The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo has invited the United Kingdom to the Guest Nation of Honour for its 2019 cultural programme.
Here, some of the cultural highlights of December’s concert schedule, as well as exhibitions in museums and galleries.
The country’s arts and crafts fair Expoartesanías has opened in Bogotá with 30 departments represented with the largest showcase of traditional and contemporary designs by artisans.
A multi-media performance by Italy’s Studio Festi is the big event of Bogotá’s Christmas season and one that puts the stars within reach.
Restaurateur Carlos Ramírez is transforming dilapidated buildings of Bogotá’s historic center into eclectic dining venues.
Art took flight with this installation by conceptual artist Sergio Mendoza during the recent Barcú cultural fair in Bogotá.
During the next two months, Bogotá hosts Capital Animal, a cultural festival to raise awareness of the ethical treatment of animals.
The Macarena barrio in Bogotá is shedding its bohemian aesthete to become a destination for trendy urbanites.
Mass protests are underway in Colombia’s largest cities as students protest the lack of state funding for public education. Commuter gridlock expected in Bogotá.
From bacon-infused cocktails to roasted pig ears, Jabalí is a feast for the boarish. This Medellín restaurant is taking Bogotá now by pork.
The Modern Art Museum of Bogota? is hosting a fundraising gala to secure its future as the city’s most important contemporary arts venue.
The Museo Nacional has inaugurated a new exhibition space dedicated to pre-Hispanic cultures and that showcases rare artifacts by the Muisca.
Bogotá is a bike-friendly city, but is it kind to pedestrians? Walk21 aims to empower citizens to take back the street with feet.
Residents in a vulnerable Bogota? neighborhood have added buckets of color to their lives and created a splashy macro mural.
Plans by the mayoralty to fell thousands of trees across Bogotá has been met with opposition from citizens and community representatives. Is it forestry of urban development?
German flagship Lufthansa will increase its seat capacity to Colombia with an A340-600 aircraft weeks before Avianca launches its new direct service to Munich.