Culture
C.U. is an important part of Mexico CIty's cultural life. The campus contains many spaces dedicates to cultural activities from Music, Theatre, Cinema, Visual Arts etc. Most faculties have exhibition spaces and auditoriums used for such purposes.
The University Cultural Centre (Centro Cultural Universitario) is a section of the campus containing the main auditoriums, theatres and cinemas. It also includes one of the most recent Contemporary Art Museums in Mexico, the Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporaneo.
The Centre also includes:
- Sala Nezahualcoyotl. Used for orchestral and dance performances.
- Teatro Juan Ruiz de Alarcón. Major theatre. Both classical and contemporary works.
- Foro Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Camera theatre. Mainly contemporary plays.
- Centro Universitario de Teatro (CUT). A smaller theatre (about 100 seats) attached to the theatre school.
- Sala José Revueltas and Sala Julio Bracho. Both cinema theatres screen an ecletic selection of Mexican and international films.
- Sala Miguel Covarrubias. A small theatre for dancing.
- Radio UNAM. XEUN 96.1 MHz and 860 kHz in Mexico City; XEYU, short wave 9600 kHz in the 31-meter international band. Musical, cultural, informative and recreational programming.
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