Renowned philosopher, Professor Chen Lai hosts the “Lecture by Master of Culture” on Sunday

01/11/2018

In order to enrich residents’ cultural life and to broaden their cultural horizons, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) organizes the “Lectures by Masters of Culture” programme. This year’s lecture “The System of Values and World Vision of Chinese Culture – The Globalization Perspective” will be held on Sunday, 4 November, at 3:00 p.m., at the Auditorium of the Macao Polytechnic Institute, hosted by renowned philosopher Chen Lai. Limited seats are still available. The public are welcome to make a reservation.

Applications for the Cultural Affairs Bureau “Academic Research Grant” open in March

28/02/2018

The applications for the “Academic Research Grant”, launched by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), will be open from 1 March to 31 May, 2018.

IC presents series of activities celebrating the Lunar New Year of the Dog

14/02/2018

In order to welcome the Chinese New Year and celebrate this occasion with the public, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) organizes the “Let’s Celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Dog” which include a series of workshops, performances, activities and exhibitions, among others.

IC publishes Macao's College and Church of St. Joseph: Splendour of the Baroque in China

15/12/2017

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) publishes Macao's College and Church of St. Joseph: Splendour of the Baroque in China. The Church of St. Joseph and the Jesuit College -- today better known as the Seminary of St. Joseph -- is arguably the most important 18th century building of the early Society of Jesus in China and certainly among the most important ones in Macao. The two architectures are now listed as UNESCO cultural heritage buildings.

Macao Studies, Collecting and Simbology in focus at the present RCI

14/11/2017

The current number of the Review of Culture, International edition, presents a series of articles dedicated to Macao Studies, from the problematic of the authorship of the project of the Church of São Paulo to the first photographs of the Bay of Praia Grande by French daguerreotypist Jules Itier, but also The Coolie trade, the diasporized Chinese Overseas and the role of women of Macao in History and fiction.