An independent institution entrusted the task of preserving, promoting, encouraging, investigate and spread the art, science and cultural heritage of Ecuador. . In this building are. the National Theatre Jaime Roldos Aguilera, Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco cinema (open almost all days of the week), the Central Bank National Museum, the Museum of Visual Arts and Music (MAVIM), the Agora, the National Library Eugenio Espejo, La Radio de la Casa de la Cultura, Sala de Artes Escénicas Mariana de Jesús which houses the Frente de Danza Independiente, Cinemateca Nacional de Ecuador, and Demetrio Aguilera Malta Theater. In addition, have been adapted different spaces for different theater groups, arts and literary workshops over time.