Information: Regional Director for Culture participates in the annual meeting of the Whaling Heritage Advisory Commission
The Regional Director for Culture, Dr. Jorge Bruno, will attend the annual meeting of the Whaling Heritage Advisory Commission which will take place at the Auditorium of the Whaling Museum in Lajes do Pico on February 23 at 8 PM. The Whaling Heritage Executive Commission, which is made up by the Director of the Pico Museum, the Head of the Administrative Division of the Regional Directorate for C... more >>

Information: Government supports restoration works on São Miguel and Terceira
The Government of the Azores will subsidise several restoration interventions in paintings, sculptures and altarpieces in churches on the islands of São Miguel and Terceira in the amount of 90,000 Euros. This governmental support corresponds to 50% of the restoration costs, being integrated in the contract-programmes published in the Official Journal on Thursday which were signed between the ... more >>

Information: “Concert by Laureates of Young Musicians Prize 2010” on RTP-2
The “Concert by Laureates of the Young Musicians Prize 2010,” which integrated this year’s Music Season, promoted by the Regional Government of the Azores through the Regional Directorate of Culture, will be broadcast on RTP-2 on January 2, 2011 at 3:30 PM (Azores local time).Accompanied by the Gulbenkian Orchestra, under the artistic direction of maestro Osvaldo Ferreira, the la... more >>

Information: Archaeological intervention in the Fort of Santa Catarina reveals the remains of three construction stages prior to the present building
The Presidency of the Regional Government, through the Regional Directorate of Culture, carried out an archaeological intervention in the Fort of Santa Catarina in Cabo da Praia on the island of Terceira, which allowed the identification of structural remains of at least three construction stages of the fort, all of them prior to the current building whose blueprint was registered Lieutenant Colon... more >>