Cervantes Institute

Instituto Cervantes is an international institution founded by Spain to promote the language and culture of Spain and Hispanic-speaking countries. It is currently present in almost over 70 cities from 40 countries spread out in the five continents. The Chicago location opened in 1996. In addition to regular language courses, Instituto Cervantes of Chicago holds monthly cultural events, such as its film and book clubs, plus an open-to-the-public Library with a specialty collection of more than 30,000 Spanish and Latin American books, magazines, videos, DVDs, music, and computer programs. The Institute also regularly collaborates with museums, galleries, theaters, publishers, and other cultural institutions from across Illinois, as well as institutions from Spain and Latin America.