Past exhibition · Poble Espanyol, Barcelona · 15–16 May 2026

BCA at Brit Under Fest, Barcelona

British Culture Archive presented 25 photographic works at the first edition of Brit Under Fest, held at Poble Espanyol, Barcelona, on 15–16 May 2026.

The selection brought together photographs of everyday life, youth culture, music and the streets of post-war Britain.

Two men in a car and a boy at the open door on Wood Street, Liverpool, photographed by Rob Bremner in 1996.
Wood Street, Liverpool, 1996. © Rob Bremner / British Culture Archive. All rights reserved.
Sharon and Claire standing against a graffiti-covered wall in Vauxhall, Liverpool, photographed by Rob Bremner in 1987.
Sharon and Claire. Vauxhall, Liverpool, 1987. © Rob Bremner / British Culture Archive. All rights reserved.

British documentary photography in Barcelona

BCA’s exhibition formed part of the festival’s visual arts programme, bringing British documentary photography into a setting shared with live music, literature, design, fashion, comedy and performance.

Rob Bremner was among the photographers included in BCA’s presentation. His Liverpool archive records everyday life in the city during the 1980s and 1990s. The photographs above offer a closer look at that work.

Read the festival’s introduction to BCA’s exhibition

Original red Brit Under Fest poster with a collage portrait wearing blue glasses, festival line-up and dates 15–16 May 2026 at Poble Espanyol, Barcelona.
Original Brit Under Fest festival poster, 2026.

Exhibition record

Exhibition
British Culture Archive at Brit Under Fest

Venue
Carpa Pícnic, Poble Espanyol, Barcelona

Dates
15–16 May 2026

BCA’s contribution
A selection of 25 photographic works, presented as part of the festival’s visual arts programme.

Festival
The first edition of Brit Under Fest