Casa America Catalonia

What Casa America Catalonia does

Fundació Casa Amèrica Catalunya is a private non-profit cultural foundation headquartered at C/ Còrsega 299 in Barcelona, Spain, founded in 1911 as one of the oldest Americanist centers in Europe. The foundation programs, hosts, and distributes Latin American cultural content across literature, cinema, music, theater, visual arts, and debate, targeting the general public, Latin American cultural enthusiasts, academic and research institutions, and a paying membership base (Carnet d'Amic). Core programming is anchored by three annual festivals — KM Amèrica (literature), LATcinema Fest (cinema), and LATIR (intercultural dialogue) — alongside a specialized library with catalog access, rotating exhibitions, and year-round events including concerts, debates, and book presentations. The foundation also operates the Premi Joan Alsina de Drets Humans (since 2009) and the Premi KM 13.774, and since 2024 has distributed original digital series via the CaixaForum+ streaming platform under a partnership with Fundación 'la Caixa'.

The foundation's underlying technology is a content-and-event management stack built around its website (americat.barcelona, offered in Catalan, Spanish, and English), a YouTube archive, MailerLite-powered newsletter infrastructure, and digital distribution through CaixaForum+; no proprietary software product is described. Its business model is dominated by public institutional funding from four core patrons — Ajuntament de Barcelona, Generalitat de Catalunya, AECID, and Diputació de Barcelona — supplemented by earned income from ticketed events (€5-15), publication sales, a low-friction €3 entry membership that drives repeat engagement through partner discounts (Alibri, Laie, La Central, Cosmocaixa), and revenue from traveling exhibitions. The foundation is governed by a Patronat (board of trustees), with Maria Eugènia Gay Rosell as President and Marta Nin i Camps as Director General, and operates with a staff of 11-50. Growth vectors observed in 2024-2026 center on digital content distribution, festival portfolio expansion, and new bilateral country partnerships (notably Brazil), while the underlying operating model has remained structurally stable.

Name

Casa America Catalonia

Legal name

Fundació Casa Amèrica Catalunya

Website

https://americat.barcelona

Company type

Private

Founded year

1911

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Casa Amèrica Catalunya is a Barcelona-based non-profit cultural foundation (founded 1911) that programs festivals, exhibitions, debates, and digital content celebrating Latin American culture, funded primarily by Catalan and Spanish public institutions and serving the general public, members, and academic audiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts, Culture & Humanities Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAJ), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Latin American cultural programming
• Cultural festival organization
• Hispanic cultural exchange
• Arts event management
• Specialized library services

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding: Primary funding from government institutions including Ajuntament de Barcelona, Generalitat de Catalunya, and AECID for cultural programming and Latin American cultural exchange activities.
2. Membership Fees: Carnet d'Amic membership program offering library access, discounts on books at partner bookstores (Alibri, Laie, La Central), Cosmocaixa discounts, and event access for an annual fee.
3. Event Revenue: Ticket sales for concerts, cinema screenings, exhibitions, debates, and theater performances. Some events offer free admission while others charge 5-15 euros.
4. Publications Sales: Sale of books, catalogs, and publications related to Latin American culture, literature, and art.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fundació Casa Amèrica Catalunya is a private non-profit cultural foundation that organizes cultural programming centered on Latin American identity for audiences in Catalonia and Europe. Its core offering is a year-round program of festivals, exhibitions, concerts, cinema screenings, debates, literary events, and a specialized lending library, supplemented by editorial publications and original digital content series. The foundation generates revenue through institutional grants, annual membership subscriptions, event ticket sales, and publication sales.

Product overview

Casa Amèrica Catalunya operates as a cultural institution offering a diverse portfolio of programs and services focused on Latin American culture. The core offerings include three major festivals (KM Amèrica literary festival, LATcinema Fest cinema festival, and LATIR Festival for intercultural dialogue), a specialized library with loan services, rotating exhibitions, and a year-round program of debates, concerts, and literary events. The institution also produces digital content including interview series (Repensando América, Siete entrevistas de cine, Somos América) distributed via CaixaForum+. Membership options (Carnet d'Amic) provide access to library loans, bookstore discounts, and event priority. Additional offerings include the Premi Joan Alsina de Drets Humans and Premi KM 13.774 awards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KM Amèrica: Festival de Literatura Latinoamericana de Barcelona - Annual literature festival celebrating Latin American writers and literature.
• LATcinema Fest
• Premi Joan Alsina de Drets Humans
• Premi KM 13.774
• KM 13.774

