Andorra's Week: Cultural Talks, Christmas Lunch & Live Music
Andorra buzzes with history lectures, science talks, festive senior meals, 80s-90s musicals, workshops, concerts, family events, and ongoing art.
Key Points
- Anna Mora lectures on Pau Casals' Andorra ties at 7pm Tuesday, government hall.
- GEC Benestar's science-wellbeing talk at 7:30pm Hotel Roc Blanc.
- Encamp Christmas lunch for seniors at 1pm; 80s-90s musical debuts 9pm Congress Centre.
- Ongoing exhibitions: Romanesque art, comics, Egypt artefacts, pioneer photos.
### What's On in Andorra: Cultural Talks, Festive Meals and Live Music
Andorra's event calendar fills up this week with lectures on local history and science, a Christmas lunch for seniors, musical performances and ongoing exhibitions highlighting art and heritage.
On Tuesday evening, Anna Mora will present research on the ties between renowned Catalan cellist Pau Casals and Andorra, commissioned by the Cultural Heritage department. She will discuss the principality's role in the musician's life. The talk starts at 7pm in the government's exhibition hall in Andorra la Vella.
At 7.30pm, Evangelina Constable and Gustavo Corradi from GEC Benestar will explore "Science and Wellbeing: Cellular Oxygenation—from Repair to Energy" at Hotel Roc Blanc in Escaldes-Engordany.
The Encamp parish council has organised its traditional Christmas lunch for elderly residents, inviting all godparents to join for a meal, catch up with friends and celebrate the holidays. It begins at 1pm in the sports and cultural complex's party room in Encamp.
Music lovers can catch "The Musical of the 80s and 90s," a hit from Madrid's Gran Vía making its Andorran debut with songs from Mecano, Seguridad Social, Alaska, Hombres G and Celtas Cortos. Performances run from 9pm to 11pm at the Andorra la Vella Congress Centre.
Noelia Souque, the government's ambassador for cross-border cooperation, closes this year's El Teler Daurat series with a talk at 7pm in Hive Five Coworking, Andorra la Vella.
Charline Bony leads a workshop on "Between the Sacred and the Everyday: The Quiet Revolution of Flemish Primitives" from 6.30pm to 7.30pm at Centre Cultural la Llacuna in Andorra la Vella.
Urban music artist Jovedry performs at 8pm in Era del Raser, Ordino, blending original soundscapes with precise rhythms.
For families, the "Magic Circle of Ordino" offers a nighttime visit to Santa Claus's secret house. Participants need a Magic Circle passport to join the adventure in Ordino.
Several exhibitions continue across the country. Galobardes's "Drawings with Ink and Reed" interprets Andorran Romanesque art using Chinese ink and wooden reeds at Museu de la Moto in Canillo through December 31.
Oscar Martín's "Solo" traces the journey of his comic character, created by a Tom and Jerry illustrator, at Museu del Còmic in La Massana until January 16.
Rafa Contreras's "Andorra Romanesque in 40 Glances" features 40 black-and-white photos of ten Romanesque churches, shot with a vintage analogue camera, at Espai Columba in Andorra la Vella until January 17.
"Human-Scale Cities" at Bici Lab Andorra in Andorra la Vella examines urban evolution and runs until February 28.
"From Birth to Rebirth: Experiences in Ancient Egypt" displays artefacts from Barcelona's Egyptian Museum, focusing on daily life, at CEE until February 21.
"Pioneers 1884-1954: Andorra's First Photographs" draws from the national archive to showcase early photography pioneers in the government's exhibition hall until March 7.
Original Sources
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