The children play in the beach of their thoughts and bathe in the sea of their long dreams.
Childhood, Fernando Sylvan

Event Highlights

Between 14 to 17 the Dili Cultural Centre – CCD (former- Mercado Municipal) willhost a Concert, International Conference and Design Fair, with the main purpose of launching the future Academy of Arts and Creative Industries of Timor-Leste.
Festival Cultura 2010
This event, included in the program of the State Secretariat of Culture, aims at marking the 35th anniversary of the first Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, which took place on the 28th of November 1975.

News Highlights

Discurso Director Nac. Museus e Bibliotecas
Staff of the National Directorate of Museums and Libraries, took part in a library traning course in Kupang, Indonesia, between 19 September and 1 October 2011
Sekretariu Estadu Kultura foto ho Uma na'in
On the 30th of September 2011, the State Secretary of Culture and his Cabinet’s party went to Fohorem, in Suai, to take part in the inauguration of a Sacred House

Project Highlights

The Museum and Cultural Centre is a fundamental project to affirm Timor-Leste’s national identity, and should be built in the next coming years.
Visita ao local
The National Library and Archives of Timor-Leste is one of the Government’s priority projects within the cultural sector.
Timor-Leste Government

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