Anozero – the Coimbra Biennial of Contemporary Art is an initiative from the Círculo de Artes Plásticas de Coimbra, organized in partnership with Coimbra City Council and the University of Coimbra. Its main objective is to engage reflection on the recent classification of the University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia as World Heritage by UNESCO.

An attempt to understand the symbolic and actual meaning of the city’s new circumstances – being classified as World Heritage – the biennial establishes a confrontation between contemporary art and heritage, exploring the risks and multiple possibilities associated with this cultural heritage, which is now also of all Humanity.

Anozero is a programme of action for the city which systematically questions the territory in which it is installed. Thus, it may contribute to building an active and transformative cultural era, both in Coimbra and in the Portuguese Central Region.

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