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08/08/2019

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The Festivals of Gràcia are back!

Casa Vicens is once again celebrating the Festivals of Gràcia. This year, the second since the house-museum opened its doors to the public, we are offering discounts and activities in the decorated streets for all kinds of people. We want to bring the beauty and uniqueness of the first work by Gaudí to everyone in … Read more

25/06/2019

Water is running again in the fountain at Casa Vicens

· Water was a key element in the design of the first house by Antoni Gaudí. Originally, the architect conceived a waterfall in front of the main façade, a fountain in the entrance and a fountain on the covered porch. · The laborious efforts to restore the water system of the covered porch’s fountain regales … Read more

20/03/2019

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#LaCasaPerATothom, Casa Vicens’s first act of CSR with the Catalan Down Syndrome Foundation

Thursday, 21 March is World Down Syndrome Day. Although these people’s participation in society is being seen as more normal every day, we still need to give visibility to their real inclusion. This is why we at Casa Vicens began our Corporate Social Responsibility programme with #LaCasaPerATothom (The Casa [House] for Everyone), which donates 20% of the … Read more

17/12/2018

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Casa Vicens around a table

Christmas time is here again. It seems like summer was just yesterday and now we have set up the Christmas tree and the nativity scene and are finishing the details to make this Christmas unique. Christmas is undoubtedly the time when everything goes back to its origins: we celebrate the same traditions year after year … Read more

15/11/2018

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Casa Vicens: the first anniversary of the first house built by Gaudí

On 16 November 2017, Casa Vicens opened its doors to the public for the first time. It was a year full of firsts: our first Christmas, our first Sant Jordi (Saint George’s Day), our first local festival for the district of Gràcia and more. Our daily activities have show us how to manage this World … Read more

18/09/2018

Casa Vicens, recognised by TIME magazine as one of the world’s 100 greatest places to visit

Less than a year after it reopened, the first house by Antoni Gaudi is beginning to stand out on the global stage Each year the prestigious magazine TIME publishes its list of the greatest places to visit, eat and sleep in the world; 100 places that they recommend experiencing this 2018. The locations are selected … Read more

13/08/2018

The first local festival of Casa Vicens

One year later, the Festa Major de Gràcia, the neighbourhood’s local festival, is about to arrive. This year’s edition is very special for Casa Vicens: this is its first local festival as a house-museum. First times are always important, so we don’t want to let the opportunity to participate in the festival pass us by. … Read more

06/08/2018

Middle Eastern-Style Architecture in Gràcia

In the mid-19th century, the city of Barcelona was deeply interested in Middle Eastern culture. This taste for the Middle East coincided with a moment when the city was expanding and its new bourgeois class was gaining strength. This was reflected in the construction of new buildings with an eclectic style where the Arabic architecture … Read more

01/08/2018

Gaudí in Gràcia: collaborations with Aleix Clapés

Casa Vicens is the first house that Antoni Gaudí built in the city of Barcelona, specifically in the Vila de Gràcia. A few years after the Gràcia’s annexation into Barcelona, Antoni Gaudí carried out another project in Gràcia, a lesser-known work by the architect but one which is especially interesting from the point of view … Read more

16/07/2018

The first summer

It’s the first ray of sunshine. The first ice cream. The first footprint on the sand. The first wave or the first dip in the river. The first tanned skins with shiny cheeks. The first photo. The first night when the heat breaks and you can take in the cool air in the garden or … Read more