Products and services

• KM Amèrica — Festival de Literatura Llatinoamericana de Barcelona
• LATcinema Fest — Festival de Cinema Llatinoamericà de Barcelona Annual Latin American cinema festival featuring film screenings, debates, and filmmaker meetings for cinema audiences and cultural enthusiasts in Barcelona.
• LATIR Festival Barcelona Festival dedicated to fostering intercultural dialogue between Latin America and Catalonia through colloquia, concerts, and artistic events.
• Setmana de l'Humor Llatinoamericà Annual festival celebrating Latin American humor and comedy, with performances and events for general audiences.
• Biblioteca (Library) Specialized library with catalog access providing books, cinema, and music loan services for members, focused on Latin American cultural materials.
• Publicacions (Publications) Editorial publications including catalogs, books, and cultural materials produced by the institution, available for sale through its own channels.
• Exposicions (Exhibitions) Rotating exhibition program featuring photography, murals, and visual arts focused on Latin American themes, including traveling exhibitions to international venues.
• Carnet d'Amic (Membership) Annual membership offering library loan services, discounts at partner bookstores (Alibri, Laie, La Central), reduced entry to Cosmocaixa, and priority access to events for individual members.
• Música (Music Program) Music performance program featuring Latin American artists, concerts, and musical events for general audiences, including partnership performances at Festival Grec.
• Cinema (Film Program) Film screening program featuring Latin American cinema, including premieres and special screenings, often in collaboration with LATcinema Fest and partner cinemas.
• Literatura i Escena (Literature and Performing Arts) Literary and performing arts program featuring poetry readings, theater, book presentations, and literary encounters for general audiences.
• Debats (Debates) Discussion series and roundtables on topics including geopolitics, memory, gender, international relations, and Latin American cultural and social issues.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and flagship.

• Consolat General del Brasil a BarcelonaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 May 2026Co-organizing concerts and cultural events celebrating Brazilian culture and the 200th anniversary of the Brazilian consulate in Barcelona.
• CaixaForum+ (Fundación 'la Caixa')flagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 January 2024Digital platform partnership for distributing original series 'Repensando América' and 'Siete entrevistas de cine'. Casa Amèrica Catalunya creates content for the streaming platform reaching broader audiences across Spain.
• Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaborated on project 'Sueños soñados, sueños despiertos' giving voice to children in El Salvador and creating educational exchanges.
• KM 13.774 (Editorial)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublishing imprint of Casa Amèrica Catalunya producing catalogs and books on Latin American culture.
• IBEI (Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for organizing dialogues and debates on geopolitics, international relations, and Latin America-Europe relations.
• Memorial Democràtic de CatalunyaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizing 'Memoria más allá de las políticas de Estado' jornadas on collective memory, human rights, and democratization.
• Institut Guimarães RosaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural institute co-organizing Brazilian cultural events and concerts at Casa Amèrica Catalunya.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Fundació Joan Miró: Barcelona cultural foundation operating a major museum, exhibitions, concerts, and educational programming with institutional Catalan/Spanish government funding; directly comparable in city, scale, and non-profit foundation structure.
• Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía: Spain's national modern art museum producing exhibitions, debates, and cultural programming with public funding; comparable in mission around cultural heritage presentation, public access programming, and government-supported institutional model.

Direct peers

• Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB): Major Barcelona cultural center producing exhibitions, debates, and festivals with institutional funding. Comparable in scale (large venue, multi-program offering, government dependency) and audience overlap in cultural programming space.
• Institut Ramon Llull: Catalan institution promoting Catalan language and culture internationally through partnerships, festivals, and educational programs. Operates overlapping festivals, government funding ties to Generalitat de Catalunya, and similar cultural-diplomacy mission from Barcelona.
• Casa de América (Madrid): Head institution of the Spanish Casa de América network headquartered in Madrid; serves the same Latin America-Spain cultural diplomacy mission with overlapping programming including debates, exhibitions, concerts, and cinema. Most directly comparable given shared heritage, naming, and programmatic model.

Broad incumbents

• British Council: UK's international cultural and educational organization; provides the closest global template for a publicly-funded institution combining festivals, library services, language programming, and overseas cultural diplomacy.
• Centro Cultural de España en diferentes países (AECID network): AECID operates Spanish Cultural Centers across Latin America that mirror much of Casa Amèrica Catalunya's cultural programming mission in reverse geography; shares funding from the same AECID institutional partner and pursues Spanish-language cultural diplomacy through comparable formats.
• Goethe-Institut: Germany's global cultural diplomacy organization operating festivals, libraries, and educational programs with government funding; shares the model of cultural-institution-as-diplomatic-tool that defines Casa Amèrica Catalunya's positioning.
• Instituto Cervantes: Spain's global public institution promoting Spanish language and culture through centers worldwide; shares the cultural diplomacy mission and government funding model, with overlapping festival and programming formats in Latin America.
• Institut Français: France's global French-language cultural promotion agency with festivals, cinema programming, and exhibitions abroad; structural and operational analog to Casa Amèrica Catalunya's Latin American cultural diplomacy role.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@americatalunya
• Facebookfacebook.com/americatalunya
• Instagraminstagram.com/americatalunya
• Xx.com/americatalunya

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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