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Porto architecture studio SUMMARY chosen as finalist at international contest
SUMMARY, an architecture studio from UPTEC - Scientific and Technologic Park from Porto University, has been chosen as finalist in the YAP MAXXI contest. This initiative is jointly organised by MoMA (Museum of Modern Art, USA), by MAXXI (Museo nazionale delle Arti del XXI secolo, Italy) and the Future Architecture Platform.
Spin-off from University of Porto creates project plan to ensure citizens's data rights
Experts from HealthySystems, spin-off from University of Porto, are developing a project plan to ensure citizens' fundamental right to data protection, jointly with AMA - Agency for Public Services Reform.
Nadah El Shazly plays at Rivoli's Understage on April 13
Nadah El Shazly will perform a concert at Rivoli's understage, on 13 April, at 11.30 pm. Shazly is an Egyptian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Her artistic productions can be defined as experimentalist as her work embodies new meanings to the popular music of her homeland from the early 20th century and offers different sonic and harmonic frontiers.
MMIPO showcases the art work by Júlio Resende
The MMIPO - Porto Misericórdia Museum features the exhibit "Ribeira Negra - genealogia e processo" [Ribeira Negra - genealogy and process] that showcases the work by Júlio Resende.
Kafka's extraordinary universe is back with Porto Puppet Theatre
"Arcano" is a coproduction of Porto Municipal Theatre and the Porto Puppet Theatre. This performance will be on show at the Campo Alegre auditorium on April 6 and 7.
Italian Cinema Celebration closing session on April 8 at Rivoli
The end date of the 11th edition of the Italian Cinema celebration is April 8 at the Rivoli, starting at 6 pm with the screening of the film "The Postman" by Michael Radford (1994), based on the book "Il Postino" by Antonio Skármeta.
The Portuguese Photography Centre features the Abolition of the Death Penalty and World War I
The Portuguese Photography Centre features two photographic exhibitions on 7 April. One show is devoted to the abolition of the death penalty, titled "Morte à morte! 150 anos da abolição da pena de morte em Portugal / 1867-2017" [Death to the death penalty! 150 years after the elimination of the death penalty in Portugal]. The second show comprises the images of a not-so far away past, in the context of the First World War, with striking images by Augusto Lemos. "Bloody Landscapes" traces the...
Rivoli features glamourous Indian Manor
Rivoli premieres the performance "Solar das Índias" [Indian Manor] on 6 April at 9.30 pm. This is the new co-production of Porto Municipal Theatre with the Theatrical investigation Collective Confederação.
North Music Festival headliners in Porto next May
The North Music Festival is the perfect opportunity to see bands such as Prodigy, Mão Morta, Gogol Bordello, Guano Apes, Linda Martini, Slow J, Da Chick, First Breath After Coma, Ermo, Xinobi and DJ Ride. This event will take place on 25 and 26 May at Porto Customs Building.
Digitalization on society is debated at the IFMAT Summit in Porto in April
The IFMAT Summit themed "Digital Transformation on Society and on the Economy" is the first international summit to take place in Portugal to debate finance, accounting, marketing, management and similar areas. This event will take place in Porto, in the Ferreira Borges Market, on 19 and 20 April.