Published in 2012-09-28

Portalegre Tapestries at Lisbon Airport

The Program on Cultural and Creative industries from ANA – Airports of Portugal begins with the exhibition “Lines of Art”

The Program on Cultural and Creative industries from ANA – Airports of Portugal begins with the exhibition “Lines of Art”

It gives the traveler the opportunity to take to his destiny the memory of one the most charismatic cultural goods of Portugal: the Tapestries from Portalegre.

Where: departure lounge. When: September 28th to November 28th.

To show Portalegre tapestries at Lisbon Airport is to make known a work that brings together an ancient art and the creativity of some of the most renowned contemporary artists, which takes place in a small town in Alentejo, Portugal.

The Portalegre Tapestry Manufacture joins the candidacy of “Cante Alentejano” to Immaterial Patrimony of Mankind

About the Program:

The implementation of a program that shows several areas of Portuguese Cultural and Creative industries arises as a response to a need much felt by the passengers as came forward in the satisfaction questionnaires, where it was mentioned that this aspect was missing at the Portuguese airports.

The program will be boosted from September to March in different areas of the Lisbon airport. Public areas - Arrival and Departure Halls and restricted areas – Departure/Transit Lounges, and Arrivals.