El Abrazo de la Serpiente named best Latin American film at Platino Awards
Ciro Guerra's tale from the Colombian Amazon wins yet another major international award.
Culture
Nunca más, a poignant exhibition by photographer Niels Van Iperen
Dutch photographer Niels Van Iperen presents Nunca más, an exhibition of portraits of the relatives of "false positives."
Bogotá’s indigenous street art under threat
Street artists share their heritage by incorporating indigenous themes into murals, but some politicians are trying to erase their work in cities across Latin America.
Lorenzo Jaramillo’s oils and earthly passions
Lorenzo Jarramillo was an artist who broke through artistic barriers and is honored in a landmark exhibition at the National Museum.
Dante to fly: NoGravity’s Divine Comedy in Bogotá’s Teatro Mayor
The Italian NoGravity Dance Company presents Dante's Divine Comedy with stunning choreography of weightless acrobats. The show debuts Thursday at Teatro Mayor.
Lanchas and Garcés take to the Colón for an evening of vocal magic
Two of Colombia's most important operatic virtuosos take to the stage at the Colón Theatre for an evening of song in Noche Lírica.
Venezuela’s Dudamel to swoon Bogotá audiences with concert cycle
One of the world's great conductors will dazzle for three nights audiences at the Teatro Mayor with a repertoire with covers continents and a plethora…
Star lineup to rock Bogotá at first Lollapalooza Colombia
International and local bands will take to the stage in the first-ever Lollapalooza music festival to be held in Bogotá.
Requiem for Colombia as peace talks with FARC enter final phase
On Sunday, thousands flocked to Bogotá's main cathedral to hear Britten's War Requiem and which ushers in a busy week for the "final phase" of…
Noé León and the ingenuity of Colombia’s primitivists
Once shunned as amateurish and childlike, a unique exhibition on Colombian primitivist art offers a unique look at this country.
Spencer Tunick on art, mass nudity and the long road to Bogotá
Days before his Bogotá photoshoot, Spencer Tunick explains his interest in Colombia and why people should take off their clothes for art.
Animated film Las Aventuras de Nuku brings Colombia to Cannes
Colombian animated film Las Aventuras de Nuku, which tells the story of a young Kogui boy, screened Wednesday at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
‘Pura Fibra’ weaves together Colombia’s diverse cultures
On display at Colombia's Museo Nacional, the Pura Fibra exhibition tells the story of the country's cultures through woven traditions.
Art, botany, urban revival define Bogotá’s FLORA ars+natura
FLORA ars+natura provides a space for budding artists in a Bogotá neighborhood in need of a new leaf.
‘Desmadre’ art exhibition shows destructive force of nature
Desmadre, a new exhibition by María Cristina Córtes features fires and floods to find beauty and violence in nature.
Dutch authors, Nobel winners grace 2016 Feria Internacional del Libro de Bogotá
Bogotá's Feria Internacional del Libro (FILBo) features Dutch authors and an exclusive Anne Frank exhibition for its 29th edition this year.