Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York

An in-depth look at the art and career of Conrado W. Massaguer by foremost Massaguer collector Vicki Gold Levi. Massaguer was a dominant force in graphic arts and popular periodicals in Cuba and abroad from the 1910s through the early 1960’s. During his long career, Massaguer created and published a number of magazines, including the […]

Reina María Rodríguez, recipient of the 2022 La Avellaneda Medal, the highest recognition in letters conferred by the Cuban Cultural Center of New York, is one of the most representative poets of contemporary Cuban literature. Although her early poetry shows the influence of colloquialism, she has sought to develop a complex, philosophical voice, creating a space […]

For a detailed PROGRAM of the event, click on this icon: The Cuban Cultural Center of New York presents its 21st consecutive annual conference, this year titled La historia del periodismo en Cuba, delving into the overarching history of journalism on the Island, from the publication of La Gaceta de La Habana in 1782 to […]

  Literature is not style; it is breathing. –Virgilio Piñera On the 110th anniversary year of the birth of the great Cuban writer Virgilio Piñera, this presentation celebrates his work—his poetry in particular—with a view toward the embodiment of Cubanness, the absurd and daily life in Cuban literature of the 20th century. The program will […]

Shot in New York during the height of a pandemic, Gabriel Rodríguez‘s The Sisters Kardos is one of the first narrative films to depict the trauma of Covid-19 and the events of 2020 head-on and make it so central to the story. The plot revolves around the Kardos family as it is thrown into disarray […]

A special recital in honor of Aurelio de la Vega (1925-2022), who passed away early this year. Considered one of the greatest exponents of contemporary art music. de la Vega wrote numerous works in many forms and media and, from the early 1960s, was an active force on the U.S. musical scene. Many of his […]

The CCCNY opens its Summer Season with an exhibit of photographs by Cuban artist Gustavo Pérez, whose lens reveals an exploration of man’s search for meaning within his immediate environment, seen as a fragment of the universe. Behind each photograph, the artist emerges as an intuitive and passionate thinker, seeming to risk his own life […]

The New York City launching of Oneyda Gonalez‘s groundbreaking volume Una biografía coral sobre Severo Sarduy, on the life of the late prominent Cuban writer Severo Sarduy. A novelist, poet, and essayist, Sarduy (1937-1993) is widely recognized as the creator of the Neo-Baroque in Latin American literature. Enhanced by a an in depth introduction by […]