Information: World Book Day celebrated at Ponta Delgada and Angra do Heroísmo Public Libraries and Regional Archives The World Book Day will be celebrated by the Ponta Delgada and Angra do Heroísmo Public Libraries and Regional Archives on April 23.
The Ponta Delgada Public Library celebrates the event with the organisation of two initiatives in partnership with Trimagisto Cultural Cooperative. Created in Évora in 2001, this institution is mainly dedicated to oral narrative and reading mediation. The... more >>
Information: "Tea on São Miguel. Culture and Experiences" exhibition at Carlos Machado Museum The exhibition titled "Tea on São Miguel. Culture and Experiences" will be open at the Santa Bárbara Sacred Art Centre of the Carlos Machado Museum next Saturday, April 21, at 9 PM.
This event is the result of a partnership between the Museum and the Porto Formoso Tea Brotherhood; it aims to present the history and experiences related to the culture of Camellia sinensis, which gives un... more >>
Information: Segréis de Lisboa on 2012 Music Season The 2012 Music Season, an initiative of the Presidency of the Government, through the Regional Directorate of Culture, marks the 40th anniversary of Segréis de Lisboa ensemble with two early music concerts; the first will be held at Colégio Church on April 19 at 9:30 PM and the second at Horta Matriz Church on April 21 at 8:30 PM. The Segréis de Lisboa have played a key role in the ... more >>
Information: International Day for Monuments and Sites celebrated in the Region The International Day for Monuments and Sites, which is annually marked on April 18, will be celebrated at several museums under the administration of the Regional Directorate for Culture. This year, Pico Natural Park, an entity under the supervision of the Regional Directorate for the Environment, will join the celebrations.
This year's celebrations will be extended to the celebration of the 40... more >> Information: Government carried out public consultation on policies for "Cultural and Creative Industries" Starting from an initiative of the European Parliament, which was later translated into a challenge launched to the European Commission and subsequently to countries and autonomous regions, the Presidency of the Regional Government, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, has held a public consultation on the need to adapt programmes and policies at a European, national, regional and local l... more >>
Information: Government attends book launch at Legislative Assembly Several members of the Regional Government attended the launch of the book "Das Autonomias à Autonomia e à Independência - O Atlântico Político entre os Séculos XV e XVI" (From Autonomies to Autonomy and to Independence - The Political Atlantic from the 15th to 21st centuries).
The event, held at the lobby of the Regional Legislative Assembly building on Thursday ni... more >>
Information: "Azores Culture" Portal disseminates Ethnographic-Linguistic Atlas of the Azores (ALEAç) The Presidency of the Regional Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, has just made available new contents on the "Azores Culture" Portal, Azores Knowledge Centre, under the title "Ethnographic-Linguistic Atlas of the Azores."
The Atlas is the result of the work carried out by the Study Group of Dialectology at Centre of Linguistics of the University of Lisbon, b... more >>
Information: 2012 Music Season opens this month The 2012 Music Season, an initiative of the Presidency of the Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, will open this month with various concerts throughout the archipelago, from solo recitals to chamber music and choirs.
The 2012 programme is divided into two parts: the first will take place between March and May, and the second between September and December. In ... more >> Information: Azores heritage disseminated on national radio programme As a result of a partnership between the Presidency of the Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, the national TSF radio station and the Heritage Studies and Archaeoscience Division of IGESPAR (Institute for the Management of Architectural and Archaeological Heritage), the programme "O património imaterial nas ilhas dos Açores" (Intangible Heritage in the... more >>
Information: "Fez-se Luz" exhibition by Catarina Branco at Carlos Machado Museum The Carlos Machado Museum organises the opening of the exhibition titled "Fez-se Luz" (There was light) by São Miguel plastic artist, Catarina Branco, at the Carlos Machado Museum next Friday, February 10, at 6:30 PM.
This temporary exhibition, which will be open to the public until March 31, will be displayed at the Museum centres. The Sacred Art Centre will display the works "Arcanjo" (20... more >>
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