Category: Culture

The mission of an institution is reflected in the impact it makes on others. The mission of the Brotherhood of the Clerics, since its foundation, has been to help clerics in poverty and sickness, a long-lasting goal that has consolidated itself over the years, and which currently is also aimed…

Inaugurated on October 26, 2001, the Terras de Santa Maria Paper Museum is the first museum space dedicated to the History of Paper in Portugal. The creation of a monographic museum dedicated to the History of Paper is justified by the importance that, since 1708, the paper industry has had…

In honor of King Carlos Alberto of Sardinia, some spaces in the house were reconstructed which are visited during the visit to the museum. The Romantic Museum is a faithful reproduction of a 19th century bourgeois residence. Its interior has a particular charm with its rooms decorated with paintings and…

The Soares dos Reis National Museum is installed in the Palácio dos Carrancas, which was the residence of Manuel Mendes de Morais e Castro, in the parish of Miragaia, in the city and district of Porto, in Portugal. It is a museum of fine arts, decorative arts and archeology.

The Portuguese Center of Photography (CPF) has existed since 1997, as a public service created by the then Ministry of Culture, to ensure a national policy for photography. Currently, he is supervised by the Directorate-General for Books, Archives and Libraries and his mission is to safeguard, enhance and promote the…

The Serralves Museum is the foremost museum for contemporary art in Portugal, uniquely sited in the grounds of the Serralves Estate, which also comprises a Park and a Villa. Through its collection, temporary exhibitions, performance, education and public programmes, publishing initiatives, and national and international collaborations, the Museum fosters the…

Designed to mark the festive year of 2001, in which the city of Porto was designated European Capital of Culture, Casa da Música is the first building in Portugal aimed from its conception to be exclusively dedicated to music, either in public performances, or in the field of artistic training and creation.