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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