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The Contra-Quiosque project of Braga 25 Portuguese Capital of Culture, curated by Space Transcribers, invited artists to occupy disused kiosks in Braga through research centred on collections and archives, whether personal or institutional. The aim was to uncover and discuss narratives left outside dominant discourses and representations, namely those of migrants, multicultural communities or LGBTQIA+ … Continued

Contra-Coleções: Dialogues between Urban Space and Archives will be presented next Thursday, 30 April, at 6:30 pm at Livraria Centésima Página, in Braga. The project by Space Transcribers is published by the Dutch publisher Onomatopee Projects and by Faz Cultura – Empresa Municipal de Cultura de Braga. How can collections and archives transform the stories … Continued

The final publication of the artistic project Trajetos Comunicantes, part of the Braga 25 Portuguese Capital of Culture programme, will be presented on Saturday, 21 February, at 6:00 pm at PISO. The event will feature a joint presentation by Luís Pinto, project coordinator and editor of the volume, and Madalena Oliveira, Director of CECS — … Continued

The Braga 25 Volunteer Program was awarded the Portuguese Volunteer Trophy in the Innovation category. The initiative was promoted by the Portuguese Capital of Culture Mediation Program, in collaboration with Faz Cultura, the Municipality of Braga, and Braga Voluntária as a partner, involving more than a hundred people throughout this year. The Trophy was presented … Continued

The D. Maria II National Theater (TNDM II) is promoting another edition of its thought program, Cenários, on November 27 and 28 in Braga. The event, which will take place at Theatro Circo and gnration, with free admission upon prior registration, is part of the Braga 25 Portuguese Capital of Culture program. Cenários is a … Continued

Under the theme “16 Essays for Shopping Centers in Transition,” curated by Space Transcribers, the artistic project that is part of Braga 25 inaugurated its final exhibition on November 8. It is in a context of abandonment of first-generation shopping centers that Shopyard, a project curated by Space Transcribers and designed for Braga 25 Portuguese … Continued

Between November 14 and 23, Utopia Literary Festival returns to Braga with an expanded program that brings together some of the biggest names in national and international literature. One of the highlights is Tolentino de Mendonça’s debut with a play, commissioned by the Municipality of Braga in the context of Braga 25 Portuguese Capital of … Continued

The Culture Next network of European cities, of which Braga is a founding member, argues that European governments should create National Capitals of Culture to enable cities that have not been successful in their bid to become European Capital of Culture to carry out the cultural projects developed in that context. The proposal is contained … Continued

This collection, built from the collections of the Fundación Montemadrid and CACE – Coleção de Arte Contemporânea do Estado (Portugal), can be visited until March 8, 2026, at La Casa Encendida in Madrid. The curatorial project by Paulo Mendes and Sandra Vieira Jürgens has parallels with the work developed for the exhibition Somos Todos Capitães … Continued