“Reading for 2” with brand new suggestions To encourage reading among younger audiences the ABM’s Children and Youth Room offers new boxes organized according to each age group, with a wide-ranging selection of books and activities. As from October and available for loan are more than 23 [...]
ABM received the private collection of priest Alfredo Vieira de Freitas The Arquivo Regional e Biblioteca Pública da Madeira (ABM) signed a donation agreement on the 24th of October, 5.30 at the ABM auditorium with the presence of the Regional Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Culture, Mr. Eduardo Jesus and the [...]
Bob Dylan, the Nobel prize in Literature This year’s Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Bob Dylan, “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition". Bob Dylan was born on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota. As a teenager he played in various bands and with [...]
ABM signs another Private Collection Donation Another donation agreement was signed on the 12th of October at 5.00pm at the ABM auditorium, with the presence of the Regional Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Culture, Mr. Eduardo Jesus. The private library collection belonging to the Madeiran writer João França was now officially handed over to the [...]
Documental exhibition of the “Misericórdia do Funchal" Conference and Display On the 13th of October at 15.00pm was held a conference at ABM’s auditorium on the “Misericórdia do Funchal”. Rita Rodrigues and Isabel Santa Clara were the guest researchers who spoke on inventory works of "Documents from the Misericórdia do Funchal - Religious Heritage Records and Illuminated Manuscripts". [...]
New agenda for the current school-year of 2016/17 The ABM’s Educational Services introduces to its educational community the new agenda for the current school-year of 2016/17. Get acquainted with the guided tours, wide-ranging activities and training courses that will take place throughout 2016/17.
New Children’s & Youth Room Agenda – October/December 2016
Private collection donation to ABM The Arquivo Regional e Biblioteca Pública da Madeira (ABM) signed a donation agreement on September 16th at 12.00 Noon at the ABM auditorium, with the presence of the Regional Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Culture, Mr. Eduardo Jesus. The incorporated documents are part of the private collection [...]
José Pereira da Costa Collection - Documentary exhibition As from July 7th is available in the Archives’ Reading Room a ddocumentary exhibition on the collection of Mr. José Pereira da Costa, (Director of Funchal’s District Archives between 1955 and 1966). The collection, now available for consultation includes documents related to his personal and [...]
Second stage of the Photographia Museum Vicentes collection relocation Determined by order of March 14th of the Regional Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Culture, it takes off on July 17 the second and final stage of the Photographia Museum Vicentes to ABM. With about 827,000 film negatives and other photograph species belonging to [...]