Queen Sofia Spanish Institute
684 Park Ave.
212-628 0420http://spanishinstitute.org
Founded as The Spanish Institute in 1954, Queen Sofía Spanish Institute promotes greater awareness and understanding of the Spanish-speaking culture in the U.S. through cultural and educational activities, including lectures, discussion panels and book presentations on public affairs, business, science and the arts.
Queen Sofía Spanish Institute has maintained an especially strong commitment to the fine arts by exhibiting major masters and newly emerging artists from Spain, the Americas and Europe, including Francisco de Zurbarán, Francisco de Goya, Joaquín Sorolla, Ignacio Zuloaga, Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo, Pablo Picasso, Cristóbal Balenciaga and Santiago Calatrava.