The Prince of Spain Officially Opens Instituto Cervantes New York, a Premier Spanish Language and Cultural Center, On Friday, October 10, 2003.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2003 Official Cultural Institution of Spain Brings New Life and Purpose to Historic Midtown Landmark Known as Amster Yard Instituto Cervantes The Instituto Cervantes is a worldwide non-profit organisation created by the Spanish government in 1991 and dedicated to the teaching of Spanish as a second language, as well as the promotion of Spanish and Hispanic American culture throughout non-Spanish-speaking countries. to Host Expanded Educational and Cultural Programs for the People of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of The Prince of Spain, His Royal Highness “HRH” redirects here. For other uses, see HRH (disambiguation). Royal Highness (abbreviation HRH) is a style (His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness); plural Royal Highnesses (abbreviation TRH, Don Felipe de Borbon y Grecia, Prince of Asturias “Principe de Asturias” redirects here. For flagship, see Principe de Asturias (R11). The title Prince of Asturias is given to the heir apparent to the Spanish throne, and the earlier kingdom of Castille. , will officially open the new home of Instituto Cervantes New York on Friday, October 10, 2003. Several other dignitaries will be in attendance. The inauguration ceremony will take place at 11:00 a.m. at Instituto Cervantes's new home at landmark Amster Yard, located at 211-215 East 49th Street in Manhattan. Instituto Cervantes, which has three centers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and more than 40 around the world, is the official cultural institution of Spain. Instituto Cervantes is dedicated to promoting the teaching, study and use of Spanish and to the advancement of Spanish and Hispanic cultures throughout the world. Aside from New York, Instituto Cervantes also operates U.S. centers in Chicago, Illinois, and Albuquerque, New Mexico “Albuquerque” redirects here. For other uses, see Albuquerque (disambiguation). Albuquerque (pronounced [ˈæl.bə.kɚ.kiː], Spanish: [al.βu. . One of the Premier Centers in the Network Instituto Cervantes, founded by the Spanish government
 This article is a rough translation of an article in Spanish. serves as director of Instituto Cervantes worldwide. Antonio Garrido Antonio Garrido (born 2 February 1944 in Madrid) is a Spanish professional golfer.Garrido played on the European Tour from its first official season in 1972 until 1995 and won five tournaments. His best year was 1977 when he finished third on the Order of Merit. is director of Instituto Cervantes New York. Instituto Cervantes has a history of selecting buildings with distinctive personality and significance for its centers around the world. Spanish is growing rapidly in relevance and importance throughout the U.S., particularly in New York. As such, Instituto Cervantes wanted to find a unique, historical, stand-alone space where the people of New York could explore and enjoy all that the Spanish language Spanish language, member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). The official language of Spain and 19 Latin American nations, Spanish is spoken as a first language by about 330 million persons and culture have to offer. In May 1999, Instituto Cervantes purchased Amster Yard, a splendid but deteriorating complex of five brick buildings with a central garden courtyard on East 49th Street (between Second and Third Avenues) in Manhattan, for $9 million. Believing it was the ideal place to develop its mission, Instituto Cervantes pledged to return the complex - designated a landmark in 1966 because of its picturesque garden and the special atmosphere it created - to its original splendor and reopen Amster Yard as the new home of Instituto Cervantes in the cultural capital of the world. The Amster Yard area served as the terminal stop of the Boston Stage Coach in the late 18th Century. In the 1940s and 1950s, it became a center of cultural and social activity in Manhattan when it served as the home and interior design shop of famed designer-decorator (and founder of the Turtle Bay Turtle Bay is the name of the following places:
The result of the $12 million renovation is the melding of history and modern technology - the deft crafting of a landmark to the specific needs of a forward-thinking cultural institution. The opening of Instituto Cervantes at Amster Yard is the result of nearly five years of dreaming, planning, negotiating and carrying out the promise of this Spanish cultural institution to return Amster Yard to the city of New York, following a sensitive and meaningful redevelopment of this incredible landmark site. Instituto Cervantes at Amster Yard consists of 25,000 square feet of usable interior space and an additional 5,500 square feet of garden/patio space. Specifically, Instituto Cervantes houses classrooms for Spanish language classes and teacher training seminars; a three-story, 65,000-volume library - the largest in the Instituto Cervantes Network - which will be named in honor of the famous Argentine author Jorge Luis Borjes; an art gallery; a multimedia