• Read more about Colonial survival. Wounds still open.

The 12th of October, a date with very eloquent meanings, is a good occasion to continue reviewing how the legacy of colonialism(s) survives in contemporary society, from the street to the most hegemonic institutions. To this end, the Biennial calls on a series of voices to ask questions, break silences, articulate discourses that will lead us towards a future that is completely decolonised, beyond the geographical, political and economic fact, and also paying attention to cultural, psychological and emotional phenomena.

• Read more about +Biennial. The programme of the entities that are always there

Among other dualities, the Biennial of Thought oscillates between the global and the local, which we could say are current world issues and issues more specific to Barcelona and its immediate surroundings. The fact that the Biennial is an event that, as its name suggests, is held every 24 months, while at the same time the city has a network of institutions and initiatives that regularly keep the flame of critical thought and civic debate burning. The +Biennial is built with the latter entities, a parallel programme that should not be overlooked.

• Read more about The war that is shaking Europe and the world

If one event is marking the international news this 2022, it is the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a conflict with dramatic human consequences and decisive reverberations in the present and future of all of Europe and beyond. It was unthinkable that these events and the multiple readings they arouse would be omitted from this year's Biennale, so a handful of sessions approach it. From various angles, with multiple authoritative voices, all of them of international relevance.

• Read more about Itineraries of the Biennial of Thought 2022

The programme of the Biennial of Thought is intense and extensive, full of moments of great interest. As a complement to the chart and to help distinguish the sessions that best suit personal predilections, we have prepared a series of small guides called itineraries. Each one of them refers to a theme or approach that is of notable relevance in this year's edition.

• Read more about The secret camera of images: Nits blanques, a cinematographic essay

• Read more about Unequal societies, unhealthy populations