Culture in Asunción
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.