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Cultural Centers in Maia
Complexo Municipal Casa do Alto
- art
Rua António Simões
4445-619, Pedrouços
A cultural space that hosts various events such as concerts, poetry readings, theater, and film screenings, among others. It has an auditorium for 90 people, an exhibition hall, and a photography lab.
Museu de História e Etnologia da Terra da Maia
- heritage
Praça 5 de Outubro
4475-601, Castêlo da Maia
This 18th-century building, which once served as a primary school and as the Maia Town Hall, now houses the Museum of History and Ethnology of the Land of Maia, with two floors and large exhibition rooms. The permanent ethnographic and historical collections aim to portray, through objects, the most prominent aspects of rural life and local daily life.
Fórum da Maia
- art
Rua Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco, 131
4470-174, Maia
A cultural centre composed of three distinct areas: an auditorium area, a museums and exhibitions area and a library and municipal archive area. It has three amphitheatres, one of which with 720 seats, another with 360 seats and a third one with 145 seats. Besides that, it has an auditorium at the Venepor Shopping centre with 360 seats. It offers backup materials to organize conferences, congresses and colloquiums, among others. It has 6 galleries for temporary exhibitions and the library/municipal archive with micro filming and restoration, "hemerotheca", a juvenile library, a video collection and a record collection (fonoteca).
Biblioteca Municipal da Maia
- heritage
Praça do Município
4470-006, Maia
This space has a "hemerteca" (periodical publications area), a reading room, a juvenile reading room and multimedia. It also has a documentation centre, a reserved sector, a multifaceted room and an exhibitions’ area. Here you may consult about 50 thousand documents, among manuscripts, monographs, periodicals, multimedia material and the internet. The library promotes the domiciliary lending of books and animation, such as documental and bibliographic exhibitions, projections and debates, among others.
ICM Galeria de Arte
- art
Rua Altino Coelho, lj 42
4470, Maia
An art gallery with painting exhibitions.
Centro Cultural dos Moutidos
- art
Rua dos Moutidos
4425, Águas Santas
The Cultural and Recreative Association “Os fontineiros da Maia” functions here. This space has a gaming room, a leisure room with TV, a room for the children's free times and a backup bar. It promotes several activities, such as folklore, dances and music teaching.
Casa Museu Albino José Moreira
- heritage
Rua de Pedras Rubras, 14
4470, Moreira
This is a humble house, where the painter Albino José Moreira was born and died. This is the home of the painter’s daughter and it’s not open for the general public. Only school may visit for free, with an appointment.