‘Federico Fellini. El circo de las ilusiones’ (Federico Fellini: The Circus of Illusions) is the exhibition I’d recommend if you like eccentricity and the films of this one-of-a-kind director. A never-ending stream of images, both photographs and projected scenes from his films, immerses you in Fellini’s universe. CaixaForum describes it like this: ‘It presents Fellini through his various obsessions and treats his sources of inspiration as the raw material of his creative process. It is not a strictly chronological or filmographic exhibition: it takes a broader look at the century of cinema, which was his century, but also the century of the press, television, advertising, the media in general… In a word: images.’
I left the museum wanting to add to my collection of Fellini films, and I bought 8 ½, the film that Nine is based on (in fact, Nine is more of a remake).
Sunday 13 June is the last day, so if you haven’t been yet, there’s still time!

Casa Ramona

And if you head to CaixaForum, whether for this exhibition or any other, don’t miss the chance to take a good look at the building, which has a roof terrace you can go up to. It’s a former textile factory, Casa Ramona, a Modernista building (Catalan Art Nouveau) designed by Puig i Cadafalch and opened in 1913. That’s the second factory I’ve told you about, but the thing is that Barcelona, the driving force of industrialisation in the 19th and 20th centuries, became the capital of industry and trade, which gave rise to a prominent bourgeoisie.

CaixaForum / Av. Marquès de Comillas 6-8 / Monday to Sunday, 10am–8pm / 934768644 / Metro: Espanya (L1 and L3)