The Biennial of Thought closed out this first joint edition with Palma and Valencia having been very well received by the public, with well-attended sessions and a rich exchange of ideas in public space: the official programme included 67 activities and attracted over 20,000 people, with more than 200 speakers taking part.

The organisers for this third edition of this grand public forum were supported by an advisory committee made up of the writer and Hellenist Raül Garrigassait, the political scientist Ignacio Sánchez-Cuenca, the sociologist Liliana Arroyo, the architects Núria Moliner and Josep Ferrando and the journalist Ángela Precht.

On the website biennaldepensament.barcelona, which has so far received over 100,000 visits, you can see most of the sessions recorded from the programme and addressing topics such as the threats, limits and challenges for democracy, digital rights and the transformation of cities.

The Biennial started life in 2018, and although the second edition was held during the pandemic, it has made a firm place for itself on the city’s cultural agenda. In contrast to the 2020 edition, with advance bookings and online sessions, this year’s activities were open to all except for the Peripatetic Walks, where all available places were taken.