Co-published in Catalan and English by the Institut Ramon Llull and the Institute for the Study of Self-Government of the Government of Catalonia, the collection publishes the key texts of Catalan political and juridical thought.

The Czech festival, one of the world’s most renowned events in digital culture, continues to champion Catalan creators and this year has invited V.P.M. and Playmodes studios, and the artist Josep Poblet. Their participation is supported by the Institut Ramon Llull through its international programme for visual arts, design and architecture. The Signal Festival takes place from 16 to 19 October across various venues in Prague.

From 15 to 19 October, professionals from the sector and major institutions working to promote and project Catalan literature internationally will take part in one of Europe’s most important literary fairs. Coinciding with the fair, the University of Frankfurt will inaugurate the exhibition “The Catalan Lands in Frankfurt: Language and Culture, Literature and Research”, marking the 40th anniversary of the largest Catalan-themed library outside the Catalan-speaking world, with a collection of some 35,000 volumes.

This year’s residency, its third edition, held from 30 September to 10 October, aims to promote the international publication of Catalan and Balearic authors while encouraging international publishers to commission work Catalan and Balearic professionals.

More than thirty leading international festivals, biennials and institutions are presenting Catalan artists this year with the support of the Institut Ramon Llull. These include the Ars Electronica Festival (Linz, Austria), Les Rencontres de la Photographie (Arles, France), the Istanbul Biennial (Turkey), the Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Brussels, Belgium), the Gulbenkian Modern Art Centre (Lisbon, Portugal), the Jeu de Paume (Paris, France), and Mextrópoli (Mexico City, Mexico), among others.

These are the Graduate Center at the City University of New York; the University of Massachusetts Amherst; Stanford University; the University of Chicago; the University of California, Berkeley; and the University of Havana.

The Institut Ramon Llull is co-organising the event, led by EUNIC, which will take place on 30 September at the IEC. Through a series of sessions, the event will explore how to address global challenges through cultural dialogue.

Between 21 to 26 September, the Institut Ramon Llull is organising a new programme for international publishers in Barcelona. This will be the ninth edition in collaboration with the Catalan Book Week — Setmana del Llibre en Català.

The residency, organised with the Directorate General of Cultural Heritage, in collaboration with the Festival Clàssics, will take place from 12 to 16 October at the Archaeology Museum of Catalonia (MAC) in Empúries. The fruits of the residency may be seen on 16 October at the Paral·lel 62 hall in Barcelona, as part of the Festival Clàssics programme.

From 16 to 19 September, the associations will reflect on their mission, share projects, and examine the principal challenges they face at Faberllull Olot.

Catalan Jordi Ribas, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft and Doctor of Engineering, together with his wife, Laura, has made a donation to the University of Michigan for the creation of a tenured professorship in Catalan Studies, the Ribas Family Early Career Professorship in Catalan and Romance Studies, through an entirely private endowment.

The Dutch translation of the novel Et vaig donar ulls i vas mirar les tenebres becomes the first work in Catalan to be distinguished with this award. The translation has been supported by the Institut Ramon Llull.

Joan Català, Toc de Fusta, Cia. D’Es Tro and Eva Marichalar-Freixa & Jordi Duran i Roldós will present their creations in Dorset. Throughout the festival, online working sessions will also be organised between eight Catalan companies and international professionals.

Between July and December, six creators from the fields of literature and music will participate in four strategic residencies.

Ars Electronica 2025, the leading international festival of art, science, and technology held in Linz from 3 to 7 September, once again champions the talent of Catalan creators with the prominent participation of Maria Arnal, who will perform as part of the Nightline, and Marc Vilanova, who will exhibit Phonos. This Catalan programme is supported by the IRL through its funding line for the international programming of visual arts.