Cultural Institutions
- Ateneo de la Juventud, a society of Mexican writers, philosophers and intellectuals
- Ateneo de Madrid, a private cultural institution located in the capital of Spain
- Ateneo de Ponce, a nonprofit, civic, organization in Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Ateneo Puertorriqueño, one of Puerto Rico's chief cultural institutions
- Ateneo de Sevilla, a cultural, scientific, literary, and artistic association in Seville, Spain
- Ateneo Veneto, an institution for science, literature, and arts in Venice, Italy
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