Cultural organizations

Official Institutions in Canada

Cervantes Institute: The Instituto Cervantes is a not-for-profit organization created to promote the teaching of Spanish and the co-official languages of Spain, and to contribute to the advancement of the culture of Spain and the Spanish-speaking countries.; Learn more about the Cervantes Institute in Calgary.

Cervantes Virtual Classrooms: AULA Virtual de Español —Instituto Cervantes’ virtual classroom— offers Spanish courses online.

Official Institutions in Spain

AECID: AECID —Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo— is Spain's Agency for International Development and Cooperation.

Casa África: Operated by Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Casa África highlights Spain’s shared history and cultural affinities with Africa.

Casa América: Operated by Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Casa América highlights Spain’s shared history and cultural affinities with America.

Casa Árabe: Operated by Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Casa Árabe highlights Spain’s shared history and cultural affinities with the Arab world.

Casa Asia: Operated by Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Casa Asia highlights Spain’s shared history and cultural affinities with Asia.

Casa Sefarad Israel: Operated by Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Casa Sefarad Israel highlights Spain’s shared history and cultural affinities with Sephardies and Israel.

Instituto Cervantes: Instituto Cervantes is a not-for-profit organization created by the Spanish government in 1991. Its mission is to promote the teaching of Spanish and the co-official languages of Spain, and to contribute to the advancement of the culture of Spain and the Spanish speaking countries.

Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación: Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.

Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte: Spain's Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.

Acción Cultural Española (A/CE): As a result of the merge of the State Corporations SECC, SEACEX, SEEI, AC/E will promote Spanish Culture in Spain and abroad.

Spain's Regional Governments: Organization charts for the cultural departments of Spain's 17 Autonomous Communities.

Other links of interest

AACCE: The Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España —Spanish Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences— is a Spanish professional organization dedicated to the promotion and development of Spanish cinema. Founded in 1986, it is responsible for the annual Goya Awards, Spain's principal film awards.

ARCE: ARCE —Association of Cultural Magazines from Spain— offers more than 90 cultural magazines published in Spain on literature, visual and performing arts, political thought, social sciences, photography, design and architecture.

CEDRO: CEDRO —Centro Español de Derechos Reprográficos— defends the legitimate interests of authors and publishers of books and periodicals by authorizing and endorsing the legal use of their works.

EGEDA: EGEDA —Entidad de Gestión de los Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales— is the collecting society that represents and defends the interests of audiovisual producers in Spain.

Carolina Foundation: The Carolina Foundation is a public-private institution that promotes cultural relations and cooperation in education and scientific cooperation between Spain and the countries of the South American Community of Nations.

Museums: Visualizing Spanish Exhibits: Discover Spanish culture, traditions and history through Spanish museums' patrimony. Travel in time and around the country. Enjoy and taste the Spanish culture.

SGAE: Similar to America’s ASCAP, SGAE —Sociedad General de Autores y Editores— is a collective management entity devoted to the management and defense of intellectual property rights of its more than 90.000 members (cinema directors, screenwriters, composers of all genres, playwrights, librettist, choreographers, mimes etc.).

Study in Spain: Study in Spain is an organization promoted and supported by the Association EduEspaña and the Embassy of Spain – Trade Commission.

Universidad.es Foundation: Universidad.es is a public sector foundation that aims to promote the Spanish university system throughout the world.