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Porto Museum Campaign wants to promote reading and a more sustainable world in the celebration of International Book Donation Day.
There are more than 300 books offered – yes, without any counterpart – during the campaign “Give a new home to books” that will take place between February 11 and 16.
The project is organized by the Library and Documentation Service of the Soares dos Reis National Museum in Porto.
The project fits the objective of sustainable development 4 of Agenda 2030, promoted by the United Nations (UN), also aiming to sustainability, in addition to promoting a taste for reading.
According to a report held by, there were dozens people to attend the first hour of the campaign. ”The books They stop being kept In boxes so they can be in private libraries and have use, ”António Ponte, the museum director, located on the same street where the Porto Book Fair at the Cristal Palace was held.
There is a “wide typologies set ”all books that belonged to the museum’s heritage, and each reader takes what he wants home. Much are art and heritage books, as it is a museum.
The project takes place at the Soares dos Reis Museum until Sunday, February 16, and has free admission, with time from 10h00 to 17h00. The museum won, in 2024, the museum prize of the year.
