Key dates
1990 : foundation of the Basque cultural institute
1992 : creation of the "Basque language and heritage" service
1994 : creation of the permanent commission for Basque heritage
1998 : launch of the plurennial cultural programs : Kantuketan (1998), Batekmila (2005), Hogei’ta (2011)
2003 : signature of a plurennial agreement with the Basque Government
2004 : after the foundation of the Public Office of the Basque Language, the Basque cultural institute's action refocuses on cultural and artistic practices
2005 : launch of the website portal on Basque culture (www.eke.eus)
2007 : launch of the Eleketa program for the collecting and value enhancing of audiovisual documents on oral memory
2011 : consulting mission for the elaboration of public and cultural policies
2012 : program that helps the member associations
2015 : development of territorial project : Basque dance (including the production of the multimedia exhibition named SOKA in 2015), distribution of Basque cinema, diffusion of Basque theatre and cultural and artistic education.
2017 : Recognition of the Basque cultural institute's work with the "ethnopôle" label for a period of four years (2017-2021)
2018 : inauguration of an audio-visual and audio archives consultation area dedicated to oral heritage at the Chateau Lota, the Basque cultural institute's home
The Basque Cultural Institute is open to the public from Monday to Friday from 9am to 12:30pm and from 1:30 to 6pm (except Fridays, closure at 5pm, and wednesday, closure at 1pm).
