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December 23 at 8 pm. In the Church of São Bento, Ribeira Brava. The “AOCM – Associação Orquestra Clássica da Madeira” - continues its concert cycle - DECEMBER BARROQUE - in partnership...
Until January 16, 2021. At the Ethnographic Museum of Madeira. The frame of the crib or lapinha, as it is called in the archipelago, is one of the symbolic rituals of the celebration,...
On December 19th, 20th and 21st at 11:00 am, 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm. In the auditorium of the “Centro de Congressos da Madeira”. The “Orquestra Clássica da Madeira” presents an original work by João...
From December 19 to April 3, 2021. Porta 33. Opening hours: 16h00 to 20h00 *. * The extended opening hours of the "Clorophilia" exhibition are exceptionally due to the concern to...
About book/ Book description: Paradise is no more. She’s a stranger in her new home as she sails the choppy waters of teen life. Teresa longs for picture-perfect love, but in the real world you...
In the week before the 3rd concert of “MUDAS.Experimental Sessions” project, we share with you a concert excerpt that took place last October 3rd, 2020, under the responsibility of musicians Eduardo...
Dear Sirs,First, I would like to thank you for your dedication and commitment concerning this unprecedented situation. I´m fully aware that you´ve been functioning in very difficult and...
Emergency Support Line for the Arts and Culture Sector of the Autonomous Region of Madeira.The Regional Government Council, after gathering on Plenary session, on 2 April 2020, decided to create an...
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The exhibition "Máscaras do Mundo" in the Universe of Memories João Carlos Abreu, presents one of the collections that integrate the museum collection unit, composed of masks from different parts of...
This week we recall the temporary exhibitions, these being projects where ideas, knowledge and sensibilities cross over and, through a creative process, construct new speeches and interpretations,...
As part of the project developed at the museum, which resulted in a temporary exhibition and the edition, in 2019, of the book Festas e Romarias da Madeira (Madeira´s Festivals and Pilgrimages) (No....
“Yoyo” – With Wood Inlay. Madeira Island has a dense forest, therefore since the beginning of the colonization the settlers resorted to raw materials which the environment made available to them,...
Porcelain (biscuit). Leopoldo de Almeida (1898-1975). “Vista Alegre”. Portugal, 20th century. Credits: Casa-Museu Frederico de Freitas.
Wax, shells, shells, wood, fabric, paper, mirror and glass. Portugal, 19th century. Credits: Casa-Museu Frederico de Freitas
Unknown author. Ivory. Europe, 19th century. Credits: Casa-Museu Frederico de Freitas
Tiles panel, "Sombra Orquídea" - Lourdes Castro, Portugal, 1998. Credits: Casa-Museu Frederico de Freitas
More Works, Artists and Collections
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Pilgrimages are distinguished from other religious festivals by the character of pilgrimage, the route taken by the faithful, the “pilgrims”, to the sanctuary where the festival is celebrated, on...
Amália Rodrigues starred in several seasons of Fado at Café Luso between 1947 and 1950. It was around this time, and in the same place, that Maximiano de Sousa met her, she who was already a star in...
Casino Monumental was one of the Funchal’s night last century references of the 20s and 30s. In 1926, it was announced that the entertainment space was open every day from 3:00 pm to 1:00 am with...
In 1946 the Madeiran Music Academy opened its doors, an institution that definitively brought artistic teaching to Madeira, based on notable teachers and concert players, most of whom belonged to...
168 years ago, princess D. Maria Amélia de Bragança (n. Paris, 12/18/1831; f. Funchal, 2/4/1853), daughter of D. Pedro I / Pedro IV of Portugal (1798-1834) Emperor of Brazil, and D. Amélia de...
António Nobre (n 1867; f. 1900), poet from Porto, author of “Só” (Paris, 1892), a remarkable Portuguese poetry work from the 19th century. António Nobre suffered from tuberculosis and was in Madeira...
Today, 146 years have passed since the sinking of the British steamer Soudan in Funchal bay, in front of “Praça da Rainha” (now “Avenida do Mar e das Comunidades Madeirenses”).The ship,was built...
Occurred at “Terreiro do Paço” in Lisbon, on February 1, 1908, which took the lives of King Carlos I and Royal Prince D. Luís Filipe. The images that accompany this publication were captured...
