Frequently asked questions

Book to the Wind is a program to promote reading aimed at transforming the usual channels and places where books and literature circulate. Book to the Wind also makes a commitment to the public: books belong to no one, they belong to everyone, so its distribution strategy focuses on ensuring that they do not remain in private collections but rotate once they are read.

You can find collection titles at this link by clicking here.

In the regular season, the hours of operation are from Tuesdays through Sundays and holidays: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., and entrance to the museum must be before 4:00 p.m.

In school vacation season, the hours of operation are from Tuesdays through Sundays and holidays: 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., and entrance to the museum must be before 6:00 p.m.

Rates:

• Adult: COP 20,350
• Children or students: COP 16,300
• People with disabilities: COP 10,200
• Senior citizens: COP 10,200

For additional information, visit:

https://www.planetariodebogota.gov.co/content/horarios-tarifas

To make the reservation it is important to write to the email reservas.planetariodebogota@idartes.gov.co stating: name of the institution, number of people, average age, tentative date of visit. The conditions of the visit and the availability of the date will be informed by return email.

The District Institute of Arts and the Culture Sector in Bogotá makes the District Incentives Portfolio available to artists residing in Bogotá. In it, you can find a series of scholarships, awards, residencies and internships that may be of interest to you, within the areas of music, dance, visual arts, audiovisual arts, dramatic art, literature, art, science and technology and interdisciplinary fields. To view it, visit: http://sicon.scrd.gov.co/site_SCRD_pv/convocatorias.html.

There you will be able to view the open calls by area, entity, strategic line and approach. It is important to bear in mind that each open call has established dates for submissions, and that registration must be done through the platform: http://sicon.scrd.gov.co/admin_SCRD_pv/solicitar_usuarios.html.

For this reason, it is very important that you carefully read the requirements to participate, as well as the conditions of participation:  https://www.culturarecreacionydeporte.gov.co/sites/default/files/manual_de_usuario_sistema_de_convocaotirias_ sicon 

At the following link, you will find a brochure with all the information. If you wish to make the reservation, we invite you to write to the emai cinematecaenlaciudad@idartes.gov.co.

https://cinematecadebogota.gov.co/sites/default/files/br_espacios_alquiler.pdf

The Instituto Distrital de las Artes - Idartes has different stages that, in addition to serving as a platform for the performing arts, scientific and cultural events, can be rented by companies, institutions and citizens.

El Teatro Jorge Eliécer Gaitán tiene capacidad para 1.695 personas, también tiene distintos espacios como un pequeño auditorio, el Teatrino con capacidad para 55 personas y el Salón de los Espejos donde suelen hacer prácticas compañías de danza con capacidad para 20 personas.

Otro gran espacio, es La Media Torta, un lugar para quienes buscan realizar actividades al aire libre en un auditorio de gran capacidad, para 3.350 asistentes.

El Planetario de Bogotá, un hito arquitectónico de la capital colombiana, también tiene varios espacios que podrán ser alquilados para diversas actividades. El domo, una cúpula de 360 grados, cuenta con un aforo de 357 personas, un auditorio con 175 sillas, así como el Museo del Espacio, una Sala Múltiple y una terraza con vista al parque de la independencia.

El Teatro el Ensueño con capacidad para 800 personas está ubicado en la localidad de Ciudad Bolívar tiene diez camerinos, dos salas de ensayos, una arquitectura innovadora y alta tecnología, que permite la presentación de obras, conciertos y propuestas de gran formato, disciplinares y multidisciplinares.

Por último, la nueva Cinemateca de Bogotá cuenta con 8.500 metros cuadrados dedicados a las artes audiovisuales. Allí tenemos la Sala Capital para 270 personas, Sala de exposiciones 233, Sala dos 75 personas, Sala tres 75 personas y Sala E (Para la realización de eventos en vivo, performances, instalaciones, danza, teatro y conciertos).

