Cultural center

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Ketagalan Culture Center in Taiwan.

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.

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Africa

Asia

Europe

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House of Culture Dúbravka in Bratislava, Slovakia
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The Cultural Centre of the Old Customs House in Tampere, Finland

North America

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Chicago Cultural Center

Oceania

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GOMA, Brisbane is the largest art gallery in Australia

South America

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