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Arts and Museums In Tijuana
Local Artisans sell artistic items everywhere.
Most tourists buy up and down Ave. Revolucion in Centro.
There are museums in Zona Rio.
 Centro Cultural de Tijuana (CECUT) has an OMNIMAX theater/planetarium in the River Zone (Zona Rio)
The Instituto Cultural de Baja California (ICBC) sits across the river channel from Plaza Rio shopping mall, next door to the Juárez public library, in the gardens south of the new City Hall aka Palacio Municipal.
It has:
(1) an auditorium where theater, dance, music, film/video screenings, and conferences are hosted; and
(2) a gallery space where exhibitions are regularly presented by important local and regional artists.
The Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura (IMAC) operates the city libraries in various parts of town, the casas de la cultura, outreach programs into neighborhoods, and other programs.
La Casa de la Cutura (House of Culture) offers classes in everything from dance and music to language, painting and sculpture, and offers exhibitions, readings, concerts and theatrical performances. The main Tijuana casa is on a hilltop above the west end of el Centro (downtown), up Fourth Street, in the neighborhood called Altamira.
The Casa de la Cultura is administered by the IMAC (Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura) which usually posts their schedule/calendar (in Spanish) here BUT that includes ALL CITY EVENTS, not just the Casa.
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