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The first agricultural product of the Côa Park Foundation – a biological olive oil from the existing olive trees in the area of the Archaeological Park of the Côa Valley.

The first agricultural product of the Côa Park Foundation – a biological olive oil from the existing olive trees in the area of the Archaeological Park of the Côa Valley.

The Côa Park Foundation owns many olive trees in the Côa region. The olive trees are grown in a sustainable way, without the use of chemical fertilisers or chemically synthesised pesticides. The trees are carefully handled and preserved to produce exceptional quality olive oils. The olives are retailed and picked by hand, as tradition dictates....

April 10, 2021April 10, 2021
Exhibition of “João Cutileiro: Recent engravings and other risks

Exhibition of “João Cutileiro: Recent engravings and other risks

The Côa Park Foundation, the João Cutileiro Art Centre and the Alentejo Regional Direction of Culture are pleased to inform that the exhibition “João Cutileiro: Recent engravings and other risks”, curated by Ana Cristina Pais, will be open from April 18th to September 26th, in the exhibition rooms of the Côa Museum. The exhibition is...

April 6, 2021April 7, 2021
The Tito Bustillo Rock Art Centre celebrated its 10th Anniversary

The Tito Bustillo Rock Art Centre celebrated its 10th Anniversary

The Tito Bustillo Rock Art Centre celebrated its 10th Anniversary with the inauguration of the exhibition “The art that came out of the caves” and with activities for all public on 13, 14 and 20 March. The equipment, dependent on the Regional Ministry of Culture, Linguistic Policy and Tourism, is managed by the Sociedad Pública...

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021
Aida Carvalho is the new president of the Côa Parque Foundation

Aida Carvalho is the new president of the Côa Parque Foundation

The new president of the Côa Parque Foundation – entity that manages the Côa Museum and the Archaeological Park of the Côa Valley -, Professor Aida Maria Oliveira Carvalho, officially takes office today. “Aida Maria Oliveira Carvalho, 47, has a PhD in Cultural Science from the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro and a Master...

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021
TExTOUR – Social Innovation and Technologies for Sustainable Growth through Participatory Cultural Tourism.

TExTOUR – Social Innovation and Technologies for Sustainable Growth through Participatory Cultural Tourism.

The first online meeting of the European project TExTOUR took place on 28 January, which is intended to develop cultural tourism politics and strategies that generate a positive impact on territorial socioeconomic development. To do so, it will use ICT and social innovation tools , with which it will work on 8 cultural tourism pilots...

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021
Tribute of the Côa Park Foundation to its President, Bruno Navarro

Tribute of the Côa Park Foundation to its President, Bruno Navarro

The Côa Park Foundation and its employees are grieving for the loss of its President, the lost of a leader dreamer, creative, generous and a friend. In 2017, Bruno Navarro accepted the position of President of the Côa Park Foundation and the difficult mission of reintegrating the engravings of the Côa Valley in the restricted...

January 31, 2021February 1, 2021
Côa Museum and Archaeological Park of the Côa Valley temporarily closed

Côa Museum and Archaeological Park of the Côa Valley temporarily closed

Given the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, namely in the area of the Côa Valley, and the extraordinary and urgent measures of response to the epidemiological situation, announced by the Portuguese Government, the activity of the Archaeological Park and Côa Museum will be temporarily suspended.  We will return soon, with a renewed desire to promote...

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The Côa Park Foundation wishes to all the employees, visitors and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We inform you that the Côa Museum will be closed on December 25th and January 1st and will exceptionally close at 4:30pm on December 24th and 31st. On the other days, the Côa Museum and...

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020
Côa Museum wins APOM awards

Côa Museum wins APOM awards

Côa Museum – winner of the Education and Cultural Mediation Project, awarded by the Portuguese Museology Association (APOM), with the project “Serviço de Educação e Mediação Cultural do Museu e Parque Arqueológico do Côa“. “The Education and Cultural Mediation Service of the Côa Park Foundation” was created in 2010 and constitutes one of the main...

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020
Launch of the special programme of the Archaeological Park of the Côa Valley

Launch of the special programme of the Archaeological Park of the Côa Valley

Today, December 2, the date marking the 22nd anniversary of the inscription of the Rock Art Sites of the Côa Valley on the UNESCO World Heritage List, the interministerial decree determining the preparation of the Special Programme of the Archaeological Park of the Côa Valley (PEPA Côa Valley) was published in Diário da República. The...

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020