Cultural venues — Asunción
Museums, theaters, galleries and cultural centers
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Cultural venues Asunción
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.
Arte con Aroma Café
Cultural café combining art exhibitions with a drinks menu in downtown Asunción.
Biblioteca y Archivo Central del Congreso Nacional
The Library and Central Archive of the National Congress occupies a building opened in 2016 on the Costanera. Its services are open to the public, and the venue hosts cultural events.
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.
Casa Sigilos
Home of the Sigilos: Teatro Experimental company, at the Unión Club (Palma 751, 1st floor): residencies, workshops and performances.
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).
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 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 Paraguayo Americano (CCPA)
Bi-national Paraguay-United States cultural institution active since 1942, home to the Teatro de las Américas.
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.
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 Paraguayo Japonés (CPJ)
Municipal institution for Paraguayan-Japanese cultural cooperation, with auditoriums, exhibition halls, and a program of workshops and courses.