Cultural Center

A cultural center or cultural centre is an organization, building or complex that promotes culture and arts. Cultural centers can be neighborhood community arts organizations, private facilities, government-sponsored, or activist-run. Examples include:

  • Europe
    • Vooruit, Ghent, Belgium
    • Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
    • Letterkenny Regional Cultural Centre, County Donegal, Ireland
    • Glaspaleis, Heerlen, Netherlands
    • OT301, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • Centro Cultural de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal
    • Dom omladine Beograda, Belgrade, Serbia
    • Kuryokhin Center, Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Americas
    • Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brasília, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo
    • Centro Cultural São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
    • El Centro Cultural de Mexico
    • Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros, Mexico City, Mexico
    • Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile
    • Centro Cultural Palacio de La Moneda, Santiago, Chile
    • Agustín Ross Cultural Center, Pichilemu, Chile
    • Eyedrum, Atlanta, USA
    • Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, USA
    • Detroit Cultural Center, USA
    • Self Help Graphics & Art, Los Angeles, USA
    • Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, CA, USA
    • Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, USA
    • Irish Museum and Cultural Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
    • Asheville Culture Project, Asheville, NC, USA
    • Polynesian Cultural Center, Hawaii
    • El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY
    • The Kitchen, New York, NY
    • ISSUE Project Room, New York, NY
    • Centro Cultural Baudilio Vega Berríos, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
    • The Largo Cultural Center, Largo, FL, USA
  • Asia
    • Thailand Cultural Centre
    • Cultural Center of the Philippines
    • Hong Kong Cultural Centre
  • Oceania
    • Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, Australia
    • Queensland Cultural Centre, Brisbane, Australia
    • Vanuatu Cultural Centre, Port Vila, Vanuatu

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