Issue 5 of the journal Revista de Museus, published in April 2026, marks 50 years of freedom and democracy in museums. Ler mais Cláudio Torres: You Don’t Debate Museology, You Practise It!

One of the objectives of the Mértola Cláudio Torres Museum is to promote its collection, not only at the Mértola Museum sites, but also through temporary and travelling exhibitions organised by a wide range of partner institutions in Portugal and abroad. Ler mais Bowl decorated using the cuerda seca technique from the Mértola Museum on display at the National Museum of Ancient Art

Issue 7 of Blue Travel magazine devotes 14 pages to Mértola under the title ‘A day in the Museum Town’ (um dia na Vila Museu), opening with the idea that ‘some destinations are visited, while others are explored as though they were the living pages of a book.’ Ler mais Mértola (Alentejo) – A day in the Museum Town

Issue 14 (2026) of V-Life, the official magazine of Vila Vita Parc, devotes several pages to the collection of Roman-period sculptures discovered in Mértola in 2018. Ler mais Mértola’s Roman Sculptures in V-Life Magazine

Under the terms of the Protocol between the Mértola Municipality and the University of Seville, and in collaboration with ERA Arqueologia, the summer archaeological excavation campaign at the Largo da Feira Necropolis in Mértola began on 13 July. Ler mais Archaeological excavations at the Largo da Feira Necropolis – 2026 volunteer campaign

As part of the exhibition “O Sorriso do Acanto” (“The Smile of the Acanthus”)”, on display at the Basílica Paleocristã of the Museu de Mértola Cláudio Torres from 27 January to 28 June 2026, the talk “Um Acanto, um Cântaro e um Cantor – Ecos do Mediterrâneo Antigo Revolvido” (“An Acanthus, a Kantharos and a Singer – Echoes of the Revisited Ancient Mediterranean”)” took place on 26 June. The event was led by the exhibition’s creator, Sara Domingos, and featured Luís Mendonça de Carvalho, Susana Gómez Martinez and Virgílio Lopes.
Ler mais An Acanthus, a Kantharos and a Singer – Echoes of the Revisited Ancient Mediterranean

In the artist’s words, ‘O Sorriso do Acanto (The Acanthus Smile) combines artistic practice and research, using creation as a tool for reflection on heritage, identity, diversity and intercultural dialogue. Ler mais The ‘Sorriso do Acanto’ exhibition by Sara Domingos

‘Network and Networks’ meeting Mértola – 28 February 2025 The ‘Network and Networks’ meeting took place on 28 February in Mértola, was the result of a partnership between the Cláudio Torres Mértola Museum, the Portuguese Museum Network (RPM), which launched the ‘Network and the Networks’ programme, and the Baixo Alentejo Museum Network (RMBA), which held… Ler mais ‘Network and Networks’ meeting – Mértola – 28 February 2025

RPM Training 2024/2025 – Risk Management in Museums – Module I – Fire Mértola, 12-14 November 2024 The Risk Management in Museums, Module I – Fire training course was held in Mértola between 12 and 14 November, within the scope of the Portuguese Museums Network (RPM) training plan for 2024/2025. The training was attended by… Ler mais RPM Training 2024/2025 – Risk Management in Museums – Module I – Fire