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Angola chases the tourist dollar

The Angolan government is investing US$125 million in setting up six regional schools for hotel and tourism to provide the skilled workforce needed for the sector in Luanda, Huíla, Huambo, Moxico, Uíge, and Benguela.

September 2018

Chagall’s whimsical imagery at our fingertips

An exhibition to celebrate Marc Chagall’s masterpieces

July 2018

ArtFem: Striving for equality in the art world

ArtFem features 142 artworks by a diverse array of women artists from around the world. The Women Artists – 1st International Biennial of Macao seeks to fill a void in spotlighting women artists and become the biggest of its kind in the world.

May 2018

Shanghai troupe brings Das Kapital to the stage

This year, in honour of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx, the Macao Arts Festival presented a song‑and‑dance version of his greatest work, Das Kapital, performed by the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre (SDAC).

May 2018

Academia Jao Tsung‑I remembers China’s “master of sinology”

Academia Jao Tsung‑I, opened in August 2015 and houses 400 paintings and 75 artworks.

May 2018

Macao Museum of Art welcomes pioneering Chinese artist, Xu Bing

Fitting imageries for an excerpt from Viola Chinesa by Camilo Pessanha, a Portuguese poet who spent much of his life in Macao, itself a compelling blend of Chinese and Portuguese influences.

March 2018

Conservator breathes new life into Ruins of St. Paul’s statues

In November 2017, Macao began restoration of the seven bronze statues that grace the facade of its most famous landmark: the Ruins of St. Paul’s, the last vestiges of a 17th‐ ‐century church.

January 2018

Argentinean film Hunting Season wins at IFFAM

Hunting Season (Temporada de Caza), a 2017 Argentinean drama directed by Natalia Garagiola, took the top prize at the 2nd International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM) held in December.

January 2018

Parade celebrates the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region

In December, some 1,350 performers dressed in colourful costumes and with big smiles on their faces livened up the city through a medley of dance, music and stunts in the Macao International Parade.

January 2018

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