Culture Minister Eduardo Selman announced that the 2019 Santo Domingo Book Fair would take place in 2019 inside the historic center of the capital city. The event is held annually for two weeks to a month in April-May. Previously, the book fair has been held at the National Music Conservatory-Parque Iberoamericano or at the Plaza de la Cultura. The Ministry of Culture has not announced the dates for the 2019 fair.
Culture Minister Eduardo Selman said that the government is investing more than RD$700 million to renovate the cultural spaces that are part of the Plaza de la Cultura Juan Pablo Duarte. He made the announcements when speaking at the Long Night of the Museums that took place on Saturday, 15 December 2018 in the Colonial City.
Selman said that a route for the bookstands is being designed from Calle Las Damas to Plaza España. The Ministry will also be integrating the Casa de Duarte and the Iglesia de Santa Barbara and its environs as venues for book fair activities in the Colonial City.
19 December 2018
