More than 180 thousand people have already visited the “LOULÉ. Territories. Memoirs. Identities”, at the National Archeology Museum (MNA), in Lisbon, since its opening on June 21st last year.
On Sunday, June 24th, the first anniversary of this great exhibition will be celebrated, with numerous initiatives in that museum located in the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos. This moment will count with the presence of the Mayor of Loulé Vítor Aleixo and the director of the MNA António Carvalho, in addition to other members of the team created to organize the exhibition, from the National Museums of Archeology and the Municipal Museum of Loulé.
The program includes two concerts by the Artistic Philharmonic Band of Minerva, one in the morning, at 11:00 am, and another in the afternoon, at 15:15 pm. At 11:30 am, a session will take place with the balance of the exhibition and, at 15:00 pm, a collaboration agreement will be signed between the Municipality of Loulé and the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon/Archeology Center (UniArq).
“LOULÉ. Territories, Memories, Identities” presents more than 7 years of the county's history, reveals customs, eating habits and the daily life of the various civilizations that passed through there through archaeological pieces.
“LOULÉ. Territories, Memories, Identities” is, in terms of Archeology, a kind of “Portugal in miniature” that mirrors the History of Portugal, the Iberian Peninsula and Europe. A true starting point for an obligatory trip to Loulé to discover the Municipality and its best kept secrets, such as the site of Corte João Marques, the Southwest writing, Cerro da Vila, the Castle of Salir and the Historic Center of City.
“LOULÉ. Territories, Memories, Identities" is the result of 15 months of preparation, 12 scientific and executive commissioners, 40 authors of texts, 1200 inventoried archaeological assets, 504 exhibited pieces, 166 restored pieces, 154 archaeological sites duly mapped in the documental information system and geographic, partnership with 11 institutions, 54 technicians involved, contributions from more than 20 professions, among many other numbers.
“LOULÉ. Territories, Memories, Identities" was awarded by the Portuguese Association of Museology, which distinguishes the best of museology in Portugal, with the APOM-2018 Awards, but for 2017, in the categories of "Best Partnership" and "Best Catalogue", and it also received an Honorable Mention in the area of “Cultural Education and Mediation”.
“LOULÉ. Territories, Memories, Identities” is an exhibition created in an integrated way to enhance a territory and its cultural heritage, promoting the reinforcement of an identity in its communities.
This is a joint initiative of the National Archeology and Municipal Museums of Loulé, with the support of Lusitânia Seguros, the National Press of the Mint and 365 Algarve. The exhibition will be on display during the 125 years of the National Museum of Archeology that are celebrated during 2018.
«This is also an exhibition absolutely coherent with the lines of force of the European Year of Cultural Heritage (AEPC), which takes place in 2018 under the motto “Heritage: where the past meets the future”. A reflection of the high participation of civil society, Portugal is one of the three countries with the most initiatives registered in the official program (along with Germany and Ireland), as highlighted yesterday by the European Commissioner for Education and Culture, Tibor Navracsics, at the session of opening of the European Cultural Heritage Summit, which will take place in Berlin until 24 June», stresses the Directorate General for Cultural Heritage, in a press release.
«In this regard, and as was publicly mentioned yesterday at the Museum of Popular Art, in the formal act of launching the series of stamps allusive to the commemorations, by the National Coordinator of the AEPC, Guilherme d'Oliveira Martins, according to official European sources, Portugal is the country with the most initiatives registered in the official program. Unequivocal proof of the total adhesion of Portuguese institutions and bodies, and their teams, from the Central, Regional and Local Administration, not only public but also private, and in the associative world”, explains, for its part, the Câmara de Loulé.
The exhibition is on display at the National Archeology Museum (Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, Lisbon), from Tuesday to Sunday, between 10 am and 00 pm.
PROGRAM
1st Anniversary of the Exhibition
LOULÉ. Territories, Memories and Identities
June 24
10:30 am – Arrival of the Minerva Artistic Philharmonic Band.
55 people (40 musicians and 15 family members) and other guests.
10:40 am – Guest reception
11:00 pm – 1nd Performance of the Artistic Philharmonic Band of Minerva at the Museum's main entrance.
11:30 am – Session, in the exhibition, of balance and perspectives. Speakers: Museum Director, António Carvalho (Welcome); Mayor, Vítor Aleixo, Municipal Director, Dália Paulo
Guided visit to the L”OULÉ exhibition. Territories, Memories and Identities”, by members of the MNA/MML team.
Free visit period.
15:00 pm – Signing of the collaboration protocol between the Municipality of Loulé and the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon/Archaeology Center (UNIARQ).
15:15 pm – 2nd Performance of the Artistic Philharmonic Band of Minerva at the Museum's main entrance.
For more information about the program, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]
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