Information: Azores celebrate European Museum's Night and International Museum Day
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through its External Services, joins the celebrations of the European Museum's Nights and the International Museum Day on May 17 and 18. The department will organise a series of activities under the theme "Museum: collections that make connections." The Angra do Heroísmo Museum will mark both days by raising awareness for the role of collections. They ar... more >>

Information: Nuno Lopes proposes new Cultural Agenda to prevent overlap of cultural events
The Regional Director for Culture, Nuno Lopes stated today at the ceremony to relaunch the Azorean Cultural Agenda, held in Angra do Heroísmo, that it is necessary to avoid the "overlaps" in the programming of events. In this regard, the government official called for "committed" participation of cultural agents in this "new opportunity" to disseminate the cultural activities developed throug... more >>

Information: Azorean Government promotes Performing Arts Laboratory
The Regional Secretariat for Education, Science and Culture, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, will promote a Performing Arts Laboratory on the island of S. Miguel during the months of May, June and July. The initiative is addressed at all members of theatre groups and the public in general. The Laboratory will have a maximum duration of 66 hours and will be held three times a week a... more >>

Information: DRaC joins celebrations of April 25 Revolution
The Regional Directorate for Culture (DRaC), through its External Services, will join the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of April 25 Revolution with the organisation of several initiatives. The João José da Graça Public Library and Regional Archive will organise an exhibition on the April 25 Revolution at the Reading Room from 9 AM to 7 PM. It will be open to the public unti... more >>

Information: Azores celebrate International Day for Monuments and Sites
The Azores, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, will join the celebrations of the International Day for Monuments and Sites which is annually celebrated on April 18. This year's celebrations will be held under the theme - "Places of Memory." To celebrate the International Day for Monuments and Sites, the Carlos Machado Museum promotes today the presentation of a documentary titled "P... more >>

Information: Photography contest marks 10th anniversary of the classification of the Landscape of Pico Island Vineyard Culture by UNESCO
The Government of the Azores will promote a photography contest until April 30. The initiative is organised in partnership with local authorities in the context of the activity programme to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the classification of Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture by UNESCO. Under the title "A glimpse over the Vineyard Culture Landscape - World Heritage," the contest in... more >>

Information: Carlos Machado Museum and João José da Graça Library celebrate World Theatre Day
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Carlos Machado Museum, will join the celebrations of the World Theatre Day with the presentation of a play "A vida de Zeca Cagarro" (The life of Zeca Cagarro) at the Sacred Art Centre today. Staged by 8th form students from Arrifes Basic Education School, under the guidance of teacher Rafael Nunes, the play will be performed at Colégio Church... more >>

Information: "Daniel de Sá" Humanities Award received 24 applications
The first edition of "Daniel de Sá" Humanities Award has received 24 applications, announced the Regional Directorate for Culture today. The award was created by the Government of the Azores to pay tribute to Azorean writer and thinker who passed away in 2013. This initiative aims to distinguish, every two years (even years), an original work written in Portuguese under the ‘Azores... more >>

Information: "Lessons by Young Masters" in 2014 Art Season
The Regional Secretariat for Education, Science and Culture, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, in partnership with the Ponta Delgada Regional Conservatory and Teatro Micaelense, will promote the concert "Lessons by Young Masters" on April 1. The project aims to disseminate the experiences of young musicians from different nationalities, who will share their knowledge and passion for m... more >>

Information: World Poetry Day celebrated in the Azores
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through its External Services, promotes the celebration of the World Poetry Day on March 21 with a series of initiatives. The Exhibition of Poetry Manuscripts, selected from the Library's Fund, is on display at the Ponta Delgada Public Library and Regional Archive on the ground floor. The display features manuscripts by Camilo Castelo Branco, Antero ... more >>