A broad exploration into how we perceive, pursue, and question the idea of beauty across history arrives in Barcelona. 🎨✨

This exhibition brings together historical and contemporary works to deconstruct aesthetic canons, bodily pressures, and perspectives that challenge the prevailing norm.

🎨 The Cult of Beauty

📅 From October 14 to November 8, 2026

🕐 Opens at 10:00 (check website for closing times)

📍 CCCB. Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, Barcelona

🎟️ 6 €

📖 Reflections on the body, aesthetics, and norms

The exhibition stages a dialogue between artworks, documents, installations, and historical objects such as antique cosmetics, corsets, wigs, and LED masks. Through this journey, it addresses questions linked to gender, age, social status, and health.

Featured artists include William Hogarth, Lorenza Böttner, Angelica Dass, Laura Aguilar, Juno Calypso, Isidre Nonell, Esther Ferrer, JD 'Okhai Ojeikere, and Colita, whose works explore everything from traditional hairstyles to the subversion of physical stereotypes.

🏛️ A venue for cultural debate

The CCCB hosts this multidisciplinary project examining social and historical constructions of aesthetic ideals, giving visibility to bodies and expressions that defy traditional beauty standards.

ℹ️ Good to know: Open Tuesday to Sunday (closed on Mondays). Please consult the venue's official website for complete visiting hours.

✨ A compelling invitation to rethink aesthetic ideals and celebrate bodily diversity.