Barcelona City Council will reopen Capitol Theatre in 2027

The theatre will have two rooms with a capacity of 402 and 198 seats and, on the last two floors, with the offices of the Central Services of the Library Consortium.

The building will host performing arts and municipal services from 2027.Advertising The Capitol Theatre will once again raise the curtain. Five years after its closure, Barcelona City Council has announced the recovery of this emblematic facility on La Rambla, which will become municipal property and become a new space for theatrical activities and public services. The initiative is part of the cultural revitalization project for La Rambla and r…

The management will be put out to tender and this emblematic room on the Rambla will also house the offices of the Barcelona Library Consortium.

Following the wake of other equipments such as the Molino or Paral·lel 62, the mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, has announced that the Capitol theatre will reopen the next 2027 under municipal ownership, following the agreement that has been reached with the ownership of the property, which gives it ownership of the estate. Thus, after the relevant renovation works, which include the reduction of capacity in two rooms of 402 and 198 localitie…