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
On September 29 and October 2, Joana Meneses Fernandes will participate in two separate panels dedicated to discussing heritage, cultural legacy, and the importance of mediation tools in the context of Braga 25. Next Monday, at 4 pm, at Forum Braga, the Executive and Program Coordinator of Braga 25 will be moderating the conversation “Capitals … Continued
Braga 25 enters the last quarter of the year with multidisciplinary proposals focused on closing cycles that have taken place in the city throughout the year, with emphasis on the shows that will close the Portuguese Capital of Culture during the month of December. Seara: A Música Portuguesa em Evolução is the culmination of the … Continued
Between July 18 and 25, Shopyard Summer School brought together 30 architecture students from 17 countries in Braga for an intensive week of research, creation and debate on the future of first-generation shopping centers. For seven days, the participants worked under the guidance of three European studios with critical practices in urban regeneration – OUEST … Continued
From 8 to 10 July, Braga 25 took part in the 14th conference of the European network Culture Next, preparing with its European partners the legacy of the application process for European Capital of Culture, which resulted in the title of Portuguese Capital of Culture that the city is celebrating this year. The meeting took … Continued