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UNESCO grants chair to the University of Porto in Heritage Studies

This first UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies is the outcome of a demanding screening by a team of international experts, following an application submitted by FAUP. The chair will cover two priority area, namely teaching and advanced training, research and knowledge sharing as well as international cooperation.

The Tramway Museum, in Porto, was granted the "Clean & Safe" certification regarding the ongoing pandemic

The Tramway Museum, in Porto, is part of the list of national museum spaces to have been granted the "Clean & Safe - Património Cultural" certification, thus ensuring that all preventive measures regarding the current pandemic are in place, in line with the health authorities' guidelines and that both staff and visitors can safely visit the museum.

Municipal Audio Room opens in September with a careful selection of 35 thousand vinyl records

If you are into listening and appreciating music, know that the Municipal Vinyl Audio Room of Porto City Hall (Fonoteca Municipal de Vinil da Câmara do Porto) is set to open to the public and the inauguration is scheduled for the end of September, along with the start of the upcoming cultural season in town.

Neill Lochery major new work christens the Invicta as "Gateway to the World"

Neill Lochery major new work christens the Invicta as "Gateway to the World" and between facts and figures, explains why Porto is a vibrant and cultural city, with world allure. The starting point to such reading might as well be the book synopsis, which reads "Porto: Gateway to the World" as a vibrant commercial and cultural hub, which takes pride of its historic connections with the outsider world".

National Theatre São João delivers star performances to express thanks to the workers on the frontline against Covid-19

The National Theatre of São João (TNSJ) prepared a programme to thank the work carried out by health workers and Civil Protection personnel. Performances from 2nd to 4th July; Thursday and Friday at 9pm and on Saturday at 7pm.

Last films by Buñuel on display at Campo Alegre

Campo Alegre Municipal Theatre features the filmography by Luís Buñuel till the 1st July. There are two sessions per film each day, at 6.30pm and at 9.39pm. These are the last days to watch the cult films by one of the most relevant cinema directors of all times.

Enjoy workshops, concerts and documentaries at Bombarda Arts Quarter

The most artistic of all quarters in Porto, Bombarda invites to concerts, workshops and documentaries, starting at 4pm and extending till 8pm, complying with all health measures in place.

Serralves hosts a new edition of "Jazz in the Park"

July is just around the corner, and with it the new edition of "Jazz in the Park", on 4th, 11th and 18th July, at the Tennis Court of the Serralves Park. This year's edition brings three concerts and a programme "entirely delivered by Portuguese musicians".

Definitely, the Garden of Marquês is a new must-visit garden in Porto

The Garden of Marquês is greener and now has camellia's flowerbeds. The plot has been expanded, following the plantation of those iconic flowers, making this a new must-visit garden at the Invicta.

The artwork by Buñuel at Campo Alegre

This weekend, take time to enjoy another great film by iconic director Luís Buñuel. The film on show is "The Diary of a Chambermaid", adapted by the homonymous novel by Octave Mirbeau and the first directed with the participation of French producer Serge Silberman. "The Diary of a Chambermaid" is on show at Campo Alegre as of Sunday, at 3.30pm, at 6.30pm and at 9.30pm.