a publication that traces forty years of the Foundation’s trajectory and documents the main artistic and architectural interventions that have taken place at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion since its reconstruction. It offers a retrospective perspective that highlights the Pavilion as a living space for reflection, […]

It will bring together key institutions such as UNESCO, the UIA, AADIPA, and Docomomo Ibérico in Barcelona for a meeting focused on the protection, study, and dissemination of modern and contemporary architecture. The aim is to promote the preservation of iconic works from the 20th and 21st centuries, linking their history with current challenges. The […]

This workshop invites families with children to discover the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion through photography. The activity is designed as a game of observation, framing, and creation, where the camera becomes a tool for looking at architecture with fresh eyes. Through an active tour of the pavilion and guided by photographer Anna Mas, children […]