Culture

This effort is largely decentralised and covers various expressions of culture and science, with special focus on heritage preservation, innovation and new values, ideas, creations and challenges.

From arts to science and economics to innovation, EDP provides local support for a wide range of initiatives in the different countries in which in operates.


 
Some of the initiaves:
Remade in Portugal - Eco-Design Exhibition

Promotion of cultural and social awareness initiatives related to recycling, encouraging the design and development of products made of at least 50% recycled materials and promoting the reuse of household and industrial waste.

Generation Orchestra

Project in partnership with the Gulbenkian Foundation to set up a youth symphony orchestra that will make an innovative contribution towards the integration and development of children from disadvantaged social backgrounds.

Portugal Art Biennial 2010

Displays of international contemporary art in different locations to encourage the active participation of the public. Its aims to celebrate the social and cultural importance of public places and art and encourage visitors to come to the cities and regions where it is held - Lisbon, Cascais, Grândola and the Algarve. This model allows the work of Portuguese artists to be displayed abroad and foreign artists to show their work in Portugal.

Summer Mornings and the Electricity Museum

Bringing different generations together in August and September. Sunday mornings were devoted to the whole family, offering an educational and recreational introduction to the study of electricity for children and a varied music programme for adults.


Find out more about the activities of the EDP Group’s Foundations:
 
> In Portugal, Fundação EDP.

> In Brazil: Instituto EDP.

> In Spain: Fundacion HC.