On 20 November, a tea party was held at the Literary Guild with the presence of Prof. Teresa Madeira da Silva, who spoke to us about the type of architecture practised at the end of the 1980s in a housing estate in the Telheiras area of Lisbon. She was awarded the Valmor and Municipal ArchitectureContinue reading “Tea at the Literary Guild with Prof Teresa Silva”
Monthly Archives: November 2024
St Martin’s Day celebration
We began our St Martin’s Day celebrations with a guided tour of the Royal Ice Factory, also known as the Snow Factory of the Serra de Montejunto. It is one of the rare examples of its kind in Europe and, at the time, one of the most advanced in terms of technology, classified as aContinue reading “St Martin’s Day celebration”
Visit to the tapestry exhibition at the National Cordage Gallery
On 30 October, the Club had an interesting guided tour of the exhibition “Don’t let the devil weave them! Tapestry in dialogue from the Millennium BCP collection”, at the National Cordage Gallery. Curated by Rita Maia Gomes, the exhibition, a journey through the universe of Portuguese tapestry, brings together 86 works, 27 artists and moreContinue reading “Visit to the tapestry exhibition at the National Cordage Gallery”