Eighteen international publishers from 13 countries will take part in the Institut Ramon Llull's professional mission, which will coincide with La Setmana del Llibre en Català (Catalan Book Week) for the eighth year running

Manifesta 16 Ruhr, Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art and the International Center of Photography in New York are featuring Catalan artists, architects, designers and curators in 2026, supported by the grant scheme for international programming in visual arts, design and architecture of the Institut Ramon Llull (IRL)

'Fail Again, Fail Better' (2026), Cabosanroque © Manifesta 16 Ruhr, Rainer Schlautmann

Tu em vas prometre una història d'amor, L'alegria que passa and Thauma will be staged in the Chinese cultural capital, supported by the Institut Ramon Llull. The first two will be performed in Catalan with Chinese surtitles. This marks one of the first times Chinese audiences will be able to attend theatre performances in Catalan.

To mark its 25th anniversary, the Institut Ramon Llull will present the international version of this retrospective exhibition in Venice, showcasing the breadth of architectural work produced in Catalonia over the past 150 years.

From 5 to 16 August, Catalan companies Fèmut, Eunoia Kolektiva and Totapedra, alongside Manel Rosés, will showcase their work at Germany's largest contemporary circus festival, with the support of the Institut Ramon Llull. The focus will also include industry days featuring project presentations and panel discussions.

In recent months, special features on Catalan authors have been published in journals in the UK, Lithuania, Mexico and Germany.

80 teachers of Catalan language and culture from universities abroad gather in Barcelona to celebrate the 40th International Conference for Teachers of Catalan, under the theme "Teaching and Learning in Diversity".

The Institut Ramon Llull is promoting three language and cultural immersion stays in Valencia, Girona, the Costa Brava, Andorra and Mallorca. One of these stays, the Campus universitari de la llengua catalana (Catalan Language University Campus), marks its 25th edition, having hosted over 700 students from more than 40 countries.

The programme seeks to strengthen ties between Catalonia and Germany through programming, residencies and reciprocal professional exchanges.It forms part of the initiative CirC – Catalan Circus International Rings within the Catalan Department of Culture's Second Circus Promotion Plan 2023-2026 and the Catalan Association of Circus Professionals (APCC).

From 21 June to 4 October, the German cities of Duisburg, Essen, Bochum and Gelsenkirchen will host artistic proposals for an edition curated by Catalan architect Josep Bohigas, which focuses on giving new life to abandoned neighbourhood churches. Catalan artists CaboSanRoque, Curro Claret and Penique productions, together with Valencia’s Llorenç Barber and Montserrat Palacios, will present their work with the support of the Institut Ramon Llull.

On Sunday 11 October, the Mallorcan singer – a key figure in contemporary Catalan music – will perform at L’Olympia to celebrate her career. The setlist will include some of the songs she performed in Paris in 1975. The concert is presented by the Government of Catalonia, through the Institut Ramon Llull.

This meeting of the literary translation network will take place from 3 to 5 June in the city of Lillehammer and will bring together 15 European cultural institutes

They are Alba Noguera Arbós, Manuel Baixauli, Jordi Puntí, Júlia Sentís, Eduard Olesti, Antònia Roig and Anna Ferrer.

The announcement was made this afternoon in Turin at a press conference featuring speeches by the fair's President, Silvio Viale, and Director of the Institut Ramon Llull, Anna Guitart. The Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino (Turin International Book Fair) is Italy's leading publishing event and one of Europe's most prominent book fairs, attracting over 230,000 visitors.