Three projects from the Museums of Portimão, Archaeological Museum of Silves and Tavira were approved following the competition opened in 2023 by the Museum Support Program of the Portuguese Museum Network – ProMuseus.
Thus, the Portimão Museum saw its project for the temporary exhibition «Stories that the river brings us», being supported with 42 euros.
The Municipal Museum of Tavira will receive 32 euros to organize the exhibition «SAAL neighborhoods of Tavira: social memory and architecture».
The Silves Archeology Museum will receive 28 euros for its scenic renovation project for showcases and diversification of communication channels for its exhibition content.
According to a note from the Directorate-General for Cultural Heritage (DGPC), 40 projects from 40 museums across the country were approved for financing.
This edition registered a total of 91 applications presented by 70 museums, of which 83 were admitted to the competition.
The DGPC highlights that «the participation rate of RPM Museums (Portuguese Museum Network), which corresponded to 51 percent of the eligible universe, is very positive».
As a result of the evaluation carried out by the competition jury and taking as a reference the defined financial allocation of around one million euros, the financing of 40 projects presented by 40 museums was approved, for a global amount of 1.684.031,33 euros.
The DGPC's contribution is 997.854,31 euros, to be distributed in 2023 (70 percent) and 2024 (30 percent).
The ProMuseus Support Program is aimed at museums accredited by RPM that are not dependent on central administration.
It is managed by the DGPC and its main objectives are to promote the qualification of Portuguese museums, contribute to the preservation of cultural heritage and improve the provision of services to the public.
The competition opened this year presented the following preferred support areas: study, research and exhibitions; inventory, documentation and digitization of collections; accessibility and inclusion; team training; partnerships.
Between 2019 and 2023, three ProMuseus Program competitions were opened, which saw 238 applications submitted, 144 projects supported and a total investment value of 2.651.974,10 euros.
Click here to see the list of Museums and approved projects (PDF)
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