Editing Oviedo (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Museo arte oviedo.jpg|thumb|180px|upright|[[Museum of Fine Arts of Asturias]]]]
[[File:11. Teatro Campoamor (36104135806).jpg|180px|thumb|Campoamor Theatre]]
[[File:15. Junta General del Principado de Asturias (36143894785).jpg|180px|thumb|Parliament building of the Principality of Asturias]]
[[File:Oviedo Uría.jpg|thumb|180px|upright|The Uria Street, city centre]]

Oviedo inspired the fictional city of ''Vetusta'' in [[Leopoldo Alas]]'s ''[[La Regenta]]''. Other Spanish writers were inspired by the city, including [[Ramón Pérez de Ayala]] in ''[[Tigre Juan]]'' and [[Dolores Medio]] in her novel ''[[Nosotros los Rivero]]''.

Oviedo was featured prominently in [[Woody Allen]]'s movie ''[[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]''.

'''Museums in Oviedo''':
* [[Archaeological Museum of Asturias]]
* [[Museum of Fine Arts of Asturias]]
* [[Camara Santa]] within the Cathedral houses the [[Arca Santa]] and Sudarium of Oviedo
* [[Diocesan Museum]]
* ''[[Tabularium Artis Asturiensis]]''
* [[Center for the reception and understanding of Preromanesque Art]]

'''Other cultural centres in Oviedo''':
* [[Teatro Campoamor|Campoamor Theatre]], opera house
* Filarmónica Theatre
* [[Palacio de Congresos de Oviedo]]
* Prince Felipe Auditorium

'''Cultural institutions''':
Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias is the premier orchestra of the region, the Principality of Asturias. This full-time symphony orchestra performs a wide range of the classical repertoire with world class soloists and conductors. It is based in the Auditorio Principe Felipe in Oviedo, but it also performs regularly at the main concert venues in Gijón and Avilés. It is Internationally recognized as one of the best orchestras in Spain, it is also committed to adventurous programing with strong emphasis on education and community partnerships. Rossen Milanov is the Music Director.

Oviedo also hosts the annual [[Princess of Asturias Awards]] (previously called the '''Prince of Asturias Awards'''). This prestigious event, held in the city's Campoamor Theatre, recognizes international achievement in eight different categories. Previous award winners include [[Oscar Niemeyer]], [[Bob Dylan]] and [[Francis Ford Coppola]] in the category of [[Arts]]; [[Nelson Mandela]], the [[International Space Station]] and [[Al Gore]] in the category of International Cooperation; and [[Mario Bunge]], [[CNN]] and [[Quino]] in the category of Communications and Humanities.

[[Oviedo University]]'s international campus attracts many foreign scholars from all over the globe.

The city lends its name to the [[sudarium of Oviedo]] a religious relic<ref>{{cite book |last=Bennett |first=Janice |title=Sacred Blood, Sacred Image: The Sudarium of Oviedo, New Evidence for the Authenticity of the Shroud of Turin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fKk2cU_-Q8UC |access-date=2010-10-21 |date=January 2005 |publisher=Ignatius Press |isbn=978-0-9705682-0-5 |archive-date=25 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025183555/https://books.google.com/books?id=fKk2cU_-Q8UC |url-status=live }}</ref> revered there since the 9th century.