CECUT – Tijuana Cultural Center

Once you see the ball, you’ll know you’re there. The Tijuana Cultural Center— CECUT—is one of the most important hubs of arts and culture in the northwest region of Mexico. The museum was founded in 1982 in an attempt to strengthen national identity and promote tourism at the Mexican–American border. CECUT features exhibits on the region’s history, spaces for performances, an aquarium, gardens, and, of course, “La Bola”—CECUT’s dome-shaped IMAX theater, which has been affectionately named ‘The Ball’ and it’s the only one of its kind in Tijuana.

Located in one of the most modern urban areas of the city and five minutes from the border, the Tijuana Cultural Center has become the most recognized symbol that identifies Tijuana. The facility has an area of 3.5 hectares and is visited by 1.5 million people annually, of which almost a third are children and in 2010 made more than 12,000 cultural activities.

The Tijuana Cultural Center has become a symbol of Tijuana and possesses an exceptional infrastructure within the country: theater, IMAX Dome, video room, the main building –which houses the Museo de las Californias, a multipurpose room and children’s area called CECUTi, a botanical garden, the Moon Forum, aquarium, the International Gallery The Cube, the Documentation Center for the Arts, the Carlos Monsivais Room, an esplanade of 5,700 square meters, coffee shop, a book store, a souvenir shop, among other venues. Various festivals are held each year, in disciplines such as dance, theater, literature, folk traditions, concerts, visual arts exhibitions, conferences, IMAX film screenings, and more. Follow CECUT on Facebook to keep up with the latest events here.