About IHCH
The Institute of Hispanic Culture, a 501 (c)(3) corporation, was founded in 1965 a group of Houston professional interested in preserving enhancing and promulgating the Hispanic Culture and languages inherited from Spain, Portugal and Latin America. The Institute's mission is to disseminated the Hispanic culture, to provide scholarship and to highlight the historical, linguistic, scientific, and artistic achievements and presence of Hispanic in the United States, particularly in Texas.
The Institute's membership is comprised of individuals from Latin American countries, Spain, Portugal and North America. Through its wide range of cultural and education programs, the membership is provided the opportunity to share, understand and appreciate the diverse cultures of the Hispanic world. The Institute is an "Organization of Hispanophiles" rather than an Organization of Hispanics.
Rice University Archive
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“Días contados”/ (Borrowed Time)
AN INTELLIGENT AND HEARTWARMING PIECE GENTE DE TEATRO presents “Días contados” (Borrowed Time) by Oscar Martínez Life skates by; our days are numbered. Irony is the central pillar of this moving story told by Ana, a famous playwright. Días contados (Borrowed Time) is a play within another, without respite for the protagonists nor for the viewer. Ana recounts her days with [...] -
Latin American Intellectuals in the 21st Century – Workshop
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Latin American Concert
The Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston, and Dept. of Hispanic Studies- Rice University with SUR, Alejandro Salvia Cobas, Cuba Tenor, and Art Exhibit by Mexican Artist Jose Manuel Ferrero Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 7:30p.m. Rice University of Houston Herring 100/ Herring Hall Auditorium (Entrance #4) 6100 Main St., Houston, Tx 77005 Map: http://www.rice.edu/maps/Campus_Map_Color_1-11.pdf Tickets: $10 General Admission / [...] -
Poetics of Displacement: Latin American/Emigré/Writers and The Creative Imagination
Poetics of Displacement: Latin American Emigre Writers and the Creative Imagination The Global Hispanism series will focus on the relationship between the creative writing process and the experience of migration, displacement and translocation in Latin American writers living in the U.S. ***************************************************** Thursday, January 13, 2011 Kyle Morrow Room, Fondren Library, 7pm Cristina Rivera Garza : “The Adventures of the [...] -
The Mexican Film Festival
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Made in Lanús by Nelly Fernández Tiscornia
Gente de Teatro presents ”Made in Lanús” by Argentine playwright Nelly Fernández Tiscornia September 9,10 & 11, 2010, 7:30pm September 12, 2010, 3:30pm Performances in Spanish Hamman Hall, Rice University Entrances 20 & 21 (on Rice Blvd) Buy your ticket online: www.gentedeteatromil.eventbrite.com 713.826.0445/713.410.8370 www.gentedeteatro.org / mail@gentedeteatro.org The Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston, is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through Houston [...] -
Film festival and Seminar on the Spanish Civil War
The Department of Hispanic Studies at Rice University presents: Film festival and Seminar on the Spanish Civil War April 27-29, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. Sewall Hall 307 at Rice University Free & Open to the Public * Tuesday, April 27, 2010 “Rojo y Negro” (Carlos Areval, 1942) * Wednesday, April 28, 2010 “El espinazo del diablo” (Guillermo del Toro, 2001) * Thursday, April [...] -
“Good Utopianism: Two Essays in Literary Translation”
The Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston with support of the Department of Hispanic Studies at Rice University presents: “Good Utopianism: Two Essays in Literary Translation” by Dr. Robert Lane Kauffmann Orginal Translation of Latin American poetry presented by Joanna Bruso & Mercedes Trigos Saturday, April 24, 2010, 10-12a.m. Keith Jackson Hall, IHCH Bldg. 3315 Sul Ross – Houston, TX. 77098 Free & Open to [...] -
Galaxias Invisibles
The Department of Hispanic Studies at Rice University The Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston The Houston Arts Alliance present Galaxias Invisibles: Readings by local writers. Date: April 22, 2010 | 4:00 – 6:30 P.M. Location: Duncan PDR, Duncan College, Rice University Open to the public. Local Writers Include: Rima De Valbona, Julia Mercedez, Castilla, Pedro Gutuierrez Revuelta and Rose Mary Salum Reading [...]