Art, Science and Design
How is knowledge disseminated, under what interests and with what effects?
Art, Science and Design
In a time when emotion seems to matter more than verification, art and design help us think about how science and technology are explained. Images and illustrations make the invisible visible, but they also raise doubts: do they clarify or confuse? This program proposes to open these questions and incorporate social and humanistic perspectives to understand their impact.
Participatory Science and Scientific Culture
The importance of opening up science to the public to promote curiosity and allow the democratization of knowledge.
Artificial Intelligence and Democracy
Reflection on the relationship between AI and democratic systems.
Geopolitics
Space to understand how technical knowledge and scientific innovation define the new world order.
2025 Edition
The fourth edition of the City and Science Biennial took place simultaneously in Barcelona and Madrid, between November 18 and 23, 2025. And it was also extended with a special edition of science programming within the framework of the Guadalajara International Book Fair, held between November 29 and December 7, 2025.
2025 Edition
The fourth edition of the City and Science Biennial took place simultaneously in Barcelona and Madrid, between 18 and 23 November 2025. And it was also extended with a special edition of science programming within the framework of the Guadalajara International Book Fair, held between 29 November and 7 December 2025.
Curatorship Team
The Biennial organization has an expert with the capacity to build the theoretical corpus and define a plural program, with the incorporation of local and international references around the subject. This person, who will bear the weight of the curatorship, will be Daniel Innerarity, who will have the support of four advisory figures in the different areas. The scientific panel (curatorship and adviso
Participatory Science and Scientific Culture
Science has often lived somewhat isolated from the general public. Studies or new discoveries made with advanced calculations or observations in the laboratory are not transmitted in an understandable way, in most cases. Opening these discoveries in an understandable way to the entire public promotes curiosities and also new vocations, and above all, democratizes knowledge.