The conference “Castles and Fortresses of the Western Algarve at the time of the Discoveries”, given by Valdemar Coutinho, will be promoted by the Regional Directorate of Culture of the Algarve at the Cultural Center of Vila do Bispo, on Friday, July 8th, between 17:30 pm and 19:30 pm.
This will be the next activity of the Magallanes_ICC project, within which there will also be a creative workshop on territorial design, promoted by Alexandra Santos, on the 12th, at the Fortaleza de Sagres, at the same time.
The conference begins the cycle of History Encounters that DRCAlg intends to promote with the motto of the Magallanes_ICC project and «comes to know some of the most important elements of the Algarve military heritage, seeking to understand their role in the living conditions of the populations at the time. of the Discoveries and in the times that followed», according to the regional directorate.
In the creative workshop on the 12th, the proposal will be to work on the same theme under a different approach, «using territorial design techniques to stimulate the emergence of new ideas to be applied in the creation and/or development of products or services within the scope of Cultural Industries and Creative, valuing the local identity and the territory as a whole, and demonstrating, above all, how the dissemination of scientific knowledge, in this historical case, can be a solid basis for the flourishing of these new ideas and starting points for business opportunities in the cultural and creative sector».
Participation in these sessions is free, but subject to room capacity. Interested parties can register or request information by emailing [email protected].
The program continues on the 22nd of July, in Monchique, with a conference by Filipe Castro, on the theme “Building and setting up Algarve caravels in the first Modernity”, followed by a new creative workshop on territorial design, on the 26th.
Magallanes_ICC is a cross-border cooperation project (Interreg), which brings together several partners from Alentejo, Algarve and Andalusia to work on the theme of Cultural and Creative Industries, inspired by the 500th anniversary of the circumnavigation voyage initiated by Fernão de Magalhães , evoking its pioneering, creative and innovative character.
As a partner, the Regional Directorate of Culture is working in the territory of the Places of Globalization (municipalities of Monchique, Vila do Bispo, Aljezur, Lagos and Silves) to stimulate the creation of products and/or services within the scope of the CCIs, linked to the theme of “Algarve participation in the maritime expansion enterprise of the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries”.
The objective is to promote a transfer of historical knowledge, validated by the scientific community, to the cultural and creative sector, presenting it, as well as the associated heritage, as creative resources and of economic potential of interest for the creation of innovative, sustainable and identity.
The Magallanes_ICC project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), through the Interreg VA España-Portugal Program (POCTEP) 2014-2020.
The session on the 8th also has the logistical support of the Vila do Bispo City Council.
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