Informação: Regional and island museums with new opening hours from April 1
Regional and island museum will be open to the public from Friday, April 1, with new operating hours suited to the convenience of the public. The new schedule runs until September 30 and aims to respond to the growing number of visits. Closed on Monday, the Carlos Machado, Angra do Heroísmo, Pico, Horta, Santa Maria, Graciosa, Francisco de Lacerda and Flores Museums will be open during the s... Mais >>

Informação: Sant'Ana Garden and Capitães Generais Palace with summer schedule from April 1
The garden of Sant'Ana Palace in Ponta Delgada and the Capitães General Palace in Angra do Heroísmo will be open to the public from Friday, April 1, with extended summer hours, from Tuesday to Sunday between 10 AM and 5 PM, including holidays; they close on Monday. The garden of Sant'Ana Palace is an example of 19th century landscape art, marked by a high level of historical and cultural... Mais >>

Informação: Concert by Lira Açoriana Orchestra on Graciosa Island marks beginning of Artistic Season 2016
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, promotes Saturday, April 2, a concert by Lira Açoriana Regional Orchestra on Graciosa Island, which marks the beginning of the Artistic Season 2016. This concert will take place at Santa Cruz da Graciosa Cultural Centre. It culminates with the first 2016 training course of Lira Açoriana Project, which resumed th... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government amends rules of "Daniel de Sá", "António Dacosta" and "Paulo Gouveia" cultural prizes
The rules of cultural prizes "Daniel de Sá", "António Dacosta" and "Paulo Gouveia" have been amended by decision of the Council of the Government, according to the Resolutions published today in the Official Journal. These resolutions provide that, exceptionally, the Regional Secretary for Education and Culture should appoint, up to April 15, 2016, the juries for the assessment of the wo... Mais >>

Informação: Scheduling of conferences on Management Plan of Angra do Heroísmo Central Area has been changed
Due to scheduling reasons, the Regional Directorate for Culture has made some changes to the schedule of the cycle of conferences "Management Plan - Central Area of Angra do Heroísmo City," an initiative promoted in collaboration with Angra do Heroísmo City Hall. The conference scheduled for March 31 was postponed to April 28 and will be attended by Peter Samuel, representative of the Na... Mais >>

Informação: Ponta Delgada Public Library and Regional Archive promotes workshop on "Preserving Digital Information"
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Ponta Delgada Public Library and Regional Archive, promotes a workshop on the theme "Preserving Digital Information" from April 11 to 13. It will be taught by Francisco Barbedo, Director of the Innovation and Electronic Administration Services of the Directorate-General for Book, Archives and Libraries. The workshop, which takes place between 9:30 ... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores supports recovery of sentry box of São Sebastião Fort on Faial
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretariat for Education and Culture, will proceed with a project to recover the sentry box of São Sebastião Fort in Porto Pim, Faial Island. The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture visited today the site and was accompanied by the Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology and the President of the Village Council o... Mais >>

Informação: Applications for support to infrastructures for cultural activities run until November 15
The deadline for the submission of applications for the support to the acquisition, remodelling, improvement, expansion or construction of infrastructures for cultural activities ends on November 15. The deadline was released through an order of the Regional Secretary for Education and Culture published today in the Official Journal. It is in compliance with the provisions in regional legislation,... Mais >>

Informação: Natália Correia's ashes already transferred to the island of São Miguel
The ashes of Natália Correia and Dórdio Guimarães, which had been resting at the Pantheon of Writers in the Cemetery of Prazeres in Lisbon, have already been transferred to the island of São Miguel, where they will be deposited in an appropriate place, more specifically in the inner garden of Ponta Delgada Public Library and Regional Archive. The Government of the Azores, throu... Mais >>

Informação: "A Horizon of Proximity" exhibition closes with talk on António Cachola
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Arquipélago - Contemporary Arts Centre, promotes Saturday, February 20, the closing session of the exhibition "A Horizon of Proximity: a topology from António Cachola Collection" with the launch of the catalogue and a talk on this collection. The talk on António Cachola Collection aim to highlight not only the exhibition that has ... Mais >>