Cine Serantes Kultur Aretoa

Cine Serantes Kultur Aretoa (often shortened to Serantes Kultur Aretoa or SKA) is the principal cultural venue of Santurtzi, a town in the Greater Bilbao area of Bizkaia in the Basque Country, Spain. It operates as a municipally owned arts centre combining a cinema, a theatre and music stage, exhibition spaces and educational activities. Its programme is bilingual in Basque and Spanish, reflecting the cultural policy of the Santurtzi City Council, which owns and runs the venue. The main building on Plaza Gabriel Aresti houses three auditoria: Sala 1 with 600 seats, Sala 2 with 194 seats and Sala 3 with 190 seats. These spaces are used for film screenings, live theatre, music concerts, dance and community events. The venue also manages the Casa Torre Jauregia, a historic tower house used for exhibitions, conferences and meetings, the Sala Kresala for talks, meetings and screenings, and a plastic arts workshop. The box office is open Thursday to Sunday in the late afternoon, and the venue publishes a cultural agenda and a newsletter. Serantes Kultur Aretoa opened in 1995 and was closed for three months in 2008 for an interior remodelling, reopening in October 2008. It has since become the reference cultural hub of Santurtzi, offering a regular film programme (including a cine club), theatre and music seasons, exhibitions under the motto of 'educating in cultural excellence', and a membership scheme that gives free cinema tickets, discounts on shows and personalised information. Its official website, serantes.com, lists the agenda, film listings and practical information for audiences. As a municipal facility, the venue is not a commercial company in the strict sense, but it functions as a public cultural brand for Santurtzi, with its own identity, programming and audience community. It is a member-based cultural service rather than a profit-driven cinema chain, and its activity is supported by the local council.

Serantes Kultur Aretoa opened in 1995 as the main cultural venue of Santurtzi, a municipality on the left bank of the Nervión estuary in Bizkaia, in the Basque Country of Spain. From the outset it was conceived as a multi-purpose arts centre combining a cinema with theatre and music programming, and it has been run by the Santurtzi City Council. In 2008 the building was closed for three months for an interior remodelling. It reopened in October 2008 with updated facilities. The venue's three auditoria — Sala 1 with 600 seats, Sala 2 with 194 seats and Sala 3 with 190 seats — allow it to host both large-format film screenings and live performances. Over the years the centre has expanded its activity beyond the main building. It manages the Casa Torre Jauregia, a historic tower house on Calle Sabino Arana used for exhibitions, conferences and meetings, as well as the Sala Kresala for talks, meetings and screenings, and a plastic arts workshop. Its programme includes a regular film season with a cine club, theatre and music seasons, exhibitions presented under the motto of 'educating in cultural excellence', and a membership scheme offering free cinema tickets, discounts on shows and personalised information. The venue communicates bilingually in Basque and Spanish, and its official website, serantes.com, publishes the cultural agenda, film listings, box-office hours and contact details. As of the 2020s it remains the most important cultural hub in Santurtzi, serving local audiences and the wider Greater Bilbao area.

• 2008

  The building closes for three months for an interior remodelling.

• 2008

  The venue reopens in October 2008 after refurbishment.

• 1995

  Serantes Kultur Aretoa opens as Santurtzi's main cultural venue.

Municipal cultural centre and cinema for Santurtzi, combining film, theatre, music and exhibitions under a public-service, membership-based model.

• Film screenings

• Cine club

• Theatre performances

• Music concerts

• Exhibitions

• Membership scheme

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2. 2Cine Serantes Kultur Aretoawikidata.org
3. 3Serantes Kultur Aretoaeu.wikipedia.org