Grupo Niche wins first Grammy during 40-year musical career
The legendary salsa ensemble Grupo Niche clinched their first Grammy for an album that tributes their late founder Jairo Varela and 40 years as a…
Culture
One Hundred Treasures from the Banco de la República art collection
The Banco de la República is launching a book with the most important 100 works in the collection of MAMU. The book covers more than…
Promoting Ibagué as a cultural capital worthy of UNESCO’s Creative Cities title
Ibagué's Secretary of Culture, Greis Cifuentes, wants her city to be more than a pit-stop for enjoying lechona and tamales. Colombia's music capital should be…
Teatro Mayor launches in-person concerts with premieres by Colombian composers
Pianist Mauricio Arias-Esguerra raises the curtain for the start of in-person concerts at Bogotá's Teatro Mayor.
Orozco-Estrada debuts as Chief Conductor of Vienna Symphony with start of new season
The Colombian violinist and maestro Andrés Orozco-Estrada takes over the Vienna Symphony after tenures at the Houston Symphony and Frankfurt Radio Symphony.
ARTBO replaces 2020 fair with weekend of socially distanced art
The largest art gathering in Bogotá - ARTBO - has furloughed its 16th edition for a virtual showcase of national talent and downsized walk-in tours…
The MAMU reopens with retrospective on Beatriz González: The Master
The largest retrospective on the life and works of artist Beatriz González will run at MAMU from October 7 to December 7.
Forging bonds between authors, books and readers with BLAA’s literature series
Director Ana Roda of the Luis Ángel Arango Library (BLAA) talks about the importance of reading as a way of understanding the uncertain times in…
Writings from uncertainty: BLAA launches its Literature Today series
What are the common contributions of a diverse generation of writers that make up the Latin American scene is one of the questions Literature Today…
Securing Colombia’s post pandemic opera season with the help of contemporary art
With live opera canceled as a result of quarantine, Ópera de Colombia will host a silent art auction and perform an online version of Gianni…
Colombia’s National Museum reopens to the public with biosecurity protocols
One of Colombia's most important cultural landmarks has reopened to the public after it was forced to close with the pandemic. All visitors are required…
Colombian Independence Day festivities include virtual concert and Niagara Falls illumination
This year's Veinte de Julio celebrations include the first-ever illumination of Niagara Falls in Canada with the colors of the national flag and virtual concert…
Colombia’s Museo Nacional explores the hidden mysteries of Chiribiquete
The National Museum will host on Friday the virtual inauguration of its temporary exhibition Chiribiquete: The Jaguar and The Butterfly.
Bogotá Chamber of Commerce presents ARTBO’s 2020 all virtual agenda
The Bogotá Chamber of Commerce has launched the agenda for ARTBO and its art platforms which in 2020 will all be online given the coronavirus…
Colombia’s MinCultura launches Best 100 Songs playlist to mark Independence
MinCultura has released a 100 Best Colombian Songs playlist to inspire hope in the future as the country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic.
Teaching to read and draw with the works of Botero
The Central Bank of Colombia's latest publication introduces youngsters to the 27 letters of the Spanish alphabet with illustrations and details from the works of…