Information: Pico Museum opens photography exhibition "The world is my island" by Hugo Machado
The Pico Museum, in partnership with the Azorean Institute of Culture (IAC), opens today the photography exhibition under the title "The World is my island" by Hugo Machado at the Whaling Museum in Lajes do Pico at 9:30 PM. The photographs that make up this exhibition, collected by the author in the course of numerous trips taken over the years, evidence the sensitivity of the photographer as an o... more >>

Information: Ponta Delgada Public Library promotes workshop on digitisation projects
The Ponta Delgada Public Library and Regional Archive promotes a workshop titled "Support Transfer: Digitalisation Projects," which will be taught by Luís Corujo. This initiative, which runs from 9:30 AM to 5 PM, is the continuation of a series of similar activities the institution has promoted for the internal training of its teams and the updating of knowledge of professionals in the fields... more >>

Information: Carlos Machado Museum promotes workshops under "Beyond landscape II" project
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Carlos Machado Museum and in partnership with several entities, promotes two workshops under the "Beyond landscape II" project to be held in Sete Cidades, S. Miguel Island, between August 26 and 28. The second edition of the craft workshop "From Milk to Fresh Cheese" will take place on August 26 at "Casa do Povo" of Sete Cidades from 10:30 AM to 1... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores delivers "Christiano Júnior" Regional Photography Prize
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretariat for Education and Culture, promotes the delivery of "Christiano Júnior" Photography Prize on Friday, August 19, the date that marks the World Photography Day. The ceremony will take place at Capitães Generais Palace in Angra do Heroísmo. It will also include the opening of an exhibition featuring all works that took par... more >>

Information: "Arquipélago" launches Atlantic multimedia laboratory for the arts, science and society
The Arquipélago - Contemporary Arts Centre promotes next Thursday, August 11, the opening of "Incognitum" - Atlantic Multimedia Laboratory for the Arts, Science and Society through an International Exhibition of Academic Works titled "Inpossível - com n… entrar na possibilidade." The event begins at 6:30 PM. It includes a visit to the works of several higher education establishment... more >>

Information: Pico Museum to host "Viola da Terra" Soirée
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Pico Museum promotes a "Viola da Terra" (traditional Azorean guitar) Soirée featuring Rafael Carvalho ("viola da terra"), César Carvalho (guitar) e Carolina Constância (violin) at the Whaling Museum in Lajes do Pico on August 1 at 9 PM. This concert will include the performance of traditional "viola da terra" themes, including "Pezi... more >>

Information: Pico Museum promotes exhibition titled "Yankee Whalers! The Shared Legacies of Luso and Yankee Whalers!"
The Pico Museum, in partnership with the Azores Sea Observatory, will open to the public the exhibition titled "Yankee Whalers! The Shared Legacies of Luso and Yankee whalers" at the Temporary Exhibition Gallery of the Whaling Industry Museum in S. Roque do Pico. Produced by the New Bedford Whaling Museum, this itinerant exhibition celebrates the fascinating history of the Azorean, Cape Verdean a... more >>

Information: "Piano Duo" weekend on S. Miguel, Terceira and Faial under Artistic Season 2016
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretariat for Education and Culture, promotes six "Piano Duo" concerts over the weekend under the Artistic Season 2016. The concerts will take place on July 8, 9 and 10 at 9:30 PM. On Friday, July 8, the João José da Graça Public Library and Regional Archive in Horta will be the venue of a recital featuring Tamila Kharambura (viol... more >>

Information: Carlos Machado Museum promotes conference on "Tourism and Traditions"
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Carlos Machado Museum, promotes a conference on "Tourism and Traditions" included in the cycle "Domingos Rebêlo under multiple perspectives" that takes place next Friday, July 8, at Santa Bárbara Centre in Ponta Delgada at 6:30 PM. This session will feature the participation of Ana Isabel Moniz, who will deliver a paper on "Museums and t... more >>

Information: "Arquipélago" hosts launch of catalogue of "José Nuno da Câmara Pereira - A Happy Sisyphus" exhibition
The Regional Secretariat for Education and Culture, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, promotes the launch of the catalogue of "José Nuno da Câmara Pereira - A Happy Sisyphus" exhibition at Arquipélago - Contemporary Arts Centre in Ribeira Grande on June 30 at 6.30 PM. The exhibition's curator, José Luis Porfírio, will conduct a guided tour on Thursday, July 3. ... more >>