Cultural center

Last updated March 13, 2025

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.

Africa

Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt
Fendika Cultural Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Guga S'Thebe Arts & Cultural Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
Ndere Cultural Center, Kampala, Uganda.
National Cultural Center, Kumasi, Ghana.

Asia

Atatürk Cultural Center, Istanbul, Türkiye
Central Cultural Center (CCC), Bangladesh
Bahman Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
Beigang Cultural Center, Yunlin, Taiwan
Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Cultural Center of the Philippines, Philippines
Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong, China
Japanese Cultural Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Kaohsiung Cultural Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Keelung Cultural Center, Keelung, Taiwan
Ketagalan Culture Center, Taipei, Taiwan
King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Kohima Capital Cultural Center, Kohima, Nagaland
Korean Cultural Center, Seoul, Korea
Palestinian Heritage Center, Bethlehem, Palestine
Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Centre, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Lukang Culture Center, Changhua County, Taiwan
Mongolian and Tibetan Cultural Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC), Singapore
Taichung City Dadun Cultural Center, Taichung, Taiwan
Taichung Municipal City Huludun Cultural Center, Taichung, Taiwan
Tainan Municipal Cultural Center, Tainan, Taiwan
Taiwan Cultural Center, Tokyo, Japan
Municipal Market of Baucau, Baucau, East Timor
Telugu Saamskruthika Niketanam, Visakhapatnam, India
Cultural Center by Talenmark Developers,^[1] Calicut, India
Jaffna Cultural Centre, Sri Lanka
Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkoentrance to the Belém Cultural Centre in Bangkok, Thailand
Tokyo Korean Culture Center, Tokyo, Japan
Xinying Cultural Center, Tainan, Taiwan

Europe

House of Culture Dubravka in Bratislava, Slovakia Dkd.JPG — House of Culture Dúbravka in Bratislava, Slovakia

Vooruit, Ghent, Belgium
National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
Kulturværftet, Helsingør, Denmark
Tullikamari Cultural Centre, Tampere, Finland
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
Gasteig, Munich, Germany
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Athens, Greece
Letterkenny Regional Cultural Centre, County Donegal, Ireland
European Cultural Centre, Venice, Italy
Nida Culture and Tourism Information Centre "Agila", Neringa, Lithuania
Public institution Cultural center "Nikola Djurkovic", Kotor, Montenegro
ACU, Utrecht, Netherlands
De Balie, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Glaspaleis, Heerlen, Netherlands
OT301, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Centro Cultural de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal
Kuryokhin Center, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Cultural center Bor, Bor, Serbia
Dom omladine Beograda, Belgrade, Serbia
Matadero Madrid, Madrid, Spain

North America

El Centro Cultural de Mexico, Mexico
Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros, Mexico City, Mexico
Eyedrum, Atlanta, United States
Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, California, United States
Detroit Cultural Center, MI, United States
Cultural Center of Charlotte County, Port Charlotte, Florida, United States
Self Help Graphics & Art, Los Angeles, United States
Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural, Los Angeles, California, United States
La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, California, United States
Merced Multicultural Arts Center, Merced, California, United States
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, United States
Kansas City Irish Center, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Asheville Culture Project, Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Greensboro Cultural Center, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Polynesian Cultural Center, Hawaii, United States
Na Aikana Cultural Center, Hawaii, United States
Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, United States
El Museo del Barrio, New York, New York, United States
The Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
ISSUE Project Room, New York, New York, United States
Park Performing Arts Center, Union City, New Jersey, United States
Russian Cultural Center, Washington D.C., United States
Tijuana Cultural Center, Tijuana, Mexico
William V. Musto Cultural Center, Union City, New Jersey, United States
Centro Cultural Baudilio Vega Berríos, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
The Largo Cultural Center, Largo, Florida, United States
Ugly Mermaid Venue & Cultural Centre,^[2] Eau-Claire, Wisconsin, United States

Oceania

Ngarachamayong Culture Center, Koror, Palau
Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, Australia
Queensland Cultural Centre, Brisbane, Australia
Vanuatu Cultural Centre, Port Vila, Vanuatu

South America

Agustín Ross Cultural Center, Pichilemu, Chile
Libertad Palace, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Centro Cultural de Lima, San Borja, Lima, Peru
Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brasília, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo, Brazil
São Paulo Cultural Center, São Paulo, Brazil
Centro Cultural Palacio de La Moneda, Santiago, Chile
Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile
Ema Gordon Klabin Cultural Foundation, São Paulo, Brazil
Narguila Pub Lounge Cultural, Bogotá, Colombia
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, and São Paulo, Brazil.

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[1] "Cultural Center in India, Kerala".

[2] Ugly Mermaid Venue on Facebook

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