Rua Doutor José Nascimento e Sousa
no. 35-37
2460-042 Alcobaça
Portugal
- International/Cultural relations
BABEL is non for profit cultural organization with permanent and part-time collaborators working on-site and remotely. Until now, BABEL has worked with more than a hundred partners locally, regionally and internationally. BABEL was initially funded in Macau (2013) and is now established in Portugal (2022). BABEL relies on its own resources and counts on the regular support of the Macau Government and private companies. BABEL generates research, knowledge production and learning opportunities in art, architecture and the environment through artistic residences, exhibitions, seminars, conferences, workshops, activities, screenings and performances. BABEL partners with various organizations, including Governments, Municipalities, Universities, and other not-for-profit organizations, like the Artist at Risk (Finland) and Orient Foundation (both in Macau and Lisbon).
BABEL’s mission is to generate research and learning opportunities in the fields of contemporary art, architecture and environment. BABEL is conceived as a museum without walls and aims to work between cultures and across disciplines. To achieve its goals, BABEL establishes regional and international partnerships with institutions of recognized educational and cultural merit. Therefore a spirit of collaboration, and the creation of fruitful synergies, is essential to the fulfillment of BABEL mission.
New Visions - a project for new artistic talents Stolen Objects Stories - a regular conference and online archive about contested heritage. Education Activities - for local community and schools, in partnership with the municipal council Network of Portuguese-Speaking Art Worlds - under development Artistic Residencies - for the artist at risk (war/oppression)
BABEL can partner with any event within the fields defined in our mission art, architecture and environment (both in Macau and Portugal) or host artists/writes/academics in residence (7 simultaneously), exhibitions (2000 sqm exhibition area), seminars, conferences, workshops activities, screenings and performances in BABEL's new facilities in Portugal with a marvelous 1000 sqm garden for cultural activities.
To support and promote the Euro-Mediterranean partnerships, intercultural dialogue and respect for diversity, to contribute to bringing the peoples of the region closer together and to a better common understanding.