Casa de las Américas

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arts center cultural institution literary organization

Casa de las Américas is a prominent Cuban cultural institution and arts center in Havana known for promoting and recognizing Latin American and Caribbean literature, music, and visual arts.

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Casa de las Américas (journal) 1
Casa de las Américas magazine 1
Casa de las Américas publishing house 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf arts center ⓘ
cultural institution ⓘ
literary organization ⓘ
activity granting research fellowships ⓘ
hosting conferences and colloquia ⓘ
organizing art exhibitions ⓘ
organizing literary contests ⓘ
organizing music concerts ⓘ
affiliation Ministry of Culture of Cuba ⓘ
surface form: Cuban Ministry of Culture
architecturalStyle modernist architecture ⓘ
awardFor Caribbean literature ⓘ
Latin American literature ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Cuba ⓘ
director Haydée Santamaría ⓘ
fieldOfWork cultural studies ⓘ
literature ⓘ
music ⓘ
social sciences ⓘ
theater ⓘ
visual arts ⓘ
foundedBy Cuban government ⓘ
Revolutionary Government of Cuba ⓘ
foundingDate April 1959 ⓘ
foundingLocation Havana, Cuba ⓘ
surface form: Havana
hasPart Casa de las Américas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Casa de las Américas magazine

Casa de las Américas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Casa de las Américas publishing house

art gallery ⓘ
documentation center ⓘ
library ⓘ
theater hall ⓘ
ideology socialist cultural policy ⓘ
inception 1959 ⓘ
knownFor Casa de las Américas Prize ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Vedado district of Havana ⓘ
surface form: Vedado, Havana
location Havana, Cuba ⓘ
surface form: Havana
namedAfter Americas ⓘ
surface form: the Americas
notableChairperson Haydée Santamaría ⓘ
notableWork Casa de las Américas Prize ⓘ
organizes Casa de las Américas Prize ⓘ
publishes Casa de las Américas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Casa de las Américas (journal)

books on Latin American and Caribbean culture ⓘ
purpose promotion of Latin American and Caribbean arts and culture ⓘ
support of progressive and revolutionary culture in Latin America ⓘ
regionServed Caribbean ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ
significantEvent Casa de las Américas Prize ⓘ
surface form: Casa de las Américas Literary Prize
status active ⓘ
website http://www.casadelasamericas.org ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vedado district of Havana → hasCulturalInstitution → Casa de las Américas ⓘ
subject surface form: Vedado
Casa de las Américas → hasPart → Casa de las Américas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Casa de las Américas publishing house
Casa de las Américas → hasPart → Casa de las Américas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Casa de las Américas magazine
Casa de las Américas → publishes → Casa de las Américas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Casa de las Américas (journal)