100 years since the first edition of the Jean Bouin race
Juli Pernas, director of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation, and David Llorens, deputy director of the sports newspaper Mundo Deportivo, have launched the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the first edition of the Jean Bouin race, the oldest athletics competition in the country besides the official Catalan and Spanish track and cross country championships. Jaume […]
The admission of the FBO International Art on Paper Award is opened
The Barcelona Olympic Foundation has launched the 10th edition of the FBO International Art on Paper Award. This biannual Award aims to foster the artistic expression of sport through the painting. Transmitting values is one of the objectives of the Olympic movement and the main instrument is sport. Nevertheless, it is not the only element […]
“En Acción” wins the 2020 SpotSport
The ninth edition of the SpotSport contest, organized by Fundació Barcelona Olímpica in collaboration with the newspaper Sport, has a winner. The spot “En Acción”, produced by Alexander Giménez from Venezuela, based in Catalonia, has won this edition of SpotSport 2020. Alexander Giménez, freelance of the audiovisuals, since 2017 is developing his project […]
Concerning the spread of COVID-19 the Olympic and Sports Museum will be closed during 15 days from March 13
The Generalitat de Catalunya and the Spanish Government coinciding with the activation of the alert phase of the Municipal Specific Plan for a health risk, additional local measures have been established to protect vulnerable groups and to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the city. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Miraitowa and Someity mascots of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, visit Barcelona
PRESS RELEASE The Tokyo 2020 Olympic mascot Miraitowa and Paralympic mascot Someity recently visited Barcelona from Japan as part of their first-ever tour of Europe. The mascots are traveling to promote the Tokyo 2020 cheering project “Make the Beat!” Among the cities the mascots will visit are Barcelona, Paris, Bonn, Athens, London, and Lausanne. In […]
Opening of the exhibition on Beijing and Barcelona as Olympic venues
The exhibition ‘You and I are friends: dialogue between Olympic cities’ will be held at the Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sports Museum until December 15. The exhibition shows the style and culture of Beijing and Barcelona as hosts of the Olympic Games. Organised by the Beijing Olympic City Development Foundation in cooperation with the […]
Reception of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020
Naochito Watanabe, Japan’s General Consul in Barcelona, and Susana Closa, manager of the Barcelona Sports Institute, welcomed the reception of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. The reception was attended by representatives of Catalan federations, leaders of Catalan sports entities, coaches, athletes and press, among others. In the course of the event, Mitsuru Nagata, […]
Thank you for helping us make Christmas more charitable
The Barcelona Olympic Foundation would like to thank the Joia Foundation and the Sants Entities Secretariat for allowing us to contribute to projects such as ‘We are girls, we play sports’ and ‘We learn by sharing’. We would also like to thank the generosity and commitment of the collaborating entities —Royal Polo Club, Royal Tennis […]
125th anniversary of the International Olympic Committee
David Escudé, President of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation and sports councillor of Barcelona City Council, and Pere Vilà, regional representative of Sport and Physical Activity in Barcelona and Catalonia Regions, opened the commemorative event held by the Barcelona Olympic Foundation (FBO) on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the creation of the IOC. We […]
Opening of the ‘Olympics’ exhibition by Jose M. Mercado
The Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sports Museum has opened the exhibition of Catalan photographer Jose M. Mercado. The event was honoured by the presence of Susana Closa, manager of the Barcelona Sports Institute, the athletes, etc. Since 2012 he has been working on a personal project involving top athletes and art. The exhibition ‘Olympics’ […]
