Cultural Affairs Bureau Macao

Cultural Affairs Bureau Macao is a public institution which engages in drafting and implementing Macao’s cultural policy and academic research.

Apart from this, the Cultural Affairs Bureau Macao promotes Sino-Portuguese cultural interchange and Portuguese language and culture. The Bureau also administers the Museum of Macao and organises the Macao Arts Festival.

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (former Cultural Institute of Macao) was founded as a public institution in 1982. Its aim was to assist in drafting and implementing the Territory's policies on culture and academic research by organising activities relating to Sino-Portuguese cultural interchange and by disseminating and stimulating an interest in Portuguese language and culture in this part of the world. In 1989 its Organic Statute underwent an extensive review to bring it into line with an evolving reality. The Institute continued to maintain its triple role producing draft legislation, providing training in the various arts and promoting cultural events.