The
Dar al-Assad Opera House, near Midan Umawiyeen, on Sharia Shoukri al-Quwatly, holds concerts, theatrical performances and exhibitions arranged by the Ministry of Culture. The
British Council, on Sharia Maysaloun Street (tel: (011) 331 0631; website:
www.britishcouncil.org/syria), organizes many cultural events, as do the
Goethe Institute, 8, Sharia Adnan Malki (tel: (011) 371 9435; website:
www.goethe.de/damaskus), and the
French Cultural
Center, opposite the Alaa Towers Hotel in a side street off Sharia Yussef al-Azmeh (tel: (011) 231 6181; website:
www.ccf-damas.org). The best cinema is the
Cham Cinema attached to the Cham Hotel, which shows Hollywood blockbusters in English. The
Syria Times, a daily English-language newspaper, provides listings of cultural events (website:
http://syriatimes.tishreen.info).
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