Culture

The tra(m)ps of photographer Javier Vanegas at the Museo Gallery.

Exposed as a tra(m)p!

With his engaging exhibition titled 'Human tra(m)p' photographer Javier Vanegas challenges notions of what is considered “obscene.”

The colonial town of Villa de Leyva can inspire the aspiring writer.

Villa de Leyva: Writer’s escape

Villa de Leyva is more than fossils and walking cobble streets. It's a refuge for artists looking for inspiration far from it all.


An exhibition of ceramics from ancient Greece comes to the Museo Nacional.

Days of amphorae

Get a closer look at the pots and pieces of ancient Greece at an exhibited which opens its doors mis month at the Museo Nacional…

Medellín has historical connections to the modernist art movement. From Deborah Arango to contemporary artists.

Medellín: A modernist legacy

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

Colombia hip hop band ChocQuibTown release a new album this month.

Music: Who and where is ChocQuibTown?

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…


Conductor Gustavo Dudamel will lead the Opera de Coombia with the first performance of Wagner's Tannhauser in Colombia.

Dudamel to dazzle

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

To communicate with their gods, ask favors or render a ‘thank you’ the ancient Muisca molded their bountiful gold into miniature offerings.

Rethinking the Muisca

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

Bogotá offers a culture of alternative film through Cine Clubs which have operated in the city for three decades.

Bogotá ‘Cinema Club’

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

Digital artist Monika Bravo is one three Colombians showing work in the 'Habladores' exhibition.

‘Habladores’: Art by books

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


Barranquilla’s new Museo del Caribe, a stylish museum dedi- cated to the costa and all its marvels.

Celebrating Caribe

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


Frida Kahlo by Leo Matiz

Art for heroes

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