Information: Horta Museum holds "Objects from other times" workshop The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Horta Museum, promotes the "Objects from other times" workshop between January 28 and February 28 at Manuel de Arriaga House. This workshop is intended for students from preschool and aims to introduce daily use objects that are no longer in use because they have lost their purpose due to technological developments or have undergone such a transfo... more >>
Information: Luís da Silva Ribeiro Public Library holds "Poetry in Playground" workshop The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Luís da Silva Ribeiro Public Library and Regional Archive in Angra do Heroísmo, holds a meeting on the reflection and sharing of knowledge on January 30 and 31 from 6 to 7:30 PM. This event directed to kindergarten teacher assistants, but it is also open to other professionals. The initiative aims to recall the importance of the school p... more >>
Information: S. Miguel Arcanjo Church's 16th century painting panel classified as property of public interest The Government of the Azores has classified as movable property of public interest the 16th century painting panel entitled "Lamentation over Dead Christ" by Diogo de Contreiras, owned by the São Miguel Arcanjo Church, in the village of São Miguel, municipality of Vila Franca do Campo. The classification, published today in the Official Journal, took into account "the classification cri... more >>
Information: Luís da Silva Ribeiro Public Library promotes "Nemésio and other poems" concert featuring Luís Gil Bettencourt The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Luís da Silva Ribeiro Public Library and Regional Archive in Angra do Heroísmo, holds a concert under the title "Nemésio and other poems" featuring Luís Gil Bettencourt on Saturday, January 19, at 9 PM. This initiative is included in the activities developed to promote "Vitorino Nemésio: the fibres of Azorean torpor." The ... more >>
Information: Regional Government promotes creative residency for artisans from the Azores and Cape Verde The Vice-Presidency of the Government, through the Regional Centre for Handicrafts (CRAA) holds a creative residency between the Azores and Cape Verde in Ponta Delgada from January 14. The "Creative Residency in Ceramics and Plant Fibres" aims to develop experiences towards the promotion of interculturality and the creation of new products based on natural resources, combining innovation and trad... more >> Information: Luís da Silva Ribeiro Public Library hosts a conference on "Vitorino Nemésio's Family" The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Luís da Silva Ribeiro Public Library and Regional Archives in Angra do Heroísmo, will hold a conference by researcher and genealogist Jorge Forjaz on "Vitorino Nemésio's Family" next Friday, January 11, at 6 PM. This conference is part of the programme to promote the exhibition entitled "Vitorino Nemésio: the fibres of Azorean ... more >>
Information: Pico Museum hosts Pico Mountain Festival The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Pico Museum, promotes some of the activities of Pico Festival Mountain programme at the Whaling Museum in Lajes do Pico in January. The initiative is organised by MiratecArts association.
During the month of January, the "Paintings" exhibition by American artist of Dutch descent, Connor de Jong, who currently resides on Faial, will be open to the ... more >>
Information: Luís da Silva Ribeiro Public Library promotes Reading Club The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Luís da Silva Ribeiro Public Library and Regional Archive in Angra do Heroísmo, continues, from January 10, with the "Folhas de Quinta" Reading Club, which has been meeting since March 2017. The sessions of this reading club will be held fortnightly, always on Thursday, except from July to September, between 5:30 and 7 PM. The "Folhas d... more >>
Information: João José da Graça Public Library presents "Historical Document of the Month" The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the João José da Graça Public Library and Regional Archive in Horta, presents another "Historical Document of the Month," which will be on public display at the Reading Room until the end of January. This month's document is a copy of the Map of the Azores designed by Luís Teixeira. It is part of the work "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum,"... more >>
Information: Luís da Silva Ribeiro Public Library in Angra do Heroísmo promotes Christmas concert The Regional Directorate for Culture, through Luís da Silva Ribeiro Public Library and Regional Archive, promotes a Christmas concert by the "Entreparentes" group to take place Friday, December 21, at 9 PM. The Library has organised this musical moment for 12 years. In previous editions, these concerts disseminated works from musical collections belonging to this institution and featured wor... more >>
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