Upcoming Events in Andorra: Conferences, Workshops, Carnivals and Exhibitions

### Upcoming Events in Andorra: Conferences, Workshops, Carnival Highlights and Exhibitions

Andorra's event lineup this week spans history talks, dance and art workshops, expanded carnival activities across parishes, music tributes and continuing exhibitions.

On Thursday, researcher Daniel Fité delivers the conference **"El fons de casa Cintet: una finestra al comerç andorrà d'ara fa un segle"** at 19:00 in the government's exhibition hall in Andorra la Vella. The session explores the Casa Cintet documentary collection from Andorra la Vella, held at the Arxiu Nacional.

That evening at 19:00, FNAC in Andorra la Vella hosts the launch of **Flors d’Amor**, a Catalan poetry collection structured around the four seasons.

Hive Five Coworking in Andorra la Vella presents **Maridatge a tres: art, experiència sensorial i producte andorrà** at 19:00, where illustrator Diego D’Amico of Mundo Mani produces live drawings projected for attendees.

Workshops include a **Dansa viva. Moviment expressiu conscient** session with Evangelina Constable from 10:00 to 11:30 at Hotel Roc Blanc in Escaldes-Engordany. The **Taller Fàcil Pràctic** on natural skincare runs at 18:30 in the same hotel. In Encamp, children join the **Taller de Carnaval: El nas vermell i la biblioteca màgica** at 17:30 in the communal library to make clown mini-books and decorate photos. At 17:00, Centre d’Art in Escaldes-Engordany offers **Ritual funerari: Preparant el més enllà en família**, led by archaeologist Thaís Torra and Egyptologist Gisele Martínez, covering mummification, funeral processions and ancestor worship in ancient Egypt.

Carnival festivities start Friday in Sant Julià de Lòria with a 10:30 **Xtrem Race** obstacle course in Plaça de la Germandat, followed by a **cercavila** parade of school groups with batucada animation from No Ar and Bloco Sambara BCN through parish streets. Escaldes-Engordany hosts the **Penjada del Carnestoltes** at 19:00, featuring an extravagant parade by group Xtravaganxa, a speech and the hanging of the Carnestoltes figure at various spots. A **Gran Rua de Carnaval** at 18:00 sets off from Parc de la Mola in Andorra la Vella, arriving at Plaça del Poble in Escaldes-Engordany with Bloco Sambara batucada, comparsa contests and choreography competitions.

Music highlights feature Johel Artista's Estopa tribute during dinner at 20:30 in Pizzeria Primavera, Andorra la Vella. Vibrand Music performs 1970s-1990s hits at 21:00—options include Hotel Grand Pas in Encamp or Hotel Sant Gothard in La Massana.

The conference **"El Consell General d’Andorra: passat i present d’una institució parlamentària europea (segles XIII - XXI)"** begins at 17:00 in the Consell General vestibule in Andorra la Vella, previewing the second edition of a University of Andorra co-organized course with three public lectures.

Exhibitions continue with **Del néixer al renéixer: vivències a l’antic Egipte** at Centre d’Art in Escaldes-Engordany until 21 February, displaying archaeological pieces from Barcelona’s Museu Egipci de Barcelona (Fundació Arqueològica Clos) on daily ancient Egyptian life. **Figures de l’emancipació** by French street artist C215 (Christian Guémy) runs until 13 March at Espai Caldes in Escaldes-Engordany, portraying key French figures in emancipation struggles. **Moments efímers**, Roser Casanovas’s vibrant watercolours of fleeting nature, shows until 26 February at Centre Cultural la Llacuna in Andorra la Vella. **Ciutats a escala humana** at Bici Lab Andorra in Andorra la Vella uses Playmobil figures and mappings to depict four car-free urban models.