Cultural Rights

Panama, 9 June 2026.The Ministry of Culture informs the Nation that, as required by Act 175 of 2020, General of Culture, has formally initiated the transition process from the National Library Ernesto J. Castillero R. and from public libraries to the area of institutional [...]

Panama City, May 22, 2026. The Ministry of Culture paid tribute to the writer and cultural promoter Xochitl McKay, as part of the 6th Festival of Children and Youth Literature, recognizing his outstanding track record and his invaluable contribution to the promotion of literature for children and youth in Panama.

Panama, March 2, 2026. - Encouraged by the Ministry of Culture and the National Library of Panama, the Children's and Youth Circle of Oral Narration "Héctor Collado" held ten years of track record at the Children's Room at the National Library last Saturday, February 28 as one of the most inspiring cultural initiatives

Panama January 26, 2026. The Ministry of Culture launched in September 2025 the Citizen's Consultation for the creation of Panama's First National Cultures Plan, a participatory process that seeks to gather views and proposals to define the country's cultural Roadmap for the next seven years.

Panama 9 January 2026. The Ministry of Culture of Panama celebrates an important event in strengthening its cultural spaces. The project to renovate the public library Omar Torrijos Herrera, located in San Miguelito, has been selected as one of the winners of the 13th call for Iberlibrary aids 2025. A

Panama, November 21, 2025. The Ministry of Culture (MiCultura), through the National Directorate for Cultural Rights and Citizenship, held the Public Policy Development Workshop on November 20 and 21 at its headquarters.

Panama, November 18, 2025. - Today an extraordinary meeting was held with the Central American Cultural and Cultural Coordination of the Ministers of Culture of the Central American Integration System (CECC SICA), at which two projects aimed at strengthening the artistic and cultural architecture of Central America were approved.

Panama November 14, 2025 To bring adolescents closer to the world of books and to promote reader's habit from curiosity and reflection, the Ministry of Culture (MiCultura) promotes the creation of the Youth Reading Club, a space especially intended for young people between the ages of 12 and 17, where

Panama City, October 29, 2025. The Ministry of Culture (MiCultura) held the 4th Assembly of the National Meeting of Cultures (NEC), a place where representatives from all cultural sectors of the country conversed with the aim of presenting the advances, results and projections of the construction process of the National Plan of Cultures 2025-2032.

The Ministry of Culture has been at more than 10 locations between provinces and cordments of the country, bringing together cultural managers, artists, community organisations and civil society representatives to contribute to the construction of the First National Plan of Cultures. The tour began in the province of Chiriquí and later consultations have been held with