Today, May 13, the most important cultural event in Latin America ends with 1,180,000 visitors. Barcelona, Guest City of Honor, made 123 acts with different proposals, in a stand with its own auditorium and library. Its entourage included authors, illustrators, musicians, and two photographic exhibitions. The Space of Functional Diversity and Disability promoted different authors,…
Space for functional diversity and disabilities
Starting this year, the International Book Fair has a space for disability and functional diversity in which it seeks to encourage and promote different authors, specialists and social organizations devoted to the issue of disability / functional diversity, both physical and intellectual . The objective is that exhibitors can publicize their work, project or journey…
Cultural Proposals
Authors Buenos Aires is the cultural epicenter of Latin America, a cosmopolitan city characterized by its bustling intellectual activity. During the Fair, this movement flourishes even more, thanks to the participation of many local authors and international guests. Youth Movement International Bookfluencers Meeting. After the successful talks and presentations at the last few editions of…
Special benefits for professionals
No other Fair or Professional Meeting in the world performs so many concrete actions in order to empower the book business. Every year, Fundación El Libro allocates exceptional economic resources and analyzes and implements creative solutions in order to develop strategies that benefit the entire publishing sector. This institutional commitment with each one of the…
Facts and figures
Buenos Aires International Book Fair 2018 in numbers 1.180.000 visitors 45.500 total square meters 15.768 square meters covered by stands (15318 square meters indoors – 450 square meters outdoors) 477 exhibitors 9 Pavilions (Ochre, Frers, Blue, Green, Yellow, Red, White, Pav. 9 and Pav. 8) 2028 librarians from 1010 libraries were participants of the Libro % Program Conabip 12.000 book professionals (editors,…
Pride and Prejudice. Space of Sexual Diversity and Culture.
With the opening of the Sexual Diversity and Culture Space in the 2018 edition of the Fair, the Book Foundation and the Buenos Aires International Book Fair renewed their willingness to function as a sounding board for different debates and displays, and to collect and promote, without censorship, the plurality and richness produced by…