CCB Hosts Session on Cultural Patronage and Investment

The Ministry of Culture promotes an information session on the new patronage regime and Residence Permits for Cultural Investment.

Generic image of the interior of the Belém Cultural Center (CCB) in Lisbon, with a stage set for a public session.
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Generic image of the interior of the Belém Cultural Center (CCB) in Lisbon, with a stage set for a public session.

The Belém Cultural Center in Lisbon will host, on September 28th, a public session on the new Cultural Patronage regime and Residence Permits for Cultural Investment (ARI).

The Belém Cultural Center (CCB) in Lisbon will host, on September 28th, at 2:30 PM, a public information session. The initiative, promoted by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, aims to detail the new Cultural Patronage regime and the Residence Permits for Cultural Investment (ARI).
The session will feature an opening address by the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Margarida Balseiro Lopes. The planned program includes the presentation of the new Cultural Patronage regime, followed by a debate panel. There will also be a segment dedicated to the ARI, providing information on the respective framework and procedures.
Rita Romão, administrator of the CCB, will participate in the panel on ARI, where experiences and results of private investment in the cultural sector will be shared, highlighting the contribution of this instrument to the realization of cultural projects.
This initiative will also take place in Porto, on October 2nd, at 2:30 PM, at the Serralves Foundation.
Based on information from the official source: Fundação Centro Cultural de Belém (18/09/2026)