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El Complejo Cultural Auditorio "Juan Victoria" se ubica frente al Parque de Mayo y al Estadio Abierto Aldo Cantoni en la ciudad de San Juan, ocupando una extensión superior a los 25.000 m2, cuya superficie cubierta es de 6.880 m2.
Se inaugura en 1970, siendo una obra única por sus características en la Argentina. Alberga a la Escuela Superior de Música, constituida por 18 aulas tratadas acústicamente en paredes, techos y pisos, que las hace aptas para ejecutar música simultáneamente, en ambientes contiguos, sin interferencia alguna. La sala de conciertos Auditorio Juan Victoria tiene una capacidad de 976 butacas, está dotada de un gran órgano y es muy apreciada por sus características acústicas. En dos niveles y detrás del escenario, se encuentran ubicados 14 camarines, depósitos y la sala de máquinas del órgano.
Dos grandes foyers rodean la sala del Auditorio, y la separan de las aulas de la escuela de Música que funciona en el primer y segundo piso del edificio.
El subsuelo del ala sur es el espacio de ensayo permanente de la Orquesta Juvenil de la Universidad Nacional de San Juan, como así también de diversos coros y grupos de música de cámara.
Complementa el complejo un teatro al aire libre, con una capacidad para 850 personas. Además, el complejo posee un estacionamiento con una capacidad limitada a 120 vehículos.
Desde el año 2001el Complejo Cultural Auditorio Juan Victoria vive un proceso de recuperación física de sus espacios, capacitación de sus recursos humanos e implementación de un adecuado sistema de gestión.
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Argentina didn't get to be the second-largest country in South America overnight. Archaeological remains found here date to some 9,000 years BC, left by the ancient Mesoamerican civilization. Early inhabitants were nomads and hunters who followed prehistoric horses and llamas. By the year 1480 AD the Incan empire had stretched to reach northern Argentina and the stage was set for contact.The Europeans came in 1516 with Spanish explorer Juan Diaz do Solis, who claimed the area for Spain and tried to export a river of silver back to Europe. Wealth grew along with the cattle industry and after Napoleon conquered Spain, Argentina declared its independence and set up their own government. That was 1810 AD.Argentina stayed neutral in WWI and for most of WWII, declaring war on the Axis powers only in 1945. Following the war, the country entered into a long chain of military dictatorships with only brief forays into constitutional government. The current president is Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who's been in office since December 2007.Argentina is known for many things but the top of the list belongs to only two -- steak and the tango. Cattle graze on the abundant grasslands and produce some of the best beef in the world. The climate is well-suited for vineyards as well, and Argentina's wines make a fine companion to their steak.As for the tango, it has recently exploded to become a world famous dance with hotspots in every major city on the planet. It started in Buenos Aires in the middle of the nineteenth century, as the city was filling up with a mixture of European immigrants and porteños, people who were born in the port city. They melded their cultures of rhythm and harmony and came up with the tango, which has been described as the ultimate evolution of partnered dancing. And it's a great way to burn off your steak stupor. Food coma begone!Text by Steve Smith.
