San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato.- The Ignacio Ramírez El Nigromante Cultural Center in San Miguel de Allende celebrates this August 17 62 years of bringing cultural activities to society and fostering in children and young people a love for fine arts through the workshops they teach throughout the year.
The facility, which belongs to the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature (INBAL), opened its doors on August 17, 1962, and since then has hosted various exhibitions and conferences.
The Cultural Center offers a wide range of activities for visitors. Photographs: Ingrid Devesa
Currently, the center is under the direction of Laura Bustos, who has been in charge of keeping this space alive through temporary exhibitions where works by those who have been teachers, students and graduates of the cultural center are presented, in addition to giving space to artisans and creators from San Miguel.
“The reappropriation that the families of San Miguel de Allende have made is celebrated, this is reflected in the programming that has prioritized the traditional local wealth, the recovery of cultural memory and the appreciation of the talent of teachers and students,” said Laura Bustos.
It also offers spaces for activities and workshops. Photographs: Ingrid Devesa
The center receives more than 120 thousand visitors a year, as it offers spaces for traditional and experimental ceramics activities, pedal and frame looms; oil painting, watercolor, mixed techniques, engraving, digital photography workshops; classical, folkloric and contemporary dance; ballroom dancing, piano, guitar, singing and theater.
Among the new proposals are workshops on son jarocho, caricature, and music for film, in addition to the cycle of recreational activities that includes the creation of mojigangas, puppets, drawing, audio stories, theatrical improvisation, and film fundamentals.
El Nigromante is located in the downtown area of San Miguel de Allende Photographs: Ingrid Devesa
The Cultural Center also has spaces to promote reading such as the Ignacio Ramírez bookstore, which belongs to the Fondo de Cultura y Educal network, the “Nidos de lectura” area, and the “Sala de lectura para Jóvenes Aleph,” which belongs to the National Reading Room Program.
The El Nigromante Cultural Center is located on Dr. Ignacio Hernández Macías 75, in downtown San Miguel de Allende. It offers service from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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