Information: Catalogue on the recovery of whaling heritage launched on Pico
The Whaling Museum on Pico hosted the launch of the catalogue titled as “Património Baleeiro dos Açores – Herança e Modernidade” (Azorean Whaling Heritage – Legacy and Modernity) last Friday. The initiative is part of the Baleiaçor project that focused on the recovery of ten whaling boats and a tow boat as well as on the digitalisation of the documents... more >>

Information: Angra do Heroísmo Museum displays “Máquinas de Escrita” at the Fórum Terceira
The Angra do Heroísmo Museum presents, in partnership with the Forúm Terceira, an exhibition titled “Máquinas de Escrita (Typewriters) which will be open to the public at that shopping centre in Praia da Vitória from July 29 to September 4. The exhibition consists of 10 typewriters, belonging to the Science and Technology collection of the Angra do Heroísmo Museum,... more >>

Information: Book launch “Património Baleeiro dos Açores – Herança e Modernidade” at the Whaling Museum
The Presidency of the Regional Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, will present the book “Património Baleeiro dos Açores – Herança e Modernidade” (Azorean Whaling Heritage – Legacy and Modernity) at the Whaling Museum in Lajes do Pico on July 29 at 9 PM. This book is the result of the implementation of the Baleiaçor p... more >>

Information: Government launches “Archipelago” to enhance the Azores in the area of culture
The Regional Director for Culture announced in Ponta Delgada on Wednesday that the construction works of the “Archipelago - Contemporary Art Centre,” with an estimated budget of 11.89 million Euros, will have a completion period of 18 months. After signing the Assignment Protocol of that work, funded in 85% by the Community support programme PROCONVERGÊNCIA and the remainder by t... more >>

Information: “Archipelago” to display FLAD’s contemporary art works
The cultural project “Archipelago,” which will be developed with the installation of a Contemporary Art Centre at the building of the old alcohol factory in Ribeira Grande, “will count on the support of the Luso-American Foundation for Development (FLAD) with a contemporary art collection,” stated the Regional Director for Culture. In fact, a protocol signed between the Re... more >>

Information: Government signs protocol with Figueira da Foz City Hall to display museum objects at the Manuel de Arriaga House
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, signed a cooperation protocol with the Figueira da Foz City Hall this month. The protocol, which was granted by the Regional Director for Culture, Jorge Paulus Bruno and by the Mayor of Figueira da Foz, João Albino Ataíde das Neves, is intended to display several museum objects, belonging to the Santos Rocha Mu... more >>

Information: “Faces da Moeda” in exhibition at the Angra do Heroísmo Museum
The Angra do Heroísmo Museum promotes this Saturday, July 23, at 5 PM, the launching of the catalogue of an exhibition titled “Faces da Moeda” (Sides of a Coin), which has been open to the public at the Chapter Room since June 16 until and it may be visited until October 16. This event also features a commented visit to the aforementioned exhibition, organised by the numismatist... more >>

Information: Angra do Heroísmo Public Library and Regional Archives receives the estate of Manuel de Sousa Meneses
The Angra do Heroísmo Public Library and Regional Archives has recently received the estate of Lieutenant Colonel Manuel de Sousa Meneses, doctor, military, politician and man of letters, who held various public positions in the context of the administration of the former district of Angra do Heroísmo. The estate consists of an interesting and valuable collection of handwritten documen... more >>

Information: “Sinfonia Immaterial” showcases Azorean oral and musical heritage
In a joint initiative of the Presidency of the Azores Regional Government, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, and the INATEL Foundation, the film titled “Sinfonia Imaterial” (Intangible Symphony) will be exhibited at the Teatro Faialense on July 16 at 9:30 PM. This film by Tiago Pereira, which has already been exhibited on the islands of Pico, São Jorge, Terceira and ... more >>

Information: Whaling exhibition of the New Bedford Whaling Museum at the Ponta Delgada Public Library and Regional Archives
Under the protocol established between the Presidency of the Regional Government of the Azores/Regional Directorate for Culture and the New Bedford Whaling Museum, a photography and documentary exhibition on American and Azorean whaling activities will open to the public at the Ponta Delgada Public Library and Regional Archives next Monday, July 11. Organised by the New Bedford museum, this exhi... more >>