Culture
Museo Monseñor Juan Sinforiano Bogarín
Asunción
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 Diocesano de Santa Rosa de Lima Misiones "Capilla Nuestra Señora de Loreto"
Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa de Lima
In Santa Rosa de Lima, Misiones, this 18th-century chapel is the only former Jesuit mission building still standing in the area. It now operates as a diocesan museum with period images, frescoes, and altarpiece fragments.
Museo Tesoro Jesuítico Santiago
Santiago, Santiago
In Santiago, Misiones, this museum brings together wooden sculptures carved by Guaraní craftsmen during the Jesuit mission era. It occupies a four-room mission-era building next to the current parish church.
Museo de Itaipú Tierra Guaraní
Hernandarias, Hernandarias
Museo de Itaipú Tierra Guaraní holds an archaeological collection plus flora, fauna and mineral samples gathered since the dam's construction began. It sits on the Itaipú Supercarretera, in Hernandarias.
Fábrica Galería / Club de Arte
Asunción
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
Mburicaó, Asunción
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.
Centro Cultural de la República El Cabildo
Asunción
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
Asunción
Restored colonial city block that brings together a museum, library, gallery, café, and theatrical venues in the heart of Asunción's historic center.
Alianza Francesa de Asunción
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 Citi (Citibank)
Villa Morra, Asunción
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
San Roque, Asunción
Cultural center under Spanish cooperation (AECID), with a library, museum, cultural café, and active artistic programming since 1976.
Centro Cultural Paraguayo Americano (CCPA)
Asunción
Bi-national Paraguay-United States cultural institution active since 1942, home to the Teatro de las Américas.