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The programme for Culture is based on two areas of intervention, both of which are crucial to the cultural prominence, renewal and revitalisation of the Region: the promotion and revitalisation of the creative and cultural activity of the Azorean people and the preservation and appreciation of material and immaterial heritage.
The Regional Directorate for Culture comprises the following entities and services:
Directorate of Heritage Services
- Department of Movable and Immaterial Heritage and Archaeology
Directorate of External Services and Cultural Action
- Azores Knowledge Centre
- Regional Inspectorate of Cultural Activities
- Regional Cultural Fund
-Ponta Delgada Public Library and Regional Archives
- Luís da Silva Ribeiro Public Library and Regional Archives (Angra do Heroísmo)
- João José da Graça Public Library and Regional Archives (Horta)
- Arquipélago - Contemporary Arts Centre (São Miguel)
- Carlos Machado Museum (São Miguel)
- Angra do Heroísmo Museum
- Horta Museum
- Pico Museum
- Francisco de Lacerda Museum (S. Jorge)
- Graciosa Museum
- Santa Maria Museum
- Flores Museum
- Corvo Ecomuseum
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