tapestry Archives - Portugal Confidential https://portugalconfidential.com/tag/tapestry/ Travel & Lifestyle Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:08:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://portugalconfidential.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-LinkedIN-PC-T_L-Lauch-Profile-Photo-400x400-1-32x32.jpg tapestry Archives - Portugal Confidential https://portugalconfidential.com/tag/tapestry/ 32 32 New Exhibition of Portuguese-Made Tapestries at Galeria Tapeçarias de Portalegre in Lisbon, through 20 March https://portugalconfidential.com/tapestries-exhibtion-lisbon-tapecarias-portalegre/ https://portugalconfidential.com/tapestries-exhibtion-lisbon-tapecarias-portalegre/#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:08:17 +0000 https://portugalconfidential.com/?p=55095 For those with an appreciation for fine craftsmanship and textile artistry, an exciting new exhibition is set to open at Galeria Tapeçarias de Portalegre in Lisbon. Beginning on 19 February, this immersive display showcases a selection of rarely seen tapestries produced by the Manufactura de Tapeçarias de Portalegre, a prestigious weaving house located in the Alentejo region of Portugal. This unique exhibition, curated by Lisbon-based interior designer Teresa Vitoria of Alchemya, offers a glimpse into the refined artistry of traditional […]

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]]> https://portugalconfidential.com/tapestries-exhibtion-lisbon-tapecarias-portalegre/feed/ 0 Tapestry and Ceramics Exhibition at the Galeria Tapeçarias de Portalegre in Lisbon https://portugalconfidential.com/viagem-tapestry-ceramics-lisbon/ https://portugalconfidential.com/viagem-tapestry-ceramics-lisbon/#respond Wed, 22 Mar 2023 18:37:54 +0000 https://portugalconfidential.com/?p=50212 Galeria Tapeçarias de Portalegre, the gallery in Lisbon featuring fine tapestries produced by a  decades-old factory in eastern Portugal, welcomes a unique new exhibition.  Viagem (Voyage) showcases a unique “dialogue between tapestry and ceramics.”  The exhibition runs through 1 June.  Setting the terms of the creative challenge, curator Felipa Almeida selected five existing tapestries – designed by artists Henriette Arcelin, Carlos Botelho, Cruzeiro Seixas, Emília Nadal and Menez – and asked five ceramicists to create works inspired by the famous […]

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]]> https://portugalconfidential.com/viagem-tapestry-ceramics-lisbon/feed/ 0 Galeria Tapeçarias de Portalegre, Lisbon https://portugalconfidential.com/galeria-tapecarias-portalegre-lisbon/ https://portugalconfidential.com/galeria-tapecarias-portalegre-lisbon/#respond Sun, 05 Sep 2021 09:19:47 +0000 https://portugalconfidential.com/?p=45700 For a unique art experience in Lisbon, visit the Galeria Tapeçarias de Portalegre.  This “showroom,” of sorts, in a refurbished centuries-old building displays the incredible handmade tapestries of Manufactura de Tapeçarias de Portalegre.  It is an art, history and artisan-appreciation experience rolled into one.  Manufactura de Tapaçarias de Portalegre was formed in 1946 by two friends, Guy Fino and Manuel Celestino Peixeiro, who wished to revive the tradition of hand knotted rugs in Portugal.  Peixeiro’s father got into the act […]

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