San Sebastian’s Tabakalera: From Tobacco Factory to World-Class Cultural Hub
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variety.comAnna Marie de la Fuente Standing tall by the Urumea river, the imposing Tabakalera International Contemporary Cultural Center dominates the skyline of San Sebastian.
It is home to the Spanish-speaking world’s most prominent film festival, now celebrating its 69th year, and to other key cultural institutions, including the post-graduate film school Elias Querejeta Zine Eskola (EQZE) and the Filmoteca Vasca (Basque Film Archives).
Built in 1913, the former tobacco factory is one of many that were raised across the country when Spain monopolized its domestic tobacco trade.
For 90 years, it was a state-owned factory where more than a thousand people toiled, most of them women.Since the refurbished Tabakalera opened in 2015, it has become a.
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