Information: "A Horizon of Proximity" exhibition closes with talk on António Cachola
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Arquipélago - Contemporary Arts Centre, promotes Saturday, February 20, the closing session of the exhibition "A Horizon of Proximity: a topology from António Cachola Collection" with the launch of the catalogue and a talk on this collection. The talk on António Cachola Collection aim to highlight not only the exhibition that has ... more >>

Information: Carlos Machado Museum promotes second edition of FACA - Anthropology, Film and Art Festival
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Carlos Machado Museum, promotes the second edition of FACA - Anthropology, Film and Art Festival on São Miguel between February 16 and 20. Jointly organised by the Carlos Machado Museum and the Agency for Territorial Cohesion (AGECTA), this initiative will also focus on the decentralisation of events. There will be sessions in Nordeste, Rabo d... more >>

Information: Carlos Machado Museum promotes visit and workshop on "Chinese New Year"
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Carlos Machado Museum in Ponta Delgada, will organise on February 5 a guided tour to the "Tea Path" exhibition, followed by a themed workshop on the Chinese New Year featuring shadow puppet games. This activity is targeted to younger audiences and will be held between 2:30 and 5 PM; registrations should be made by the telephone number 296 202 930... more >>

Information: Angra do Heroísmo Museum presents film "Hugo"
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Angra do Heroísmo Museum, presents Saturday the film "Hugo" by Martin Scorsese at 3 PM, closing the film cycle "Childhood in Film" that started in October. This initiative had the partnership of Terceira Film Club. Based on the Brian Selznick's bestseller, the film tells the story of an orphan who lives in secrecy on the walls of a train st... more >>

Information: Angra do Heroísmo Museum promotes initiatives on education for health
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Angra do Heroísmo Museum, develops in January a series of initiatives on education for health, through the establishment of partnerships with local private entities who have agreed to take part in this project. With this programme, the Angra do Heroísmo Museum reiterates its purpose of providing a practical and educational complement to ... more >>

Information: Angra do Heroísmo Museum presents "Oásis by Nuno Sá" at New Bedford Whaling Museum
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Angra do Heroísmo Museum, presents the exhibition "Oásis by Nuno Sá | Wildlife Photography" at the New Bedford Whaling Museum from January to June 2016. Held under a partnership with this US institution, the initiative aims to strengthen the ties between the Azores and the Azorean community residing on the East coast of the United S... more >>

Information: Azores Culture has new electronic portal
The Azores Culture electronic portal, which received more than 832,000 views in 2015, has been redesigned with a new image and features. It is managed by the Regional Directorate for Culture (DRC), which is under the administration of the Regional Secretariat for Education and Culture. This portal, available at http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/, provides the contents of the Azores Knowledge... more >>

Information: Underwater heritage is the best evidence of the geostrategic importance of the Azores, says Regional Director for Culture
The Government of the Azores aims to enhance the dissemination of the vast underwater heritage throughout the islands, highlighting the "geostrategic importance" of the Region in the Atlantic. The Regional Director for Culture spoke in Santa Cruz da Graciosa last Friday. "Maritime navigation, first sailing and then steam boats, and communications via submarine cables have long demonstrated the g... more >>

Information: Carlos Machado Museum awarded Ibero-American Prize for Museums
The Carlos Machado Museum in Ponta Delgada was awarded the second place in the category of implemented and ongoing projects by the Ibermuseus Programme under the 6th Ibero-American Education Prize for Museums. The decision was taken Thursday in Brasilia, Brazil. "The Mobile Museum in Sete Cidades - A project in progress" was distinguished among 147 applications for its action in the field, ... more >>

Information: Pico Museum presents documentary and photography exhibition on Azorean traditions in Maranhão
The Pico Museum presents the documentary "Nos Baixos do Maranhão" (In the Lowlands of Maranhão) and the photography exhibition "Divino" at the Whaling Museum in Lajes do Pico next Friday, December 4. The event is jointly organised by the Regional Directorates for Cultures and Communities. These initiatives fall within the promotion of the documentary made by Brazilian filmmakers Diego ... more >>