Home The Cultural Center Online room reservation Events calendar News Letter A bit of history The San Secondo city cultural center is housed in a neo-Gothic building from the second half of the 19th century. The palace is a part of the history of Asti's life over the last 150 years: the hall and the library, for example, are located where the rooms of the tasting room of the beer produced by the Metzger factory in Asti were originally located. The ceiling of the room where the library is housed and the medallions on the facade retain the original frescoes of the time. Later, in the same premises, the "Social Club" was located, where a part of the artisan jazz tradition was born. In the 1930s, the “Joselito” Orchestra performed in these places. The premises were home to a ballroom until the 1960s, after which they experienced a period of decline, until in the early 1980s, the owner Mr. Mario Martinetti, donated the property to the Collegiate Parish of San Secondo, in order to create a cultural center where the associations and movements of Asti, with particular attention to those of Christian inspiration, could find a place to meet and express themselves. The San Secondo Cultural Center has been in operation since 1986 and hosts congresses, conferences, book presentations and other cultural events in the heart of the city, in a position that is easily accessible by all the population. Cooperativa La Strada PI 00920910056 site created with free Joomla software by Progetto Radis Joomla! Template by Red Evolution - Joomla Web Design