Medellin boasts a broad array of cultural activities and facilities, including plays, concerts, cinema, lectures, art exhibits, museums and libraries.
Theaters
Metropolitan Theater, Pablo Tobón Uribe Theater, Porfirio Barba Jacob Theater, Carlos Vieco Outdoor Theater, Founders of Universidad EAFIT Theater, Universidad de Medellin Theater, among others.
Museums
Antioquia Museum, which houses an important collection of works by Colombian Master Fernando Botero, Pedro Nel Gómez House-Museum, Medellin Museum of Modern Art, El Castillo Museum, Miguel Ángel Builes Ethnographic Museum, Universidad de Antioquia Museum, Mother Laura Ethnographic Museum, Banco de la República Philatelic Museum, among others.
Shopping Malls
The most popular are Oviedo, Santafé, El Tesoro, Los Molinos, Premium Plaza, Mayorca, San Diego, Unicentro, Aves Marías and Villanueva. Movie theaters generally are located at the different shopping malls.Libraries
Library Spain, Pilot Public Library, Universidad EAFIT's Luis Echavarría Villegas Cultural Center and Library, among others.
Annual Festivals and Events:- La Candelaria Bullfighting Fair: February.
- International Orchid Exposition/Fair and Easter Week: April
- International Poetry Festival: June
- Flower Festival: August. Events include: flower bearers (silleteros) parade, trova fair and classic and antique car parade.
- National Equestrian Fair: August.
- Antioquia Dances, Myths and Legends Parade: December.