Quintana Roonian Institute of Culture

With an exciting and rich past inherited from the early Mayans, Chetumal is a great place to spend an unforgettable vacation in the beautiful paradise of Quintana Roo, Mexico. This is the perfect destination to indulge yourself and enjoy the stunning views, the warm water, and the cool breeze that flows through the streets, and especially the friendliness of its people, who will make your feel their liveliness and happiness through their various celebrations and traditions, making your trip to Chetumal really pleasant. Among the main attractions on Chetumal, you can visit Kohunlich, Bacalar town, bay and beach, Dzibanche, Chinchorro Bank, the Fort of San Felipe, the Blue Cenote, and the great variety of museums. In this category we find the great Quintana Roonian Institute of Culture, an organization aimed at keeping and promoting Mexican culture.

Located in Yaxchilan Avenue, in Chetumal, Quintana Roo, the Quintana Roonian Institute of Culture is an institute created with the aim of organizing, investigating, and coordinating the different cultural events in the State of Quintana Roo. The institute's purposes are, among others, to investigate, register, defend, conserve, market, and promote culture, to spread knowledge of cultural demonstrations and of National Cultural Heritage of Mexico, to contribute to national development, and to enlist the participation of the community and private sector, and to encourage international integration. It is the organization main function to formulate and execute the policies and strategies of the State in regards to cultural development, cultural conservation, and the diffusion and investigation of affairs related to the Cultural Heritage of Mexico.

The Institute was established to stimulate, preserve and share the values and regional and national traditions expressed in the institute, as well as to promote citizenship participation and guarantee their free access to the different artistic disciplines. This institute has the goal of executing, evaluating, and following cultural measures for the State, coordinating activities that encompass the involvement of different institutions with similar aims. Moreover, this institution takes action in the establishment of programs and financing to cultural activities, giving priority to the creation of financial funds for State’s artists, whose works contribute to the achievement of the Institute’s goals. Besides, it checks the correct functioning of the State arts schools, and proposes the establishment of new ones to foster training and improvement of Quintana Roonian artists. The Quintana Roonian Institute of Culture equity includes all movable and immovable property, resources and subsidies given by the federal or state government, gifts from the social and private sector, etc. The Institute offers many interesting artistic and cultural activities and programs.

Close to the Quintana Roonian Institute of Culture, and in order to safeguard the history of Chetumal for future generations to come, Chetumal’s city museum was founded. Apart from being one of the oldest edifices of Chetumal, this museum gives examples of striking architecture as well as classy interior decor. There are six rooms filled with photographs, furniture, weapons and many other objects related to the rich history of these brave people.

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