The project O que fazemos com isto? began in 2024 and followed a group of young people with ties to Braga or Portuguese-speaking countries who, alongside artists from different fields, thinkers, researchers, activists, and local people with different experiences, reflected on Portugal’s colonial past. One of the artists invited to work on textual and artistic … 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
Highlights include a new work by Dino D’Santiago, Adilson, and the debut performances of Banda Monte Cara and Fidju Kitxora in Braga, among several multidisciplinary proposals that cross cinema, opera, music, and crucial debates on memory and the future. From 18 to 20 September 2025, Braga will host PARAÍSO, a multidisciplinary arts programme that this … 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
The Braga 25 Mediation Program is a long-term project—started in 2021—that focuses on identifying and creating new cultural audiences, as well as strengthening existing ones. The project comprises several initiatives, such as Geração B25+, made up of around thirty young people; the Trocado Por Miúdos project, focused on cultural and artistic literacy among children and … 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