Informação: Carlos Machado Museum promotes conference on "Tourism and Traditions"
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Carlos Machado Museum, promotes a conference on "Tourism and Traditions" included in the cycle "Domingos Rebêlo under multiple perspectives" that takes place next Friday, July 8, at Santa Bárbara Centre in Ponta Delgada at 6:30 PM. This session will feature the participation of Ana Isabel Moniz, who will deliver a paper on "Museums and t... Mais >>

Informação: "Piano Duo" weekend on S. Miguel, Terceira and Faial under Artistic Season 2016
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretariat for Education and Culture, promotes six "Piano Duo" concerts over the weekend under the Artistic Season 2016. The concerts will take place on July 8, 9 and 10 at 9:30 PM. On Friday, July 8, the João José da Graça Public Library and Regional Archive in Horta will be the venue of a recital featuring Tamila Kharambura (viol... Mais >>

Informação: "O Livreiro de Santiago" and "PDL-LIS" win "Ayres d'Aguiar" Regional Cinema and Audiovisual Prize
The films "O Livreiro de Santiago" by José Manuel Rodrigues Martins de Medeiros and "PDL-LIS" by Diogo Silva Lima were the winners of the first edition of the "Ayres d'Aguiar" Regional Cinema and Audiovisual Prize in the Fiction and Documentary categories, respectively, according to the announcement of the Regional Directorate for Culture published today in the Official Journal. The jury, com... Mais >>

Informação: "Arquipélago" hosts launch of catalogue of "José Nuno da Câmara Pereira - A Happy Sisyphus" exhibition
The Regional Secretariat for Education and Culture, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, promotes the launch of the catalogue of "José Nuno da Câmara Pereira - A Happy Sisyphus" exhibition at Arquipélago - Contemporary Arts Centre in Ribeira Grande on June 30 at 6.30 PM. The exhibition's curator, José Luis Porfírio, will conduct a guided tour on Thursday, July 3. ... Mais >>

Informação: 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... Mais >>

Informação: Azores Handicrafts Exhibition during Sanjoaninas Festivities in Angra do Heroísmo
The Vice-Presidency of the Government, through the Regional Centre for Handicrafts (CRAA), promotes, for the eleventh consecutive year, a handicrafts exhibition that will take place in Angra do Heroísmo. The event is included in the programme of Sanjoaninas festivities. "M.ART - Sanjoaninas" will be held in Alto das Covas between June 17 and 26. It aims to promote and disseminate Azores handi... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores welcomes distinction of Arquipélago - Contemporary Arts Centre with the FAD Prize for Architecture
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture welcomed today the distinction of the Arquipélago - Contemporary Arts Centre, a work designed by João Mendes Ribeiro, Francisco Vieira de Campos and Cristina Guedes, with the FAD Prize for Architecture in 2016. Commenting on the award of this internationally renowned prise to the designers of the Contemporary Arts Centre, which took place ... Mais >>

Informação: 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... Mais >>

Informação: 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... Mais >>

Informação: 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... Mais >>