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Spanish

Cultural Topics

ART

General
Art and Cultural Exhibitions in the Spanish-Speaking World - Bob Peckam's list of sites to art museums.
Arte Latino
Red-ILAM - A great search engine for museums and parks in Latin America.
Links to various Latin American museums
Ricker Library - Guide to Latin American Art on the Web
El Museo del Barrio - Museum of Latin American & Caribbean art in New York, New York.
Hispanic Art Links

Artists
Diego Rivera Web Museum
Info Goya
Online Picasso Project - An excellent resource, with hundreds of Picasso's works available online. Organized chronologically. Includes biographical notes.
OCAIW-- Frida Kahlo
The World of Frida Kahlo

National And Regional
Artists in Cyberspain: Color me up - Kids become Goya,Velazquez,Picasso by coloring drawings of masterpieces.
El Prado Museum in Cyberspain - A brief description of the museum, with a (very) few pictures of some of the Prado's famous works.
Museo Virtual de artes - Interactive museum of contemporary Uruguayan art.
Spain in Cyberspain is Passion: Art - Links to brief biographies of Picasso,Gaudi,Velazquez,& Goya, with pictures of some of their major works. Also has descriptions and pictures of a few major landmarks and museums (e.g. El Escorial, El Prado).


CINEMA


Carteleras del cine - Spanish film information for several countries.
Terra Cine - This link leads you to Spain's Terra Cine site, but you can find information for other countries' cinema here.
Historia del cine
Cine espanol - From Spain's Ministry of Culture.


MUSEUMS


Bolivia
Museos de Sucre, Bolivia

Chile
Directorio de Museos de Chile
Museo de Arte Virtual
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino

Colombia
Museo Nacional de Colombia
Museo del Oro del Banco de la República--Colombia

Ecuador
Directorio de Museos de Ecuador

Mexico
Artes e Historia--Museos Mexicanos - Index of web links to museums in Mexico.
Diego Rivera Web Museum
Museo de Arte Contemperáneo Carrillo Gil
Tina Modotti Virtual Museum - Museum dedicated to the photography of Tina Mondotti.

Spain
El Museo Thyssen Bornemisza--Madrid
Fundación Joan Miró
Museo Picasso Virtual
Museo del Prado
Museo Sefardi Toledo


Uruguay
Museo Virtual de Artes El País--Uruguay
Museums in Uruguay

Venezuela
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas Sofía Imber--Venezuela


MUSIC


General
40 Principales - List of Spain's top 40 hits for the week, includes biographical info on artists.
Canciones en español - Excellent source of lyrics to songs in Spanish.
Mundo Latino - Música Latina - Links to every type of music created in the hispanic world; a virtual treasure chest. Some links with sound.
Music in the Spanish-Speaking World - Fantastic site created by Tennessee Bob Peckam, includes all genres of music as well as regional music.

Artists
The Spanish Beatles Page - This site may take a minute to load, but it's worth waiting for.
Maldita Vecindad/Café Tacuba - Information about some Mexican rock groups.
Maná-grupo rock mexicano
Mocedades - Homepage (English and Spanish versions available) of a Spanish singing group.
Buena Vista Social Club
Celia Cruz - Official website of Cuba's "La Reina de la Salsa"
Gipsy Kings


Genres
Flamenco-world.com - Information available in English or Spanish on the history of Flamenco. Also includes instructions on how to play the castanets.
Puro Mariachi - Scroll down for lists of links on mariachi.
La Tuna
La Salsa - links


National and Regional
Andean Music--Música Andina - From Boleadora.com
Cancionero Folklorico y Popular de Latinoamerica
Spain & La tuna in Cyberspain: traditions in Spain - A brief explanation of "La Tuna".
Music of Puerto Rico - Information about salsa, merengue, bomba, plena, reggaeton, and more.
Mamborama.com - Music of Cuba.



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