The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement yesterday the launch of an open call for proposals for “Cultural Brand Products” based on its museum collection of Macau’s firecracker industry, with the call running from today to December 30.
The call is open to cultural and creative enterprises in Macau, with the bureau authorising them to use the museum collection for the design, manufacture, production and sale of cultural and creative products, the statement noted.
According to the statement, the bureau will grant selected candidates full or partial access to the museum collection resources on the local firecracker industry “for the production and operation of related cultural and creative products” for three years. An application for renewal can then be submitted.
The statement added that a jury comprising IC staff, other government representatives and professionals will make the selection based on “feasibility, completeness and innovation, the products’ originality, diversity, cultural content and attractiveness, and the operators’ experience.”
The statement said that the programme encourages cultural and creative enterprises to utilise firecrackers to discover local cultural elements. It also acts as a way to enable members of the public to learn more about the city’s firecracker industry’s history and culture, promote the local culture’s uniqueness and foster the cultural and creative industries’ development.
More information can be found by visiting www.icm.gov.mo, while those interested can get images of museum collection resources for reference by sending an email to apply.DPICC@icm.gov.mo.
Applications can be submitted to the Cultural Affairs Bureau in Praça do Tap Seac according to the deadline. Enquiries can be made by contacting IC representative Ms. Lau by calling 8399 6296 during office hours.
This undated photo downloaded from the Taipa Village website last night shows the erstwhile Iec Long Firework Factory in Taipa.
