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What is considered the first hydroelectric power station in Portugal has been transformed into a museum. It is a space where history and nature, which provides a pleasant walk along the banks of the Corgo River, intersect.
The Prime Minister does not go into details. He only says that everything will be done “always in a spirit of freedom”.
The interpretation centre for the 25th of April was initially planned for Terreiro do Paço, in Lisbon, a location that the current Government has already ruled out.
During the opening of a new museum in Braga, the President of the Republic highlighted the importance of private sponsorship and patronage in the cultural sector.
“I never thought I would have so much pleasure in giving,” says José Teixeira, the president of DST, about the Muzeu, which is inaugurated today. A room dedicated to Anselm Kiefer will be the “anchor” of the new space.
A museum is set to be inaugurated in Braga, which will function as a community space for the exercise of politics, freedom, and the arts. The DST museum of thought and contemporary art stems from the private collection of José Teixeira, who owns one of the country's largest business groups, DST, and has invested 40 million euros in the new space.
A museum dedicated to thought and art is inaugurated this Thursday in the historic centre of Braga. The 40 million euro private investment comes from the construction company DST.
The Mayor of Penamacor revealed that a concrete proposal will be presented for the creation of a museum space dedicated to the life and work of Seguro, a native of the town.
The Mayor of Penamacor announced that the museum project will be presented in the coming months, with the aim of honouring the local native who is currently the President of the Republic.
The Mayor of Penamacor will present a proposal to create a house museum in the town dedicated to António José Seguro, a local native who is the country's President of the Republic.
The protocol for the creation of the museum was signed two years ago between the 25th of April Association, the Lisbon City Council, and the government of António Costa.
The April 25th interpretive centre remains without a home. The Ministry of Internal Administration is not leaving Terreiro do Paço, and the Government is proposing the MFA building in Pontinha. Vasco Lourenço accuses the Executive of failing to meet its commitment.
The parliamentary group wants to know what the location will be and when the opening of the 25th of April Interpretive Centre is scheduled, following a blockade by the Executive.
The executive has not yet unlocked the funds that would allow for the payment of the architectural project. The location and opening date of the museum are still to be defined. Seguro was called in to help expedite the process.
The NewsMuseum will close its physical location in Sintra after 10 years of operation, maintaining only a digital presence, project managers announced this Wednesday. In a note published on the social network Facebook, the NewsMuseum managers justify the physical closure with the evolution of the 'media system', stressing that the concept of a museum has become...
Those responsible for the NewsMuseum justify the closure with the evolution of the “media system”, stating that the museum concept has become “obsolete” in its physical format. The condition of the building is another of the reasons cited.
The exhibition 'Memories in search of a place' is based on ten personal objects or images. It can be seen at 54 Rua de Olivença, while the debate regarding the former PIDE headquarters continues.
At the Gulbenkian's Modern Art Centre, Bruno Zhu has created a disconcerting museum
The dismantling of the display cases protecting African ethnographic pieces is worrying the former director of the institution's museum, located in the heart of Lisbon. Manuela Cantinho told Expresso that she is “extremely worried” about the fate and preservation of pieces that are unique in the country and rare worldwide.
Matches are in the spotlight at the Silgueiros Ethnographic Museum. The history of the discovery and use of matches in Portugal. António Lopes Pires shares his collection, which ranges from football to politics.
The comedian revealed updates on his recovery and shared a very special idea.
They consider the removal to be “an aggressive political act”
Moedas denies “political purging” in the replacement of directors at this museum and the Teatro do Bairro Alto. Petition signatories claim her removal is an act of “ideological cleansing”.
Miguel Loureiro, director of the São Luiz Municipal Theatre, will take on the additional role of director at the Teatro do Bairro Alto, while Anabela Valente has been appointed to lead the Aljube Museum, Lisbon's municipal culture company announced on Friday, 13 March. The changes follow the non-renewal of Francisco Frazão's contract at the TBA and Rita Rato's departure from the Aljube Museum, both of which have sparked significant debate and criticism within the cultural sector.
EGEAC announced this Friday in a statement the replacements for Francisco Frazão and Rita Rato. Miguel Loureiro, current director of the São Luiz Theatre, will accumulate duties at the TBA.
The former communist MP was not reappointed for a new term. Her selection in 2020 was contested, but Rato was eventually reappointed in 2023.
The priest was a missionary in Angola until he was murdered in 2006.
Benjamin Weil says the primary purpose of CAM (Centre for Modern Art) collection is to be exhibited or loaned externally rather than kept on site.
Bruno Marchand replaces Sérgio Mah as deputy director at MAAT.
