Mercè 2026: 'Moltes Mercès. Els cartells de la Festa Major'

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Traditional culture. A reflection of the evolution of Barcelona’s annual festival, as well as the city's cultural, social and artistic transformations.

The Museu Frederic Marès is offering an exhibition from 19 September entitled Moltes Mercès. Els cartells de la Festa Major, a display bringing together the posters for the city’s annual festival since 1979, when the arrival of democratic municipal councils meant that La Mercè became consolidated as a popular and participatory festivity, open to all.

Schedule

Days	Hours	Preus
Dimarts i dimecres	10 am to 7 pm	Free Admission
Dijous, divendres i dissabte	de 10.00 h a 22.00 h
Diumenge i festius	d'11.00 h a 22.00 h

Others

Occur on:: Museu Frederic Marès.

La Mercè posters reflect the evolution of Barcelona’s Festa Major, as well as the city's cultural, social and artistic transformations.

This show brings together the posters published since 1979, when La Mercè became a grassroots, participatory festival open to all citizens with the arrival of the democratic city councils.

The first posters from that period, signed by artists and prestigious designers, offer different views of Barcelona and its festival: dances and fireworks, traditional culture figures, renovated urban spaces and other symbols that evoke the city's renewal.

Over the years, the La Mercè posters have embraced new visual languages. The perspectives of the creators from disciplines like illustration, set design and audiovisuals have expanded the ways the festival is portrayed and offer an increasingly rich and diverse picture of Barcelona and its time.

Beyond advertising the celebration, these posters are invaluable visual testimonies of each period. They show how every generation has reinterpreted the image of La Mercè and Barcelona, and today they are part of the city's visual memory.