This pathfinder includes information about electronic resources on Spanish culture.
It is divided into the following sections:
General Reference | Cultural
Events & Competitions | Legislation | Organizations & Institutions| Cinema | Folk
Culture | Heritage Tourism | Museums | Music | Performing
Arts| Visual Arts
For materials at the Library of Congress, consult the Hispanic
Reading Room, Performing
Arts Reading Room, and American
Folklife Center.
General Reference
Centro Virtual Cervantes
(http://cvc.cervantes.es/)
The Centro Virtual Cervantes provides extensive information about
Spanish language and culture. Includes thousands of pages of
cultural interest, material for learning
Spanish, discussion forums, databases, reference works, a magazine on language
and culture, and a specialized search engine, El
Oteador (The Searcher), which
provides direct access to many pages on language, literature, dictionaries, media,
etc. Centro Virtual Cervantes is maintained by the Instituto
Cervantes. In Spanish.
Cultural Events & Competitions
Agenda Cultural (http://www.mcu.es/cooperacion/index.jsp)
This database contains current information about the cultural
activities in which the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports
participates. In Spanish.
Festivales.Com (http://www.festivales.com/)
Presents comprehensive and updated information about festivals in Spain. Information
can be accessed through a directory organized by type of festival or via a database.
Searches in the database can be limited by type of festival, province or date.
In Spanish.
OkSpain (http://www.okspain.org/)
Official website of the Tourist Office of Spain in the US. It contains a webpage
providing access to websites with information on events.
Links are divided into the following categories : Transportation, Accommodations,
Travel Specialists, Spain highlights, etc. In English.
Legislation
Legislación
Cultural (http://www.mcu.es/jsp/plantilla_wai.jsp?id=3&area=legislacion)
Presents information about the most important Spanish legislation
on historical heritage, intellectual property, foundations, archives,
libraries, cinema, books,
and museums. It includes legislation both at the national and regional (Autonomous
Community) level. Some legislation available in pdf and tif format. In Spanish.
Organizations & Institutions
ARCE: Asociación
de Revistas Culturales de España (http://www.arce.es/news/default.jsp)
Features the official Web site of the Association of Cultural
Magazines of Spain. More than 90 cultural magazines published
in Spain belong to this association.
The section "Revistas Asociadas" provides access to information about
the magazines either via a database (searchable only by name) or by browsing
various subjects. For every magazine the following information is included: brief
description of the magazine (objetives, vision, etc.), bibliographical information,
contact information, and access to the table of contents of back and current
issues. It also provides access to the database "Censo de revistas culturales
de España" that allows to perform searches by name, place of publication,
and subject. Only contact information for each magazine is provided in this type
of search. In Spanish.
Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza (http://www.fbarrie.org/)
Features the Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza, "a private
foundation devoted to promoting the development of Galicia from a global perspective.
The Fundación is active in the following areas of education, research,
culture and social work." In English, Galician, and Spanish.
Fundaciones (http://www.mcu.es/fundaciones/index.jsp)
Presents general information about foundations in Spain and provides access to
a database of foundations registred with the Ministry of Education, Culture,
and Sports. Legislation on foundations is also provided. In Spanish.
Información
de las Comunidades Autónomas (http://www.mec.es/mecd/jsp/plantilla.jsp?area=organizacion&id=88)
Presents a directory of departments and consejerías (ministries in certain
autonomous governments) on education, culture, and sports. Arranged by Autonomous
Community. In Spanish.
Instituto Cervantes (http://www.cervantes.es)
"Instituto Cervantes is a worldwide non-profit organization created by the
Spanish government in 1991. It is the largest organization in the world concerned
with the teaching of Spanish, and it maintains a presence in over twenty different
countries throughout 36 centers devoted to the Spanish and Hispanic American
culture and Spanish Language. The mission of Instituto Cervantes is to promote
the teaching, study, and use of Spanish as a second language and to contribute
to the advancement of the Spanish and Hispanic American cultures throughout non-Spanish
speaking countries." In Spanish. Some pages in English.
Instituto de España (http://www.insde.es/)
Official site of the Spanish Institute, which coordinates the eight Spanish royal
academies. Includes general information about the Institute and provides access
to Web pages devoted to every Spanish royal academy. A listing of affiliated
royal academies organized by region (Autonomous Community) is also provided.
In Spanish.
Residiencia de Estudiantes (http://www.residencia.csic.es)
The Residencia de Estudiantes is a private foundation established by
the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC). As a Spanish cultural
center,
it offers an open space for debate, critical discussion and creative work. This
website includes information about its history, cultural events, grants, publications,
resources, and services. It provides access to the Virtual Archive of the Silver
Age of Contemporary Spanish Culture (1868-1936). In English and
Spanish.
Sociedad General de Autores
y Editores
(SGAE)(http://www.sgae.es/sgae.inm?selectedMenu=-1)
Official site of the Spanish Society for Authors and Publishers, a private organization
dedicated to the defense and management of the rights of intellectual property
of its more than 66,000 partners (movie directors, scriptwriters, composers of
all sorts of music, dramatic writers, etc.) Provides information about its services
and resources. Includes specific sections targeted to its members and potential
clients. Also presents sections on news, announcements, and recommended resources.
In Spanish.
Cinema
Cinema:
Spain (http://purl.oclc.org/corc/system/Pathfinder/3156:xid=LCP)
This pathfinder includes information about selected sources on
Spanish cinema:
motion pictures, history & criticism, directors, organizations, and cinema
studies. Most sites in Spanish.
Folk Culture
Folk
Culture: Spain (http://purl.oclc.org/corc/system/Pathfinder/3239:xid=LCP)
This pathfinder includes information about electronic resources
on Spanish folk culture: popular culture, festivals, bullfighting,
gastronomy, and traditional
music. The electronic resources are divided into the following sections: Bullfighting,
festivals, gastronomy, music, and organizations & institutions. Most sites
in Spanish.
Heritage Tourism
Heritage
Tourism: Spain (http://purl.oclc.org/corc/system/Pathfinder/3253:xid=LCP)
This pathfinder includes information about electronic resources
on sites and routes of historic or cultural interest in Spain.
The electronic resources are
divided into the following sections: heritage sites, and cultural & historic
routes. Resources available in English and Spanish.
Museums
Museums:
Spain (http://purl.oclc.org/corc/system/Pathfinder/3192:xid=LCP)
This pathfinder includes information about electronic resources
on museums in Spain. A selection of Spanish museum Web sites
is provided. This pathfinder is
divided into the following sections: general reference, art museums, and other
museums. Resources both in English and Spanish.
Music
Music:
Spain (http://purl.oclc.org/corc/system/Pathfinder/3164:xid=LCP)
This pathfinder includes information about electronic resources
on Spanish music. It is divided into the following sections:
general reference, libraries & information
centers, organizations & institutions, musical genres & instruments,
and composers & performers. Resources mostly in Spanish.
Performing Arts
Performing
Arts: Spain (http://purl.oclc.org/corc/system/Pathfinder/3225:xid=LCP)
This pathfinder includes information about electronic resources
on performing arts in Spain. Resources in Spanish.
Visual Arts
Visual
Arts: Spain (http://purl.oclc.org/corc/system/Pathfinder/3204:xid=LCP)
This pathfinder includes information about electronic resources
on Spanish visual arts. It is divided into the following
sections: general reference,
artists,
library resources, online exhibits, and photography. Resources mostly in
Spanish, some in English
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