Announcement to open PhD Research Scholarships in a non-academic environment, in the scientific fields defined by the Côa Park Foundation 2024. For more information and the regulations, please consult the following document (in Portuguese)
Author: Cristina (Cristina Rebelo)
On the Law of The World
The Song of Songs of the plant kingdom – flowers and fruits – serves as the lure where color and form snare the senses. For many species, there are seduction algorithms tailored to sight or scent that evolution adeptly adjusts. Seduction is a finely tuned mechanism of the law of life, ensuring survival. Just like...
Happy Holidays!
The Côa Parque Foundation wishes everyone a Christmas filled with peace, happiness, and harmony, and a New Year full of opportunities and prosperity. May the inspiration from the great achievements of the past guide us towards a future of perpetual discoveries! Please be informed that the Côa Museum will be closed on December 25 and...
MOMENTS by Rosalina Santos INSIDE THE EARTH in Freixo de Numão
In 2018, the author visited the gold prospecting mine in Freixo de Numão, initially intending to be merely an act of promotion or awareness for the MINAPORT promoter. Armed only with her mobile phone, she began documenting the journey inside the earth, unexpectedly feeling time come to a halt. Each moment transformed into the discovery...
Paula Rego: Rupture and Continuity
Paula Rego (1935-2022) is one of the best-known worldwide contemporary Portuguese artists. She lived and worked in London, where she studied painting, at the Slade School of Fine Art, between 1952-1956, developing a personal figurative language. It will be through the vast universe of stories — from traditional Portuguese tales to fairy tales; from Portuguese...
International Conference – “Climate Change and World Heritage”
The inscription of the Rock Art Sites of the Côa Valley on the World Heritage List represented a collective achievement of the scientific, cultural, environmental, and touristic values of the region and the country, with positive impacts on its national and international recognition. In this context, the Côa Parque Foundation, in compliance with the Action...
All the Animals
“All the Animals”, a work made by Luís Paulo Costa between 2020 and 2021, consists of a series of hundred and a half elements. It will be inaugurated on August 11, as part of the celebrations of the 13th anniversary of the Côa Museum and will be available until November 19. First, the artist’s hands...
XI Biennal Engraving Douro 2023
The International Biennial Engraving Douro 2023, which will be inaugurated in room 1 of the Côa Museum has works by several artists, including works by the master Silvestre Pestana, curated by Nuno Canelas. It will be available to the public from August 11 to October 31.
XI Bienal Douro 2023
As part of the 27th anniversary of the Côa Valley Archaeological Park, the XI International Biennial Engraving Douro 2023 will be inaugurated on the 11th of August at the Côa Museum. The 2023 Douro International Engraving Biennial, which will open in Room 1 of the Côa Museum, features works by various artists, including works by...