One of the leading names in Moroccan contemporary painting, Moulay Youssef Elkahfaï was born in Marrakesh, where he lives and works. He graduated from the School of Fine Arts of Tetouan and currently organises and runs an Engraving and Silkscreen workshop in Marrakesh at the École Supérieure des Arts Visuels. Ler mais Exhibition of paintings by Moulay Youssef Elkahfaï – The Return. Le Retour
The 2nd year students pursuing the Fashion Design Degree of the University of Lisbon Faculty of Architecture were challenged to explore textile technologies to obtain designs on the textile surface. Within the curricular module of Fashion Materials II, they studied ceramic pieces from the catalogue of the Mértola Archaeological Site. Ler mais Drawn Surfaces Exhibition: Mértola Islamic Ceramics and Textile Design
The International Museum Day, celebrated annually on 18 May, was created in 1977 by the International Council of Museums – ICOM with the aim of promoting reflection on the role of museums in society. For 2022, ICOM proposes the theme ‘The Power of Museums’ aiming to explore the potential of museums to bring about positive change in their communities and to build a better future. Ler mais International Museum Day
The 11th edition of the Islamic Festival will take place from 19 to 22 May 2022 and will be yet another moment of exaltation of the Islamic roots and influences of Mértola. The philosophy behind this Festival is based on historical-archaeological research and the graphic image of each edition is inspired by the collections of the Mértola Museum. Ler mais 11th Mértola Islamic Festival
The 5th Industry, History and Heritage Meeting took place on 6, 7 and 8 April 2022 at the Wool Museum of the University of Beira Interior, in Covilhã. Ler mais 5th Industry, History and Heritage Meeting
Within the scope of the partnership that Mértola City Council maintains with the Association Passa Ao Futuro and Cooperativa Oficina de Tecelagem (Weaving Workshop Cooperative), the residency ALENTEJO HERITAGE TEXTILES took place during the months of March and April, connecting the weavers of the Mértola Weaving Workshop with designers Emma Pucci and Valentina Pilia from Flores Textile Studio, as well as maker Daniel Heer and artist Cian McConn from the Machen Colletive. Ler mais Textile Design Residencies at the Mértola Weaving Workshop
The International Day for Monuments and Sites was established on 18 April 1982 by ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) with the aim of increasing public awareness to the diversity of heritage and efforts to protect and conserve it by highlighting its vulnerability. Ler mais International Day for Monuments and Sites
Casa das Artes Mário Elias – Mértola, 6 to 30 April 2022
We all know the important role Doctor Cláudio Figueiredo Torres played in Mértola. Much is written and said about his role in history, archaeology, heritage, museology and local development, combining heritage preservation and enhancement with knowledge of the territory and its people. Ler mais Exhibition – ‘Salazar 40 anos?’ (Salazar 40 years?) – Drawings by Cláudio Torres
The exhibition ‘The signs of everyday life – gestures, marks and symbols in the Al-Ândalus’, developed by the Mértola Archaeological Site, with the collaboration of the Mértola Museum, will be on display at the Arraiolos Carpet Interpretation Centre, in Arraiolos, from 11 March to 22 May 2022. Ler mais Exhibition ‘The signs of everyday life – gestures, marks and symbols in the Al-Ândalus’
The Main Church/Mosque of Mértola was the subject of restoration works in the 1940s, which allowed identifying the countless transformations experienced in this space. The demolitions carried out at the time revealed an important set of reused elements, such as Roman tombstones and medieval funerary stelae, among others, which are clear testimonies of the continuous changes it underwent. Ler mais A discoid stele from the Mértola Museum collection
