Commentary: With Don Quijote, Miguel de Cervantes created the genre par excellence of modern culture: the novel. Four centuries on, Spanish is a language of extraordinary cultural prestige. The Instituto Cervantes makes the culture of the Spanish - speaking countries available to all.
The Institute's centers promote culture in its most varied forms: literature, the arts, film, theatre, music, thought . Anyone interested in the culture of Spain and of the score of Latin American countries where Spanish is spoken will encounter unceasing activity at the Instituto Cervantes: every day in the academic year an average of 17 cultural events take place.
Types of Cultural Events:
Exhibitions
Lectures
Seminars
Round-table Discussions
Literary Debates
Music
Theater
Film Screenings
The most important writers in Spanish present their works at the Instituto Cervantes. Music, exhibitions, debates with intellectuals and thinkers constitute a cultural activity that spreads the creativity of culture in Spanish.
The Instituto Cervantes collaborates with official Spanish cultural bodies and with those belonging to the countries where it operates. This is the most appropriate way of identifying developments of interest in Spanish culture in each place.
