Asunción Cultural Guide

Museo Etnográfico Andrés Barbero

Founded in 1929 by Dr. Andrés Barbero; houses the country's most important archaeological and ethnographic collections on the indigenous peoples of Paraguay.

Museo Militar del Ministerio de Defensa Nacional

The Ministry of National Defense's museum, created in 1939, with collections from the War of the Triple Alliance and the Chaco War, and rooms honoring Marshals López and Estigarribia.

Museo de la Estación Central del Ferrocarril Carlos Antonio López

Museum in Asunción's Central Station, a National Historic Monument: a wooden passenger car, ticket office, telegraph, locomotive bells and the map of Paraguay's railway stations.

Casa Bicentenario de la Música Agustín Pío Barrios

A house museum dedicated to guitarist and composer Agustín Pío Barrios "Mangoré," with original instruments, scores and wax-cylinder recordings; reopened on May 5, 2026 with new museography curated by Carlos Spatuzza and Lea Schvartzman.

Museo Monseñor Juan Sinforiano Bogarín

A museum of sacred art and history next to the Cathedral, housed in a mansion that was once Fulgencio Yegros's residence and a public jail under Francia; it displays the collection gathered by Monsignor Bogarín: Jesuit and Franciscan religious imagery, colonial furniture and historical objects.

Museo de las Memorias: Dictadura y Derechos Humanos

Former headquarters of the feared "Técnica" (DNAT), a detention and torture center during the Stroessner dictatorship; today a museum and memory site on human rights.

Museo del Barro

Visual arts center founded in 1979 by Olga Blinder and Carlos Colombino, with collections of pre-Columbian indigenous ceramics, folk art, and Paraguayan contemporary art.

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes

Founded in 1909 based on the collection of Juan Silvano Godoy; brings together more than 650 works of Paraguayan and European art, including the Guarani baroque of the Jesuit missions.

Palacio de López

Seat of the Paraguayan Executive branch since 1894; neoclassical mansion begun in 1857 for Francisco Solano López, bombarded during the War of the Triple Alliance. Only the exterior can be visited.

Loma San Jerónimo Neighborhood

Asunción's oldest neighborhood, declared Historic Heritage and Tourist Neighborhood in 2013. Famous for its colorful houses, murals and Paraguay River views.

Panteón Nacional de los Héroes

National mausoleum in neoclassical style, inspired by Les Invalides in Paris; holds the remains of Marshal Francisco Solano López, Carlos Antonio López, and other Paraguayan founding fathers.

Catedral Metropolitana Nuestra Señora de la Asunción

Seat of the first diocese of the Río de la Plata; neoclassical cathedral blessed in 1845, with a silver-clad main altar, visited by Popes John Paul II (1988) and Francis (2015).

Iglesia de la Encarnación

Asunción's only church with a basilica floor plan, in Romanesque-Corinthian style, built from 1893 and inaugurated in 1912; it served as a field hospital during the Chaco War.

El Granel – Lugar de Encuentros

Cultural center in a restored colonial house, with an intimate stage, workshops, jazz and home of the Teatro Mbyky cycle.

Espacio E

Espacio E is an independent cultural space on Estrella street, between Colón and Montevideo, in Asunción's La Encarnación neighborhood. It hosts plays and performing arts productions.

Loma Tarumá

Alianza Francesa de Asunción

Bi-national French-Paraguayan center offering language courses and an active cultural program across several venues of its own, including the Molière Hall.

Centro Cultural de la República El Cabildo

Former seat of the Paraguayan Executive branch and later the Congress, today converted into a cultural center with halls dedicated to history, music, film, sacred art, and indigenous/folk art.

Centro Cultural Manzana de la Rivera

Restored colonial city block that brings together a museum, library, gallery, café, and theatrical venues in the heart of Asunción's historic center.

Centro Cultural Citi (Citibank)

Citi's corporate cultural center in a restored Art Deco mansion in Villa Morra, with free programming since 1999.

Centro Cultural de España Juan de Salazar

Cultural center under Spanish cooperation (AECID), with a library, museum, cultural café, and active artistic programming since 1976.

Gran Teatro José Asunción Flores

The Gran Teatro José Asunción Flores sits inside the grounds of the Central Bank of Paraguay, on Federación Rusa street. It opened in 2005 and hosts concerts, plays and large-scale shows.

Teatro Municipal Ignacio A. Pane

Asunción's oldest theater, in neoclassical style, with nearly 180 years of history and seating for hundreds of spectators.

Sala Molière (Alianza Francesa de Asunción)

Historic 232-seat theater hall within the Alliance Française of Asunción, open since 1979 and renovated in 2010.

Teatro Arlequín

A theater founded in 1982 by José Luis Ardissone in a converted former discotheque; with 350+ productions over 40+ years, it served as a cultural resistance space under the dictatorship and today also runs an acting school.

Teatro Latino

Theater hall founded in 1984, with seating for 390, dedicated to theater, dance, concerts, and film.

Teatro de las Américas CCPA

Teatro de las Américas is the performance hall of the Centro Cultural Paraguayo Americano (CCPA), seating 293. It hosts theater, music, film and academic events year-round.

Teatro Guaraní

Teatro Guaraní is one of Asunción's largest venues, seating close to 800 in its main hall, plus a smaller room, the Café Concert, for about 80 people. It hosts theater, music and institutional events.

Casa Sigilos

Home of the Sigilos: Teatro Experimental company, at the Unión Club (Palma 751, 1st floor): residencies, workshops and performances.

Fábrica Galería / Club de Arte

Contemporary art gallery founded in 1981 by Osvaldo Salerno, Marta Salerno, and Ricardo Migliorisi in a building designed by Carlos Colombino; a member of ASGAPA.

Galería Exaedro

Art gallery with more than three decades of history in the Mburicaó neighborhood, directed by Lilian Ojeda; runs its own frame-making workshop and is an active ASGAPA member.

Arte con Aroma Café

Cultural café combining art exhibitions with a drinks menu in downtown Asunción.

Ánga Café Arte Bar

Café-bar with integrated art gallery, local specialties, and coffee in 12 flavors in downtown Asunción.

Puerto de Asunción

The Port of Asunción is the capital's port precinct, run by the national ports authority (ANNP). One of its warehouses, the “Gran Galpón”, works as an indoor concert space: Kany García and El Cuarteto de Nos played there in August 2026.

Club Deportivo Alemán DTA

Club Deportivo Alemán DTA (Deutscher Turn und Sportverein Asunción) brings together sport and Paraguayan-German culture. It has sports areas, event halls and a restaurant, and it organizes Oktoberfest and Maifest.

Die Mannschaft Bar

Die Mannschaft is a German-themed bar in downtown Asunción, with an indoor room and a patio with a stage for live bands. It opened in 2015 and has another location in Las Mercedes.

Voüdevil Venue

Voüdevil Venue is a vaudeville-style cultural night venue in downtown Asunción, opened in 2025. It has a permanent stage for concerts, fairs and events, with room for about 250 people.

TRYP by Wyndham Asunción

TRYP by Wyndham Asunción opened in 2024 at Av. San Martín and Tte. Vera. It has a restaurant, a terrace, a pool and four event rooms.

Parroquia Santa Elena

Parroquia Santa Elena, part of the Archdiocese of Asunción, is in Villa Aurelia. Its sports hall hosts charity parties, such as those held to fund its new church.

Polideportivo 14 de Mayo

La Tabernita

La Tabernita (La Taberna Café) has been open in Asunción since 1997, serving lunch, after-work drinks and dinner. It is at Chile 1179, between Ygatimi and Jejui, with live music and themed parties.