Culture Bucaramanga

museum of modern art in bucaramanga.

bucaramanga s culture has several expressions, visual arts such painting, sculpture, photography, , in experimental demonstrations incorporate new technology artistic communication, such video. throughout bucaramanga s history has hosted many cultural offerings in various areas, causing arts groups form within city.

one of main pillars of culture in bucaramanga literature, in past there cultural movement around literature produced number of writers.

in 1995, administration of mayor luis fernando peña cote decided convert gabriel turbay public library hold newly created municipal institute of culture, assigning library building gabriel turbay, has overseen space management institute, has meant movement of areas of library use administrative area of municipal institute of culture. creation of municipal institute of culture conceived in order expand possibilities sponsoring culture in metropolitan area. culture has not traditionally played leading role in local government, colleges not receive sufficient funding , incentives fulfill purposes.

the institute provides library services, art workshops, , variety of shows , cultural work different neighborhoods of city. city sponsors these cultural activities private investment. bucaramanga features cultural radio station (station cultural luis carlos galán sarmiento) on 100.7 fm.

gastronomy

corn arepa (arepa de maiz pelado) , tamal of typical dishes of santander.

typical dishes bucaramanga include santander-mute (a soup made various grains , accompanied various types of meat), fricassee, preparation of viscera , goat blood mixed white rice, roasted meat, arepa de maize pelado, , tamales.

also popular candied celery, lemon, citron, rice, caramel, , pineapple. produced in neighboring floridablanca. oblea, large, communion-like wafer , veleño bocadillo (a type of fudge made puréed fruit or pressed caramel, or dulce de leche) examples of treats found in great quantity in bucaramanga.