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Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña

September 01, 2023

The Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (English: Institute of Puerto Rican Culture), or ICP for short, is an institution of the Government of Puerto Rico responsible for the establishment of the cultural policies required in order to study, preserve, promote, enrich, and diffuse the cultural values of Puerto Rico.[1] Since October 1992, its headquarters have been located at the site of the old colonial Spanish Welfare House in Old San Juan.[2]

Founded1955; 68 years ago (1955)
TypeGovernment agency
FocusCultural promotion and preservation, curation and conservation of historic paintings and buildings.
Location
Area served
Puerto Rico
Key people
Dr. Ricardo Alegría
Websitewww.icp.pr.gov/en/

The ICP was created by order of Law Number 89, signed June 21, 1955, and it started operating in November of that year. Its first Executive Director was sociologist and archeology PhD Ricardo Alegría, who felt that "There was a need to counteract decades of harmful influences, which at times were openly contradictory to our cultural values, with an effort to promote those values. There was an urgent need to struggle against a psychological conditioning which had become deeply rooted in our colonial society, and which led many Puerto Ricans to systematically diminish anything autochthonous or anything that seemed autochthonous, while disproportionately valuing everything that was foreign, or that seemed foreign."[3] It was in this social and sociological environment that the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña was born. The bill provoked fierce debate as, for some whose political views were in favor of the direction Puerto Rican politics had been taking in the several years prior to the debate, the bill touched on the very essence of the political status of Puerto Rico.[3] Once the bill was signed into law, the controversy created by the new government institution did not end.

Mission Edit

In general terms, the organizational structure of the Instituto responds to the functions assigned to it by Law. Various programs address to the following aspects of the Puerto Rican culture: promote the arts, archeology, museums, parks, monuments, historic zones, music, theater, dance, and the Archives and the National Library of Puerto Rico. It extends its promotion of these throughout all the municipalities of Puerto Rico through local Cultural Centers. These Cultural Centers are autonomous organizations.[1]

Functions Edit

 
Guitar class sponsored by ICP

The Instituto manages the Puerto Rico General Archives (Archivo General de Puerto Rico) since 1956 as well as the Puerto Rico National Library, has a program on Puerto Rican archeology, sponsors programs in the visual arts, the popular arts and handcrafts, the theatrical arts, and the musical arts, has a branch that publishes books and periodicals, manages a number of museums and parks, and has restored many historic buildings throughout Puerto Rico as part of its historic zones and monuments program. Many of these buildings have been turned into museums.[4] As an example, as part of a project of restoration of the Ponce Historic Zone, the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña assembled a 13-member team to research and survey what changes would need to be implemented for the restoration as that zone.[5]

High-resolution images of works of art from Puerto Rico's museums are being digitized and made available online with the help of the Instituto, Google Arts & Culture, Lin Manuel Miranda and other stakeholders. 350 such works were available online by November 7, 2019.[6][7][8]

History Edit

In the words of the prominent Puerto Rican sociologist Ricardo Alegría, "There was a need to counteract decades of harmful influences, which at times were openly contradictory to our cultural values, with an effort to promote those values. There was an urgent need to struggle against a psychological conditioning which had become deeply rooted in our colonial society, and which led many Puerto Ricans to systematically diminish anything autochthonous or anything that seemed autochthonous, while disproportionately valuing everything that was foreign, or that seemed foreign."[3]

It was in this social and sociological environment that the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña was born. The bill provoked fierce debate as, for some whose political views were in favor of the direction Puerto Rican politics had been taking in the several years prior to the debate, the bill touched on the very essence of the political status of Puerto Rico.[3] Once the bill was signed into law, the controversy created by the new government institution did not end.

Museums Edit

The Instituto operates a number of museums throughout the island. They include:

Other institutions Edit

The Instituto also owns other properties including the Centro Cultural de Ponce Carmen Solá de Pereira (Ponce Cultural Center).[9]

See also Edit

References Edit

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b About the ICP
  2. ^ ICP Headquarters. ICP
  3. ^ a b c d Ricardo E. Alegría. El Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña 1955-1973: 18 años contribuyendo a fortalecer nuestra conciencia nacional. (San Juan, P.R.: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña) 1978.
  4. ^ Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña website. 2007-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Explore Puerto Rico.. By Harry S. Pariser. San Francisco: Manatee Press. Page 239. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
  6. ^ Katz, Leslie (7 November 2019). "Lin-Manuel Miranda and Google introduce Puerto Rican art to everyone". CNET. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Una plataforma de Google digitalizará sobre 2,000 pinturas en Puerto Rico". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 7 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  9. ^ En precario la sede ponceña: Incierto futuro para el Centro Cultural. Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. March 16, 2011.

Bibliography

  • Hernández, Carmen Dolores (2002). Ricardo Alegría: Una Vida (in Spanish). Centro de Estudios Avanzados del Caribe, Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Academia Puertorriqueña de Historia. ISBN 1563282100.

