The Municipal Cultural Center was created for the promotion of cultural development in the Municipality of Cúcuta. It studies to identify the problems and necessities of the Municipality in the cultural field and creates plans and projects to satisfy them. The department promotes the creation of the municipal network of cultural centers, organizes advanced training courses for cultural promoters and leaders and foments study and sociocultural investigation. It creates contracts when it considers studies, works, and investigations of subjects related to the past historical necessity of the city. The center also promotes, elaborates and executes campaigns to conserve the values of the culture cucuteña and the image of the city. It foments literature, the historical test, the plastic, scenic and cinematographic arts and establishes stimuli, economic scholarships and aids for investigators, interpreters, creators and artists.