Culture

Colombia's modernist movement took hold in the 1950s when Medellín artists began exposing a double standard in paisa culture. The modernist legacy remains.

With a growing fan base thanks to a series of hit singles, ChocQuibTown are back with a new album which reaffirms their musical roots and…

Upon his arrival in Bogotá, Gustavo Dudamel talks about the Opera de Colombia's production of Wagner.

The Ópera de Colombia brings conductor Gustavo Dudamel in a once in a lifetime interpretation of Wagner’s Tannhäuser.

The Museo del Oro has put on display a rare collection of pre-Columbian offerings known as 'tunjos' and crafted by Muisca goldsmiths.

Film clubs make up this city's alternative entertainment. The "Cine Club" operate in some of Bogotá's lesser- known venues.

The exhibition ‘Habladores’ at Banco de la República looks at how chosen artists get inspiration from literature.

Kindi Llajtu uses colour to create an "absence" of light. The artist employs the abstract with ancestral techniques.

Barranquilla’s Museo del Caribe is a stylish museum dedicated to 'costa' culture and all its marvels.

Juan Gabriel Vásquez's works delve into Colombian consciousness, where minor events take on historical importance.

An art auction by the Corporación Matamoros hopes to raise more than $600 million pesos to help wounded veterans.

The Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata celebrates one of Colombia's most important musical expressions.

New York DJ duo Que Bajo?! mix Colombian cumbia and other Latin music with a world of influences.

Bogotá-based artist Nick Nichols plans to paint 100 portraits on recycled wood as part of his Hunert Faces Project.

This April, Bogotá hosts the 26th International Book Fair, bringing together authors from around the world.

This month, the Museo Nacional hosts an exhibition by Leo Matiz, Colombia's most important photojournalist.