“O que fazemos com isto?” is a Braga 25 project, directed by Hugo Cruz, which seeks to address the multiple colonial pasts and silences from different perspectives and experiences. The project is divided into different stages, culminating in a programme cycle that will include the presentation of various original creations: a book, a film … Continued
SQUARE is a meeting and celebration of the talent that lives and works on the margins. Based on the connection between the continents bathed by the Atlantic (Africa, America and Europe), SQUARE celebrates diversity by creating a meeting place for emerging talent and new trends in music from these territories. It will take place between … Continued
The Braga 25 Portuguese Capital of Culture Volunteer Programme received 186 applications from people of different ages. The most represented age group is young people aged 18 to 25 (49 applicants), but there are also teenagers (15-17, 20 applicants) and adults of all ages, including 15 applicants aged between 66 and 75. All the volunteers … Continued
The 13th Culture Next conference gathered representatives from 50 European cities and the most important cultural networks, together with representatives of the European Commission, local artists, and cultural organisations from Cluj. The event hosted keynote speeches, panels, and workshops on the Culture Goal (making Culture the 18th SDG in the next UN Agenda) and the … Continued
The year 2025 belongs to Braga! Artists such as Maria João Pires, Tiago Rodrigues, Mariza, the duo Meg Stuart and Francisco Camacho, Kim Gordon, Manuel Bouzas and Allison Orr are some of the highlights of the programme for the Portuguese Capital of Culture, which officially begins on 25 January. In 2025, Braga opens its … Continued
SQUARE connects and celebrates the talent that lives and works within the margins. Focusing on the connection between the continents bathed by the Atlantic (Africa, Americas, and Europe), SQUARE celebrates diversity by creating a networking space for emerging talent and new music trends bursting out of these territories. Taking place between January 29th and February … Continued
The campaign developed for Braga 25 by Design by OOF was honoured by the Graphis Awards in the Design category. The Graphis Awards have been awarded annually since 1952 to the best design, photography, illustration and advertising projects from around the world. The “Design Annual” award is part of the Graphis competition that honours particularly … Continued
Last Thursday, the municipalities of the Quadrilátero Urbano signed a partnership agreement to organise Square – Mapping the Atlantic, a Braga 25 project coordinated by Lovers & Lollypops. The event was attended by the mayors of Braga, Ricardo Rio; Barcelos, Mário Constantino; the Councillor for Culture and Tourism of Guimarães, Paulo Lopes Silva, and the … Continued
Until 1st March you can vote for the ideas from the Common Good Braga programme that you’d like to see come true. To vote, all you have to do is go to the programme’s website (here) and choose the 3 ideas that will best promote quality of life in Braga. All the ideas were developed … Continued
The cities of Aveiro, Braga, Évora, and Faro have just formalised the Cities of Culture Network, led by the Municipality of Évora, which came about as a result of the natural evolution of the work carried out by these cities over the last few years as part of their respective bids to become European Capital … Continued