“History Dresses”, in Silves, a meeting of artisan photography, in Loulé, or a show with muses, in Faro, are some of the commemorative activities of the International Museum Day, this Friday, 18th of May, in the Algarve.
In the region there will be activities in Faro, Loulé, Portimão, Tavira, Silves and Albufeira. Starting in the capital of the Algarve, this Friday, at 10:00 am, the show “The Muses inhabit the Museum” will take place, a music and poetry recital by Afonso Dias and Tânia Silva.
This is "an opportunity to listen to beautiful melodies and reenactments of mythological figures that still inspire these places today and that guard the treasures of our culture", says the Chamber of Faro.
The first session is intended for classes in the 1st cycle of schools in the municipality, and will be repeated at 15:00 for families.
On Saturday, May 19, at 18 pm, the exhibition “The Family Reserve and the works of the Municipal Museum will be inaugurated. Faro: Manuel Filipe (1908-2002)”.
The exhibition brings together paintings by this artist from Condeixa-a-Nova belonging to the collection of the Municipal Museum of Faro and also to the family's collection, in an artistic register closely linked to neorealism.
At night, from 21 pm, there is silence to listen to the fado. Only the voice of António Pinto Basto will be heard, a renowned musician from Eborense who in the 30s and 80s received multiple awards and sang highly successful songs such as Rosa Branca. This will be the first time the fado singer works at the Municipal Museum of Faro, which is why it is a historic moment and one of the high points of these commemorations.
Participation in the activities is free but subject to a limited number of registrations, which must be made through the following contacts: 289870827/9 or email ([email protected]).
As for Silves, there will be a program of activities at the Municipal Museum of Archeology of Silves (MMAS) and at the Museum of Costume and Traditions (MTT) in São Bartolomeu de Messines, which will last until the 19th.
Thus, throughout the 18th of May, whoever visits MMAS will have free entry.
The program starts with “History Dresses – Photographic Experience”, an activity that provides historical facts or simple adornments (tiaras, crowns, helmets or robes of Roman soldiers, turbans, etc.) for visitors to wear and take photographs. This activity, which contributes to the diversification and enrichment of the experience lived during the visit to the Museum, is aimed at the general public and takes place from 10:00 am to 18:00 pm.
At the same time, “Museum Disguises – Photographic Experience” provides a panel with the format of some of the archaeological objects existing in the Museum so that visitors can be part of this object and, if they wish, take a photograph.
From 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, the activity for children and young people will take place “Do Puzzle ao Object”, with the objective of making known the area of conservation and restoration, its practice and importance in safeguarding the material heritage. Starting from recent and fragmented ceramic pieces, the participants are invited to make the respective reconstructive puzzles, then proceeding to gluing them and simulating small restorations.
Also for children and youth, the activity “Bingo no Museu” will take place from 14 pm to 00 pm. Inspired by the traditional Bingo game, cards will be made available, not with numbers but with sets of objects from the Museum that will be filled with objects that luck dictates. Whoever completes the cards first wins, not only the game but also a surprise that is reserved for the winner.
At 17:00, the “Inauguration of bilingual subtitling – Permanent Exhibition” will take place. From this day onwards, MMAS will have standardized subtitles in Portuguese and English. This will be followed, at 17 pm, by the “inauguration of the multimedia system for a virtual visit to the Well-Cisterna”, which will allow visitors who are unable to go down to the Well-Cisterna, by choice or limitations of any order, to go down around 30 steps through a virtual tour, accompanied in two languages.
Finally, the MMAS temporary exhibition hall will host the exhibition “Roman Villa of the Court: Occupation and daily life of a rural population”. The inauguration will take place at 18 pm and consists of a temporary exhibition that aims to show the results of the various archaeological excavation campaigns carried out by a German team from the University of Jena, in the Roman villa of the Court (São Bartolomeu de Messines).
On the same day, the MTT will host, between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm, “The School in Our Grandparents' Time”, an activity that aims to show how school, in the Estado Novo era, was very different from today's reality.
During the Estado Novo, the slate board, Salazar's photograph, the crucifix, the wooden desks and the National Anthem, sung by students every morning, characterized all primary schools in our country. In this activity, participants will experience the school of our grandparents' time and discover the main differences in teaching, in the materials used and in the relationship between students and teacher. The seniors' collective memory will be the starting point for sharing stories that made the history of objects and experiences of our daily lives.
“Speaking of Professions” is an activity for children, youth and seniors and will take place from 14:00 to 16:00. Here we will try to answer the question “What would you like to be when you grow up?” and talk about how, in other times, the profession was viewed and developed, sometimes for a lifetime. Here, there will also be a place to talk about professions that technologies and development have extinguished and, in some cases, which would still be missed today.
The program continues on May 19, with the “Night of the Museums” and the dynamization of the activity “At the Museum with Popcorns”. At MMAS, at 21 pm, the film “Mission Cleopatra”, a film from the Asterix and Obelix saga, will be screened, and at the MTT, at the same time, the film “Cinema Paraíso”, from 30, set in a rural village in Italy. refers to rural environments where neighborhood relations and traditions are exalted. There will be, in both cases, popcorn to the description.
In Tavira, there are also activities planned. In order to mark the International Day of Museums, on the 18th of May, entrances to the Municipal Museum of Tavira – Palácio da Galeria and Islamic Nucleus are free.
