GLOBAL LITERACY WEEK
24 of October of 2024
CYCLE OF CONFERENCES ON DISINFORMATION DURING GLOBAL MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY WEEK

In line with its mission of ‘empowering people to read the world’, the Livraria Lello Foundation is organising a series of conferences during World Information Literacy Week, which runs from 24 to 30 October.

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Book Leonor Teles
22 of October of 2024
PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK ‘LEONOR TELES: THE QUEEN WHO CHALLENGED A KINGDOM’, BY ISABEL STILWELL

On Tuesday 22 October, at 6.30pm, the Livraria Lello Foundation will take a trip back in time with the presentation of the book ‘Leonor Teles: The Queen Who Challenged a Kingdom’, by Portuguese journalist and author Isabel Stilwell.

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World Mental Health Day
10 of October of 2024
BOOKS THAT TAKE CARE: DISCOVER THE POWER OF BIBLIOTHERAPY AT THE LIVRARIA LELLO FOUNDATION

On World Mental Health Day, 10 October, the Livraria Lello Foundation is holding a meeting on Bibliotherapy at the Leça do Balio Monastery, led by Sandra Barão Nobre.

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happiness camp 2024
17 of September of 2024
LIVRARIA LELLO FOUNDATION ‘TOOK HAPPINESS CAMP PARTICIPANTS TO THE CLOUDS’

On 17 September, the Alfândega do Porto building hosted the Happiness Camp, and Livraria Lello and the Livraria Lello Foundation were there with a unique space full of words that transported readers to scenarios that suited everyone!

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Siza
03 of July of 2024
MONASTERY OF LEÇA DO BALIO AND OPEN SCULPTURE BY ÁLVARO SIZA: THE MOST ANTICIPATED PREMIERES AT OPEN HOUSE PORTO 2024

The itinerary for the 2024 edition of Open House Porto includes a visit to the headquarters of the Livraria Lello Foundation, where Álvaro Siza's Open Sculpture is located, as well as the renovated Monastery of Leça do Balio

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mosteiro Leça do Balio
19 of June of 2024
MONASTERY OF LEÇA DO BALIO AND OPEN SCULPTURE BY ÁLVARO SIZA: THE MOST ANTICIPATED PREMIERES AT OPEN HOUSE PORTO 2024

The Livraria Lello Foundation announces the official inauguration of the Monastery of Leça do Balio, the institution's headquarters, in a ceremony on June 21 at 5:00pm

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manifesto
12 of June of 2024
JOIN THE ARTISTIC MANIFESTO FOR TRUTH BY THE LIVRARIA LELLO FOUNDATION ON JUNE 15 AND 16 IN DOWNTOWN PORTO

On June 15 and 16, the famous InsideOut Photobooth will be in Porto, capturing over a thousand portraits. These portraits will be simultaneously displayed at the Leça do Balio Monastery starting on June 21.

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descida da cruz
10 of May of 2024
“DESCIDA DA CRUZ” EXHIBITED IN PORTO

The Livraria Lello Foundation opens the doors of the Monastery of Leça do Balio on the upcoming 18th to exhibit, for the first time in public, the painting by Domingos Sequeira. "Descida da Cruz" heads north, where it will remain.

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Conferência de Imprensa
20 of March of 2024
FUNDAÇÃO LIVRARIA LELLO SAFEGUARDS NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE WITH THE ACQUISITION OF DOMINGOS SEQUEIRA'S "DESCIDA DA CRUZ"

Fundação Livraria Lello guarantees the permanence of Domingos Sequeira's "Descida da Cruz" in Portugal, promoting universal access to Culture.

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Rita Marques
13 of January of 2024
LIVRARIA LELLO FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF MONASTERY OF LEÇA DO BALIO AND PROMOTION OF ARTISTIC RESIDENCIES FOR 2024

Livraria Lello Foundation: Empowering People to Read the World. This is the motto of the Livraria Lello Foundation, unveiled on 118th anniversary of Livraria Lello.

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Municipalities' Representatives
26 of January of 2023
PORTO AND NORTH CONNECT TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA THROUGH ART

The Path of Art brings to Porto and Northern Portugal and Galicia a route of 261 km of contemporary art between the Porto Cathedral and the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral - hosting works by national and international artists along the way.

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Way of Saint James
16 of January of 2023
CAMINHO DA ARTE’ BRINGS THE INSTALLATION OF 60 WORKS OF ART ALONG THE WAY OF ST. JAMES

Sixty contemporary art pieces by national and international artists will be installed along the 261 kilometers connecting Porto's Cathedral to Santiago de Compostela's Cathedral in Galicia.

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Pedro Abrunhosa and Sara Correia
29 of September of 2022
LEÇA DO BALIO MONASTERY HOSTS PEDRO ABRUNHOSA IN A CONCERT OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

The launch of the 'Caminho da Arte' project kicks off with a concert by Pedro Abrunhosa and Comité Caviar, with the special participation of Sara Correia, in the Garden of Monastery of Leça do Balio.

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Monastery of Leça do Balio
04 of January of 2022
FROM YOUR STREET OR SCHOOL, THE VIRTUAL DOORS OF MONASTERY OF LEÇA DO BALIO ARE OPEN!

21 points of interest and a 360º video of the Garden of Thought are some of the many possibilities for visitation that we want to make available to the public.

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Actors
19 of May of 2021
REACTIVATION OF ONE OF THE OLDEST WAY OF ST. JAMES – 11KM FROM PORTO CATHEDRAL TO MONASTERY OF LEÇA DO BALIO

The reactivation of one of the oldest paths of the Way of St. James was proposed, on-site, to the tourist operators of the region on May 19, 2021, with the aim of enhancing the offer with a new cultural and tourism product adapted to modern times.

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Exhibition Opening
19 of May of 2019
MONASTERIUM KM 234 - FREE EXHIBITION OPENS THE DOORS OF MONASTERY OF LEÇA DO BALIO

More than 10,000 people rediscovered the Monastery of Leça do Balio through the Monasterium Km234 exhibition.

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