Mértola Museum – 40 Years of Archaeology and Heritage Valuation – lectures within the scope of the activities of the Algarve Archaeological Association Two lectures were held on 5 December, one at the Costume Museum of São Brás de Alportel and the other at the St. Joseph’s Convent in Lagoa, within the scope of the… Ler mais Mértola Museum – 40 Years of Archaeology and Heritage Valuation
Conference at the National Archaeological Museum in Spain: ‘IACAM: Investigating cultural transitions and changes in the rural world of the Portuguese Alentejo’ It was presented on 23 January 2024, in the Conference Room of the National Archaeological Museum of Spain, in Madrid, by the scientific directors of the IACAM Project (Archaeological Intervention at Cercas das… Ler mais Conference at the National Archaeological Museum in Spain
Convento dos Capuchos/Almada, 11 and 12 January 2024 The Archaeology, Heritage and Local Authorities meeting, organised by the CHAM of the Nova University of Lisbon, the City Council of Almada and the Almada Museum, was held in Almada on 11 and 12 January. This Meeting is based on the assumption that ‘one of the vectors… Ler mais Archaeology, Heritage and Local Authorities Meeting
Alexandre Bento is a researcher doing a PhD at the Institute of Medieval Studies (IEM) of the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. He carried out a study of various materials from the collection of Mértola Museum between 16 and 20 October 2023, at the facilities of the museum`s… Ler mais Alexandre Bento is a researcher doing a PhD at the Institute of Medieval Studies (IEM)
Zélie Blampain, Master’s student in Museology at the University of Liège (Belgium), did an internship at the Mértola Museum – Cláudio Torres from 12 October to 15 December 2023, and describes this period in the text below, which she calls ‘Internship in Mértola – an elusive spirit’.: ‘I arrived in Mértola under a sun that… Ler mais Zélie Blampain, Master’s student in Museology at the University of Liège (Belgium)
Film Workshop – Looking with the Museum Mértola, 18 to 22 December The project of the Association Entre Imagem – Olhar pelo tempo (Looking through time), offers a series of workshops that focus on natural and cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible. The aim is to create and deepen in children and young people the… Ler mais Film Workshop – Looking with the Museum
Another excavation campaign took place on the Mértola Castle Slopes between 3 and 28 July 2023, with scientific coordination by the Mértola Archaeological Site and technical and logistical support by the Mértola City Council. The campaign involved 10 young Portuguese and Spanish university students, guided by the CAM team, in the Castle Slopes, at the… Ler mais Mértola Castle Slopes – 2023 volunteer campaign
Another excavation campaign took place on the Cerca das Alcarias in the village of Mesquita (Mértola) between 16 August and 13 September 2023, as part of the IACAM Project – Archaeological Interventions at Cercado das Alcarias Mesquita – Mértola, with scientific coordination by Maria de Fátima Palma (Mértola Archaeological Site/University of Granada) and Bilal Sarr… Ler mais IACAM project – Mesquita/Mértola – 2023 volunteer campaign
As in previous editions, the Heritage Forum, organised by the Mértola City Council and the Mértola Archaeological Site, with the theme ‘Heritage and Local Identity: religiosity and know-how’, takes place on 30 September 2023. The talk will take place in the Religious Art museum unit of the Mértola-Cláudio Torres Museum, and will feature interventions by… Ler mais Heritage Forum – ‘Heritage and Local Identity: religiosity and know-how’
The European Commission and Europa Nostra have honoured Professor Cláudio Torres with the European Heritage Europa Nostra Award 2023, in the ‘Heritage Champions’ category, acknowledging his distinguished work in promoting the enhancement and conservation of Islamic heritage in Portugal over more than 45 years, in which he and the Mértola Archaeological Site played a pivotal… Ler mais Cláudio Torres – European Heritage Europa Nostra Award 2023 in the Heritage Champions category
