International Museum Day Celebrations and European Night of Museums

In 2022, the celebrations of International Museum Day focus on the Power of Museums, and the Pottery Museum is committed to promoting the Paths of Clay Between Cultures, with a series of internationalisation activities aimed at jointly promoting the ceramics of Barcelos and Tarrafal in Cape Verde.

6 to 22 May
Artistic Residency "Paths of Clay Between Cultures" with the participation of female potters from Cape Verde.

14 May
Family Museum
14:00-17:30 | Artistic residency at the Pottery Museum – with the participation of Female Potters from Cape Verde and the potter Paulo Coelho (Barcelos).

15 May
Create in Clay
14:00-17:30 | Artistic residency with female potters from Cape Verde and the potter Armando Braz (Barcelos).

17 May
Artistic Residency
14:00-17:30 | Artistic residency with female potters from Cape Verde and the artisan Nelson Oliveira (Barcelos).

18 May
14:00-17:30 | Cape Verde – Affirmation and Identity: Modelling workshop for the general school audience with Female potters from Cape Verde.
14:00 - 17:30 | The Power of Sharing Between Cultures: Modelling workshop for the general public with female potters from Cape Verde and artisan Inês Machado (Barcelos).

21 May
21:00-23:00 | Museum Open
22:00-23:30 | Cape Verdean Music Concert with Zézé Barbosa