Galeria Digital do Porto

Frequently

Asked Questions

General Questions

Galeria Digital do Porto is an open-air digital public art gallery that presents geo-localised digital works in several locations in downtown Porto. Each work can only be accessed when you are physically present at the designated location.

Yes, access to all the works in the Galeria Digital do Porto is free. All you need is a mobile device with an internet connection.

The artworks are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, subject to special events and conditions. You can visit them at any time, although we recommend considering the lighting and safety conditions for each location.

No, Galeria Digital do Porto works directly in your device's web browser. There's no need to install any application.

Technical questions

Sharing your location is necessary for us to verify that you are physically present at the project's designated location. This information is only processed on your device and is never sent to our servers.

Make sure that GPS location is enabled on your device and that you have given permission to share it to the browser. If you're still having problems, try going out into the open or wait a few seconds for the GPS to connect.

The way to reactivate GPS location varies if you denied permission to the browser or to this website only. If you denied permission to your browser, please follow the instructions: — In iOS: Settings → Privacy and Security → Location Services → 'Safari Websites' or 'Chrome' (according to your browser) → 'Ask Next Time Or When I Share' or 'While Using the App'. If you denied permission to this website only, please follow the instructions according to your browser: — Safari in iOS: Tap the button on the left of your address bar → Menu (…) → Go to Location → Allow → Refresh the tab. If this doesn't fix the issue, please quit and relaunch your browser. — Chrome in iOS: Please refresh the window/tab. — Chrome in Android: Tap the button on the left of you address bar → Permissions → Location → Allow.

About the artworks

The duration varies from artwork to artwork. Video and/or audio artworks have specific durations of between 3 and 20 minutes. Augmented Reality and interactive works depend on how long you want to explore.

Whenever relevant, the artworks have versions in Portuguese and English.

Visits to Galeria Digital do Porto are free and visitors are invited to create their own route according to their interests and convenience. Take advantage of the circuit to discover the city through the gallery's locations.

Do you have other questions?

If you haven't found an answer to your question or if you have a suggestion, please contact us via info@portodigital.pt