Cultural Alfabeta operates in Ciudad Vieja as a hybrid between a bookshop, a small gallery, and a space for the kind of cultural events — screenings, readings, workshops — that require a room without institutional funding. The book stock concentrates on contemporary Uruguayan art and literature, with Spanish-language design and architecture titles alongside. The space itself — whitewashed walls, industrial shelving, a floor plan that can be rearranged for an event without compromising the bookshop function — reflects a particular Montevideo model of cultural entrepreneurship that makes this city's cultural scene more interesting than its tourist infrastructure suggests.
Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo, Uruguay