The request must be made at least sixty (60) business days prior to the event or activity taking place. The interested party must fill out the form below, with the following information: object of the event, requested mode of use, description, target audience, requested dates, number of performances, days of performances and/or productions, contact details of the producer, special technical requirements of the production and other information necessary for its evaluation..

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNUTqR7_teJ3e8KSqi8Tni8M4weWuq6hRUtaMuaSz9- PwmRg/viewform?c=0&w=1

The viability of the loan of the stage will be sent 8 business days after the request, verifying that said activity is within the uses authorized by IDARTES and that the stage is available on the requested dates. In this response, the conditions for the use of the stage will be informed, such as: price and documents necessary for the preparation of the contract.

​To generate the form, you must send an email to contactenos@idartes.gov.co indicating the full name of the open call and category, name of the proposal, year, registration code, name of the applicant, Citizen’s ID, contact number and notification email, in order to forward the request to the open calls area.

Send a letter addressed to the Visual Arts Department to the email: gerenciaartesplasticas@idartes.gov.co offering the surface and indicating: exact address, type of surface (façade, back wall, internal or external wall). In the case of residential complexes, the request must be made by the legal representative of the co-ownership association.

An official of the Plastic and Visual Arts Department with technical knowledge will determine the viability of the surface, ensuring that:

• It is located in a place with high pedestrian and vehicle traffic.
• It has not been declared an asset of cultural interest.

The entity will inform the interested party by email, within 15 business days following the date of the technical visit, if the property is suitable to be included in the inventory of urban art in Bogotá. Please enter contact details and email for notices.

• It is not part of or does not affect road infrastructure.
• It is not made of materials that are difficult to replace.
• Its use or loan does not require payment.
• It has the minimum technical conditions for the installation of certified scaffolding.

The entity will inform the interested party by email, within 15 business days following the date of the technical visit, if the property is suitable to be included in the inventory of urban art in Bogotá. Please enter contact details and email for notices.

Collective Impulse is the hotline that generates opportunities for children, young people and adults in the community to develop an artistic practice of their interest and taste and that also contributes to their life project.

Through the training spaces of the seven artistic languages developed by the program, it is intended to promote the formation of collectives and strengthen them through learning networks that are collaborative, critical, sensitive, creative, innovative and enhance the integral development of the being.

At the www.cinematecadebogota.gov.co website, in the program menu, you can see the program and download it in PDF version.

Most activities of the project go hand in hand with the agendas of the Department of Social Integration, the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare and the Department of Education, but if your children are not beneficiaries of these institutional offerings, they can come to enjoy the artistic experiences in the artistic creation laboratories of the city by scheduling their visit by email at paola.lopez@idartes.gov.co.

In the same way, you can consult our program at https://nidos.gov.co/programacion and attend all those that appear as “free admission.”

The value per performance is COP 6,000 per person. Tickets can be purchased online through the following link: https://www.cinematecadebogota.gov.co/funciones or directly at the ticket office of the Cinemateca de Bogotá.

Opening hours 

• Tuesdays through Saturdays, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• Sundays and holidays, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The Nests program offers artistic experiences for young children. Its objective is to create and implement artistic experiences for young children that contribute to the integral formation of the being, in children under 5 years of age, together with their relatives and/or adult caregivers, teachers, artists and other agents who are in contact with this age population. For more information, visit www.nidos.gov.co.

Public invitations are a mechanism for citizen participation in programs designed by Idartes that provide economic recognition in some cases, and in others, support for the training, research, creation and circulation of artistic and cultural agents in Bogotá.

The process of participation in public invitations is done directly with IDARTES, through the registration models that the entity considers relevant, according to the size and purposes of the public invitations. Similarly, each public invitation has its own policies and conditions for participation. 

Note: This type of open call is not part of the District Incentives Program (PDE, for the Spanish original).

We invite you to learn about and apply for the public invitations and open calls of the Instituto Distrital de las Artes (IDARTES). Participating is very easy, just click here and check the available invitations.