On this day, all those interested will have the opportunity to visit, between 9:15 am and 16:30 pm, at Palácio da Galeria, the exhibitions “Mediterranean Diet – Millennial Cultural Heritage” – intangible cultural heritage of Humanity/UNESCO” and “António Carmo… 50 years from painting to Tavira”, in visual arts.
At the Islamic Center, the exhibitions “Tavira Islâmica” can be visited – a collection of objects about the Muslim presence, including the “Vaso de Tavira”, Islamic wall, maps and video, and “Archaeology in Tavira: Uncovering the Past”, which takes stock of the last decades of archaeological excavations in the city and region.
In Loulé, the Municipality presents a program of initiatives integrated in an Artisanal Photography Meeting. Conferences, workshops, exhibitions, street interactions and a concert are some of the proposals.
This meeting takes place in the auditorium of the Convento de Espírito Santo and starts on the 18th, at 10:00 am, with the opening session by Dália Paulo, municipal director, Nuno Ribeiro, from ETIC, and João Serrão, head of the Culture Division of Loulé City Council.
Fernando Amaro, from the University of Algarve, brings to the discussion “Liquid Photography in the Age of Dematerialization”, followed by an intervention by artisanal photographer João Barrinha on “The fabulous machine to stop time” and a debate with the audience present.
In the afternoon, at 14:30 pm, architects Vítor Mestre and Sofia Aleixo will talk about the intervention in the Casa-Estúdio Carlos Relvas, in Golegã, while municipal technician Helga Serôdio will show those present a little of the heritage of the emblematic Guerreiro Padre Loulé photographer.
Afterwards, amateur photographer Frederico Mendes will explain the wet collodion photographic process using handcrafted cameras.
At 17 pm, the Kapta project will be presented by the municipal technician and archaeologist Alexandra Pires, photographer Jorge Graça and teacher Margarida Maria.
This is a joint project of the Municipal Museum of Loulé and a class of the Loulé Secondary School. Starting from the Museum's collection, the objective of this project was to make young people aware of the concept of heritage in its various aspects.
By valuing photography as a heritage, the aim was to make known some processes that marked the evolution of photography, as well as some research and safeguard work that has been developed in this area. Throughout the school year, several work sessions were held that resulted in this exhibition. The project had the collaboration of photographer Jorge Graça.
As a result of the Kapta project, an exhibition will open at 18 pm at CECAL – Center for Experimentation and Artistic Creation of Loulé. This exhibition will be open to the public until 00 June and can be visited from Tuesday to Friday, from 29:10 am to 00:13 pm, and on Saturday, from 00:10 am to 00:16 pm.
The “European Night of Museums” will be animated with an evening concert by M-PeX – Portuguese guitar and electronic music, at 22 pm, in the courtyard of Alcaidaria do Castelo. M-PeX is a musician, composer and producer who has in the Portuguese guitar the distinctive feature of his musical identity, positioning it as a solo instrument in diverse and unexpected sound environments.
His creations try to modernize and globalize this traditional instrument of Portuguese culture, culminating in a bold and innovative musical confluence.
On the morning of the 19th, the meeting continues with an intervention by one of the great names in contemporary photography in Portugal: José Soudo, who will talk about Carlos Relvas, one of the pioneers of photography in our country.
Even before the final debate and closing, another photography professional, José Borges, will speak about the photographers à la minute.
Starting at 15 pm, three workshops will take place on the theme of this Meeting: Camera Obscura, by artisanal photographer João Barrinha (Cerca do Convento), Clanotipia, by plastic artist Miguel Cheta (Sala Serviços Educativos), and Pinhole, by photographer Jorge Graça (CECAL ).
Registration for the meeting and workshops is free but mandatory by calling 289400611 or [email protected] or [email protected].
In addition to the program, street interactions will take place throughout the city, namely the exhibition of old photographs of Loulé at various points, a photography session “à la minuta” at Praça da República and a camera obscura, at Cerca do Convento Espírito Santo.
In Albufeira, there will be free entrances to the Municipal Museum of Archeology, from 9:30 am to 17:30 pm, and a varied program of activities for the whole family.
On the 19th of May – Museum Night – entries are again free. On this day, in addition to the normal time of
open, the Museum will be open between 20:00 and 24:00.
In addition to the visit to the estate, which allows you to discover the history of Albufeira from its most remote origins to
to the XNUMXth century, children and young people can enjoy a program prepared for this day.
There is a puppet show, between 20:20 and 21:00, and right after (from 21:15) there will be the Workshop “Creation of Puppets – Animated Objects”, which will last until 23:15.
For more information and clarification, contact the Municipal Museum of Archeology, between 9:30 am and 17:30 pm,
by telephone: 289 599 508, or by email: [email protected]
In Portimão, there will be free entrance to the Museum and all visitors will be invited to test the new application that will be presented the following day, as part of the 10th anniversary. The Museum of Portimão will also open the exhibition “People of the Land and the Sea” and mark the European Night of Museums.
Since 1977, at the proposal of the ICOM – International Council of Museums (a UNESCO body), the International Museum Day is celebrated every year on May 18th. ICOM selects the theme of International Museum Day, as a choice to be made from issues that are at the heart of society's concerns.
Hyperconnectivity is a term created in 2001 to designate the multiple forms of communication today, such as personal contact (face-to-face), email, instant messaging, telephone or Internet. This global network of connections is becoming more complex, diverse and integrated every day. In today's hyperconnected world, museums are joining this new trend. This is why the International Council of Museums (ICOM) chose the theme “Hyperconnected Museums: New Approaches, New Audiences” for International Museum Day 2018.
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