Ateneo Porfirio Barba Jacob

The Ateneo Porfirio Barba Jacob Corporation is a non-profit cultural organization founded in Medellín in 1994. Since 1997, it has generated spaces for thought and reflection on citizenship, politics, education, and the city. The Ateneo runs a permanent cultural program called "DiverCiudad Alternativas para el Ocio" (DiverCiudad Alternatives for Leisure) in its Cultural Center, which features a 350-seat theater, the Ateneo Gallery, and El Café de Porfirio. It promotes musical projects such as Metal Medallo and the Fondo Musical Ateneo. It has published more than 20 titles through its Ateneo Publishing Fund. It organizes the Colombian Theater Festival of the City of Medellín and includes the theater group Laboratorio Escénico Ateneo.