Type Cultural Center Phone +502 2208 7777 | Completed 1973 Opened 1973 Architect Efrain Recinos | |
Similar National Palace, Teatro de Camara - Hugo Car, Museo Nacional de Arque, Museo Popol Vuh, Torre del Reformador | ||
The Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias, commonly called Teatro Nacional, is a cultural center in Guatemala City, Guatemala. It is located in the Centro Cívico (Civic Center) of the city and was built in the same place of the old Fuerte de San José. Its form, which emulates a seated jaguar, stands out from the adjacent buildings. The complex, which was designed by architect Efrain Recinos, was completed in 1978.
The center is named for Guatemalan writer and Nobel Laurate Miguel Ángel Asturias. It contains the Gran Sala Efrain Recinos, a large proscenium theater named for the center's architect, the Teatro de Cámara Hugo Carrillo, a smaller, black box theater named for the Guatemalan playwright and director, and an outdoor amphitheater, the Teatro al Aire Libre. The center also includes various plazas and salons, as well as the National Marimba Institute, Instituto Nacional de la Marimba.