Ateneo de Montevideo

Athenæum of Montevideo
Ateneo de Montevideo
FormationJuly 3, 1886; 138 years ago (1886-07-03)
Coordinates34°54′20″S 56°11′28″W / 34.905446°S 56.191230°W / -34.905446; -56.191230
President
Leonardo García Posas
Websiteateneodemontevideo.uy

The Athenæum of Montevideo (Spanish: Ateneo de Montevideo) is a cultural institution in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded on July 3, 1886 with the merger of the Sociedad Universitaria and the Ateneo del Uruguay, it is housed in an eclectic-historicist style building located on the Plaza de Cagancha in Centro.[1]

  1. ^ "Homenaje al Ateneo de Montevideo". 2009-02-01. Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2023-10-01.