classroom; flexible conference/meeting rooms; an exquisite garden courtyard restored to James Amster's original design from the late 1940s, and a 132-seat auditorium with simultaneous translation capabilities, which will host the more than 300 cultural activities and conferences organized by Instituto Cervantes each year. Instituto Cervantes New York is one of the premier centers of Instituto Cervantes, which operates a total of 45 centers and adjunct teaching facilities in 31 countries throughout Europe, the U.S., Asia and Africa. Jorge Luis Borges Noun 1. Jorge Luis Borges - Argentinian writer remembered for his short stories (1899-1986) Borges, Jorge Borges Library One of the most popular services offered by Instituto Cervantes - aside from its classes and cultural programs - is the library, which will be named in honor of the writer Jorge Luis Borges (Buenos Aires Buenos Aires (bwā`nəs ī`rēz, âr`ēz, Span. bwā`nōs ī`rās), city and federal district (1991 pop. 1899 - Ginebra 1986). The library dedication will take place on Friday, October 10, at 6:00 p.m. Jon Juaristi, director of Instituto Cervantes worldwide, and Maria Kodama, the widow of Jorge Luis Borges, will talk about the work of the Argentine author, who, in 1979, won the Miguel de Cervantes Prize - the highest award of the Spanish Letters. The Argentine writer was a vanguard poet and storyteller who became and remains one of the prominent figures in both Latin American and world literature. The Instituto Cervantes New York library contains more than 65,000 volumes of Spanish and Latin American literature Latin American literature rose to particular prominence during the second half of the 20th century, largely thanks to the international success of the style known as magical realism. and reference materials; 8,000 audiovisual titles, including CDs, videos and DVDs; 500 periodical titles; bibliography databases; Spanish study materials and more. The library occupies three floors of one of the buildings in the new Instituto Cervantes at Amster Yard complex, and aims to continue to be the premier Spanish reference library in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The library is available for use by anyone interested in the culture of Spain Spain is a largely mountainous country in the southwest of Europe, consisting of various geographically diverse regions and known for its culturally diverse heritage, having been influenced by many nations and peoples throughout its history. or other Spanish-speaking countries. Library hours are as follows: Tuesday and Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 12:00 p.m. To 7:00 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The library is closed on Sunday and Monday. Spanish Classes Instituto Cervantes New York began offering Spanish classes in 1997. Since then, more than 12,500 students have passed through its doors to learn Spanish, taking advantage of the various courses offered at each level (Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced and Superior) and/or Instituto's renowned teacher training programs. Instituto Cervantes also offers special courses such as Spanish for Business, Spanish for Medical Personnel and Spanish for Children, in addition to classes in literature, art, history and conversation. In the last three years, enrollment at Instituto Cervantes New York has grown dramatically. In the 2002-2003 academic year, Instituto Cervantes attracted more than 3,400 students, up from 2,100 students in 2000-2001. In 2001, Instituto Cervantes created its teacher-training program, which has become extremely popular and highly recognized in a very short amount of time. In this regard, Instituto Cervantes has developed a partnership with the New York City Department of Education The New York City Department of Education is the branch of municipal government in New York City that manages the city's public school system. The school system these schools form is the largest system in the United States. Over 1. to provide such training; 2003 is the third consecutive year that it has provided these courses, with more than 800 professors participating in the program this year, alone. Instituto Cervantes has been officially recognized for its work by City Hall and the New York City Department of Education and recently received the Ruth Bennett Ruth Bennett is a former chair of the Washington and Colorado state Libertarian Parties. She is the current Vice-Chair of Outright Libertarians. In 2000, Bennett was the Libertarian nominee for the office of Lieutenant Governor. Award for Contribution to Hispanic Studies from the Metropolitan New York Chapter of the American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