External links Edit

  • Instituto de Cultura Puertoriqueña
  • Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña - YouTube Channel

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September 01, 2023
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The Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena English Institute of Puerto Rican Culture or ICP for short is an institution of the Government of Puerto Rico responsible for the establishment of the cultural policies required in order to study preserve promote enrich and diffuse the cultural values of Puerto Rico 1 Since October 1992 its headquarters have been located at the site of the old colonial Spanish Welfare House in Old San Juan 2 Founded1955 68 years ago 1955 TypeGovernment agencyFocusCultural promotion and preservation curation and conservation of historic paintings and buildings LocationSan Juan Puerto RicoArea servedPuerto RicoKey peopleDr Ricardo AlegriaWebsitewww wbr icp wbr pr wbr gov wbr en wbr The ICP was created by order of Law Number 89 signed June 21 1955 and it started operating in November of that year Its first Executive Director was sociologist and archeology PhD Ricardo Alegria who felt that There was a need to counteract decades of harmful influences which at times were openly contradictory to our cultural values with an effort to promote those values There was an urgent need to struggle against a psychological conditioning which had become deeply rooted in our colonial society and which led many Puerto Ricans to systematically diminish anything autochthonous or anything that seemed autochthonous while disproportionately valuing everything that was foreign or that seemed foreign 3 It was in this social and sociological environment that the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena was born The bill provoked fierce debate as for some whose political views were in favor of the direction Puerto Rican politics had been taking in the several years prior to the debate the bill touched on the very essence of the political status of Puerto Rico 3 Once the bill was signed into law the controversy created by the new government institution did not end Contents 1 Mission 2 Functions 3 History 4 Museums 5 Other institutions 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksMission EditIn general terms the organizational structure of the Instituto responds to the functions assigned to it by Law Various programs address to the following aspects of the Puerto Rican culture promote the arts archeology museums parks monuments historic zones music theater dance and the Archives and the National Library of Puerto Rico It extends its promotion of these throughout all the municipalities of Puerto Rico through local Cultural Centers These Cultural Centers are autonomous organizations 1 Functions Edit nbsp Guitar class sponsored by ICPThe Instituto manages the Puerto Rico General Archives Archivo General de Puerto Rico since 1956 as well as the Puerto Rico National Library has a program on Puerto Rican archeology sponsors programs in the visual arts the popular arts and handcrafts the theatrical arts and the musical arts has a branch that publishes books and periodicals manages a number of museums and parks and has restored many historic buildings throughout Puerto Rico as part of its historic zones and monuments program Many of these buildings have been turned into museums 4 As an example as part of a project of restoration of the Ponce Historic Zone the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena assembled a 13 member team to research and survey what changes would need to be implemented for the restoration as that zone 5 High resolution images of works of art from Puerto Rico s museums are being digitized and made available online with the help of the Instituto Google Arts amp Culture Lin Manuel Miranda and other stakeholders 350 such works were available online by November 7 2019 6 7 8 History EditIn the words of the prominent Puerto Rican sociologist Ricardo Alegria There was a need to counteract decades of harmful influences which at times were openly contradictory to our cultural values with an effort to promote those values There was an urgent need to struggle against a psychological conditioning which had become deeply rooted in our colonial society and which led many Puerto Ricans to systematically diminish anything autochthonous or anything that seemed autochthonous while disproportionately valuing everything that was foreign or that seemed foreign 3 It was in this social and sociological environment that the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena was born The bill provoked fierce debate as for some whose political views were in favor of the direction Puerto Rican politics had been taking in the several years prior to the debate the bill touched on the very essence of the political status of Puerto Rico 3 Once the bill was signed into law the controversy created by the new government institution did not end Museums EditThe Instituto operates a number of museums throughout the island They include Casa Armstrong Poventud Ponce Casa de la Familia Puertorriquena del Siglo XIX San Juan Casa de la Masacre de Ponce Ponce Casa Jesus T Pinero Canovanas Casa Luis Munoz Rivera Barranquitas Casa Wiechers Villaronga Ponce Fortin de San Geronimo San Juan Fuerte Conde Mirasol Vieques Mausoleo Luis Munoz Rivera Barranquitas Casa Cautino Guayama Museo de Arte Religioso Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli San German Museo Casa Blanca San Juan Museo de la Farmacia San Juan Museo de la Musica Puertorriquena Ponce Museo de Nuestra Raiz Africana San Juan closed permanently Museo Jose Celso Barbosa Bayamon Museo y Parque Historico Ruinas de Caparra Guaynabo Centro Ceremonial Indigena de Caguana UtuadoOther institutions EditThe Instituto also owns other properties including the Centro Cultural de Ponce Carmen Sola de Pereira Ponce Cultural Center 9 See also Edit nbsp Puerto Rico portal nbsp Society portalAteneo de PonceReferences EditFootnotes a b About the ICP ICP Headquarters ICP a b c d Ricardo E Alegria El Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena 1955 1973 18 anos contribuyendo a fortalecer nuestra conciencia nacional San Juan P R Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena 1978 Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena website Archived 2007 05 17 at the Wayback Machine Explore Puerto Rico By Harry S Pariser San Francisco Manatee Press Page 239 Retrieved November 30 2009 Katz Leslie 7 November 2019 Lin Manuel Miranda and Google introduce Puerto Rican art to everyone CNET Retrieved 8 November 2019 Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena San Juan Puerto Rico Google Arts amp Culture Retrieved 8 November 2019 Una plataforma de Google digitalizara sobre 2 000 pinturas en Puerto Rico El Nuevo Dia in Spanish 7 November 2019 Retrieved 8 November 2019 En precario la sede poncena Incierto futuro para el Centro Cultural Jason Rodriguez Grafal La Perla del Sur March 16 2011 Bibliography Hernandez Carmen Dolores 2002 Ricardo Alegria Una Vida in Spanish Centro de Estudios Avanzados del Caribe Fundacion Puertorriquena de las Humanidades Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena Academia Puertorriquena de Historia ISBN 1563282100 External links EditInstituto de Cultura Puertoriquena Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena YouTube Channel 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