Cultural organizations

Official Institutions in Canada

Cervantes Institute
The Instituto Cervantes is a not-for-profit organization created to promote the teaching of Spanish and the co-official languages of Spain, and to contribute to the advancement of the culture of Spain and the Spanish-speaking countries.
Learn more about the Cervantes Institute in Calgary.
Cervantes Virtual Classrooms
AULA Virtual de Español —Instituto Cervantes’ virtual classroom— offers Spanish courses online.

Official Institutions in Spain

AECID

AECID —Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo— is Spain's Agency for International Development and Cooperation.

Casa África

Operated by Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Casa África highlights Spain’s shared history and cultural affinities with Africa.

Casa América

Operated by Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Casa América highlights Spain’s shared history and cultural affinities with America.

Casa Árabe

Operated by Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Casa Árabe highlights Spain’s shared history and cultural affinities with the Arab world.

Casa Asia

Operated by Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Casa Asia highlights Spain’s shared history and cultural affinities with Asia.

Casa Sefarad Israel

Operated by Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Casa Sefarad Israel highlights Spain’s shared history and cultural affinities with Sephardies and Israel.

Instituto Cervantes

Instituto Cervantes is a not-for-profit organization created by the Spanish government in 1991. Its mission is to promote the teaching of Spanish and the co-official languages of Spain, and to contribute to the advancement of the culture of Spain and the Spanish speaking countries.

Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación

Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.

Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte

Spain's Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.

Acción Cultural Española (A/CE)

As a result of the merge of the State Corporations SECC, SEACEX, SEEI, AC/E will promote Spanish Culture in Spain and abroad.

Spain's Regional Governments

Organization charts for the cultural departments of Spain's 17 Autonomous Communities.