The Peruvian North American Cultural Institute ( es, link=no, Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano; ICPNA, ) is a binational
cultural centre
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that teaches
American English
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and promotes the
cultural exchange
Cultural diplomacy is a type of public diplomacy and soft power that includes the "exchange of ideas, information, art, language and other aspects of culture among nations and their peoples in order to foster mutual understanding". The purpos ...
between
Peru
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and the United States.
History
![Fundacion-icpna](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Fundacion-icpna.jpg)
The institute was inaugurated on June 2, 1938, through an alliance between the
U.S. Embassy
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and a group of intellectuals,
after which it acquired a building of its own in the
Jirón de la Unión (No. 892) in 1942 (it would later move to the
calle del Corcovado). Its
opening ceremony
An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event. was attended by then President
Manuel Prado Ugarteche
Manuel Carlos Prado y Ugarteche (April 21, 1889 – August 15, 1967) was a banker who served twice as President of Peru. Son of former president Mariano Ignacio Prado, he was born in Lima and served as the nation's 43rd (1939 - 1945) and 46th (1 ...
. It started publishing its own magazine three years later, directed by
Estuardo Núñez Hague
Estuardo Núñez Hague (5 September 1908 – 29 August 2013) was a Peruvian writer, literary critic, historian and university professor. He was considered to be the “founder of modern poetry in Peru."
Biography
Estuardo Núñez was born in ...
, and started events organising events featuring local artists, such as
Fernando de Szyszlo
Fernando de Szyszlo Valdelomar (5 July 1925 – 9 October 2017) was a Peruvian painter, sculptor, printmaker, and teacher who was a key figure in advancing abstract art in Latin America since the mid-1950s, and one of the leading plastic a ...
in 1947 and
Maria Reiche
Maria Reiche Grosse-Neumann (15 May 1903 – 8 June 1998) was a German-born Peruvian mathematician, archaeologist, and technical translator. She is known for her research into the Nazca Lines, which she first saw in 1941 together with American h ...
in 1955.
A new building in
Miraflores was inaugurated in 1963, which was visited by astronaut
Neil Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who became the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor.
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three years later. Another building was opened in
San Miguel in 1997. Since the 21st century, the institute has expanded to other cities in the country.
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See also
* Peru–United States relations
* British–Peruvian Cultural Association
* Alliance Française de Lima
References
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Peru–United States relations
Schools of English as a second or foreign language
Cultural centers in Peru