Information: Artistic season dedicates weekend to chamber music
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretariat for Education and Culture, promotes two concerts on the first weekend dedicated to chamber music under the Artistic Season 2016. On Friday, June 17, the Romantic Trio featuring Mikhayl Roussal (flute), Orest Grytsyuk (cello) and Grygoriy Grytsyuk (piano) will perform a concert at Colégio Church in Ponta Delgada at 9:30 PM. The t... more >>

Information: Angra do Heroísmo Museum promotes tribute concert to Carlos Seixas
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Angra do Heroísmo Museum, promotes a concert for harpsichord and organ at the choir of Nossa Senhora da Guia Church Saturday, June 11, at 3 PM. In this concert, Gustaaf van Manen and Janeen Teixeira pay tribute to Carlos Seixas, one of the greatest Portuguese composers and organists of the 18th century, whose 312th birth anniversary is celebr... more >>

Information: Application of Terceira's Carnival Dances, "Bailinhos" and Comedies for registration in Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory
The Regional Directorate for Culture submitted to the Directorate General Directorate of Cultural Heritage (DGPC) an application for the registration of Terceira's Carnival dances, "Bailinhos" (carnival dance) and Comedies in the Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage (INPCI). The initiative, which follows a recommendation of the Legislative Assembly, has been able to provide information on the... more >>

Information: APOM awards prize for "Best Work in Museology" to CulturAçores - Culture Magazine
The CulturAçores - Culture Maganize, a publication of the Regional Secretariat for Education and Culture, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, was distinguished by the Portuguese Museum Association (APOM) with the prize for "Best Work in Museology." The prize-delivery ceremony was held at the Money Museum in Lisbon. It is intended to highlight innovative and original museological pra... more >>

Information: Azores participate in Lisbon Book Fair
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, promotes the participation of the Azores in the 86th Lisbon Book Fair, an initiative sponsored by the Portuguese Association of Publishers and Bookseller that will take place at Eduardo VII Park from May 26 to June 13. The presence of the Azores in this important event, which is expected to receive aro... more >>

Information: Carlos Machado Museum promotes initiative "Pedalling along the landscape of Sete Cidades"
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Carlos Machado Museum, promotes the initiative "Pedalling along the Landscape of Sete Cidades" on Sunday, May 29. The route will start at 11:00 AM at Ponte dos Regos in the village of Sete Cidades. This initiative falls within "Beyond the Landscape," a project awarded by the Ibermuseus 2015 Programme. It was developed in 2014 and 2015 by the Intan... more >>

Information: Arquipélago - Contemporary Arts Centre distinguished for catalogue of "A Horizon of Proximity" exhibition
Arquipélago - Contemporary Arts Centre was awarded the Papies 2016 Grand Prix in the brochures and catalogues category for the catalogue of the exhibition "A Horizon of Proximity: a topology told from the António Cachola Collection." The "Papies" contest, which marks its 25th edition this year, aims to distinguish the quality of the graphic communication work in Portugal, namely in the a... more >>

Information: Ponta Delgada Public Library opens itinerant exhibition "Nós, os de Orpheu"
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Ponta Delgada Public Library and Regional Archive, will open the itinerant exhibition "Nós, os de Orpheu" (We, the group of Orpheu) Saturday, April 30, under the centenary celebration of this literary magazine. Produced by Fernando Pessoa House and courtesy of the Azorean Institute of Culture, the exhibition addressed the contributions provid... more >>

Information: Manuel de Arriaga House organises workshop on Autonomy
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Horta Museum, promotes a workshop titled "1976-2016 - Azores, 40 years of Autonomy" between May 2 and 20. This activity will be held during classes and is directed to attending 3rd and 4th forms, middle school students and junior high school. It is primarily intended to address several topics related to Autonomy, namely its concept, the various aut... more >>

Information: Carlos Machado Museum promotes Workshops on Drawing and Watercolour Painting with Isabel Silva Melo
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Carlos Machado Museum, promotes workshops on drawing and watercolour painting during the month of May to be guided by artist Isabel Silva Melo. This activity will be held at Santa Bárbara Centre on May 7, 14 and 21 between 2:30 PM and 5 PM. It is included in the exhibition titled as "Occupations: Memory and the Present," being directed to you... more >>