Cultural Activities After the official opening this week, Instituto Cervantes will begin to focus on its Spanish and Hispanic cultural activities in its new home. It will host book presentations, literary debates, conferences, seminars, art exhibitions, concerts, theatrical events, film screenings and more. On Saturday, October 11, Instituto Cervantes will participate in Open House NY (OHNY OHNY Overheard in New York ), a city-wide celebration of New York City's greatest architecture and design, as part of New York's Architecture Week, opening its doors to the public from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for tours of the historic Amster Yard complex. Carlos Jurado, the architect for the Instituto Cervantes at Amster Yard redevelopment, will be on hand to discuss the site's unique architectural features. Instituto Cervantes's own cultural activities begin on Tuesday, October 14, with a presentation of the novel Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros Sandra Cisneros (born December 27, 1954 in Chicago) is an American author and poet best known for her novel The House on Mango Street. She is also the author of Caramelo, published by Knopf in 2002. . October 15 marks the opening of Instituto Cervantes's first art exhibition entitled, Pintar Palabras (Painting Words), which features the works of noted Spanish artists
Presentation of the novel Caramelo by the Author, Sandra Cisneros On Tuesday, October 14, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Instituto Cervantes New York will host a special presentation by Sandra Cisneros of her novel, Caramelo. Born in Chicago in 1954, Ms. Cisneros is a celebrated author recognized for bringing the perspective of Mexican American women into the literary mainstream. As a novelist, short-story writer, essayist and poet, she has achieved wide critical acclaim for her work, both nationally and internationally, and is one of the first Hispanic-American writers to have achieved commercial success. Her first novel, The House on Mango Street (1984), sold more than 2 million copies. It is on classroom and library reading lists across the country and throughout North America and has been translated into 11 languages. In addition, Ms. Cisneros was presented with the prestigious American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation for The House on Mango Street in 1985. Ms. Cisneros is also the author of several poetry books, including Bad Boys (1980), My Wicked Ways (1987), and Loose Woman (1994) and of the children's book, Hairs: Pelitos (1994). She was a National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Independent agency of the U.S. government that supports the creation, dissemination, and performance of the arts. It was created by the U.S. fellow in 1982 and 1988 and a MacArthur fellow in 1985. Pintar Palabras (Painting Words) Exhibition The objective of the exhibition Pintar Palabras (Painting Words) is to represent the interest of many of the 20th Century's artists in the painted word, i.e. the presence of words taken from texts on visual surfaces. The exhibition narrates the history and evolution of this new genre of painting and visual registry born with the 20th Century following cubism cubism, art movement, primarily in painting, originating in Paris c.1907. Cubist Theory Cubism began as an intellectual revolt against the artistic expression of previous eras. . Many of the significant artists of this genre are Spaniards, and their works will be seen in this exhibition. Among them are: Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris, Joan Miro, Salvador Dali, Antoni Tapies, Eugenio Granell, Guinovart, Jaume Plensa, Luis Gordillo, Manuel Millares, Joan Brossa, Equipo Cronica, Rafael Canogar, and Perejaume, to name a few. The show, which will open on October 16 with a reception from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., will be open to the public from October 16 through November 12, Tuesday through Friday, from 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Saturdays, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Admission is free. In total, the exhibition includes 134 works from more than 100 artists, with the majority of works dating to the second half of the 20th Century. The selection of artists and works is focused almost entirely on Spanish art, with a few remarkable contributions by Latin American artists and others of Hispanic influence. The show also includes other works that different from those that are literally "painted words," including sculpture, etching, serigraphy serigraphy: see silk-screen printing. , installation, video, multimedia performance, etc. This is evidence of the wealth of linguistic and formal possibilities of this genre and of the multiplicity of intentions and resources of the artists. The commissioner of the exhibition is Pablo J. Rico (Zaragoza, 1955), who is a professor, art critic, director of museums and foundations, author of art history books and contemporary. Since 1983, he has directed, coordinated or commissioned 195 art exhibitions in museums and exhibit halls in 21 countries throughout Europe, Asia and the U.S. The Pintar Palabras exhibition catalogue is sponsored by Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH SCH School SCH Schedule SCH Search SCH Semester Credit Hours SCH Santander Central Hispano (bank in Spain) SCH Socket Head SCH Synchronization Channel SCH Succinylcholine SCH Space Center Houston ). The New York show is sponsored by the representative SCH branch in New York. More information about Instituto Cervantes cultural programs and activities can be found at www.cervantes.org. |
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