The Oficinas do Convento- Cultural Association of Art and Communication is a cultural non-profit association and for an indefinite period, has its headquarters in Convento de S. Francisco in Montemor-o-Novo, and its priority objectives:

The rescue and restructuring of headquarters (Convento S. Francisco), with a view to creating material conditions for carrying out research activities, dissemination, training and production in the arts and culture and heritage defense;

The support and development of actions that contribute to the development, understanding it as a process of improvement of cultural and material conditions, in close collaboration with local authorities and competent individuals, public or private, domestic or foreign;

The promotion, support and realization of artistic and professional training actions, enabling the achievement of the purposes indicated in the preceding paragraphs.