Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding of the aspiring Geopark West
On May 27 2021, the Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the municipalities of Bombarral, Cadaval, Caldas da Rainha, Lourinhã, Peniche and Torres Vedras, with the aim of establishing the terms of cooperation, within the framework of the dynamization of the aspiring Geopark West, its management structure and its application to UNESCO World Geopark. The […]
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME FOR THE NEW CERAMICS MUSEUM IN CALDAS DA RAINHA
The proposal for a new ceramics museum resulting from the diagnosis made by the Working Group seeks to find a solution to all the problems detected and is therefore not confined to the “old” theme of expansion. The museum envisaged here does not neglect the classic role of the museum as a custodian and showcase […]
Molda Concept Store
As in 2019, although it was necessary to adapt the activity to the new post-covid circumstances, Molda’s Concept Store returned in 2020, from July 31 to December 23, in Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Factory space. Ceramists were invited to participate and exhibit their work on both platforms. On the one hand, in the physical space of […]
Acquisitions Program for Municipal Collections: Author’s Ceramics
“Caldas Cidade Cerâmica 2020” program integrated the planned activities within the scope of Caldas da Rainha as a UNESCO Creative City. The City Council of Caldas da Rainha, manager of this project, decided to create this programme of purchases for the ceramists of the municipality, in order to achieve two objectives: 1 – to constitute […]
CALDAS DA RAINHA UNESCO CREATIVE CITY
Event that marked the award of the title of Creative City of UNESCO to Caldas da Rainha On 31 October 2019, the news was made public that Caldas da Rainha was designated a Member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the area of Crafts and Folk Art. It was the culmination of a long […]
Molda Concept Store
As part of Molda’s activities, the Molda Ceramic Concept Store & Concerts, installed at the Bordalo Pinheiro Factory Municipal Buildings, was inaugurated on August 10, and remained until September 30, 2019. This project was conceived as a ceramic shop that crossed different approaches of contemporary language. Starting from an Open Call to ceramists who work […]
“Library of an Industrial Ceramist 1880-1980” Exhibition
Exhibition of archaeology of industrial knowledge, which took place on March 20, at 2:00 pm, at the School of Arts and Design, Caldas da Rainha, inserted in the program of MOLDA 2019, initiative of the Laboratory of Design and Arts Research (LIDA) under the CP2S Research Project, Ceramics, Heritage and Sustainable Product – from teaching […]
Exhibition – TIRAGEM
Initiative proposed and conducted under the MOLDA 2018 program, the exhibition featured pieces by Ana Sobral, Bolota Cerâmicas, Carlos Enxuto, Elsa Rebelo – Cerâmica, Francisco Correia Cerâmica, Mariana Sampaio – Studio, Mário Reis, Umbelina dos Santos Barros, Vitor Agostinho, Ceramics – vitor reis. The exhibition was the result of the invitation made to ten ceramists […]
Exhibition Own Product. Collaborations between plastic artists and the ceramic industry of SECLA
The exhibition focused on collaborations between artists and the ceramic industry rehearsed in the 1950s and 1960s in Caldas da Rainha. The examples presented reported to SECLA, a faience factory that was active between 1945 and 2008. A representative, but not exhaustive, sample of the authors involved in these collaborations and the resulting works was […]
Training Course | Ceramic Art of Ferreira da Silva in Public Space
Certified course, organized in partnership with the Teacher Training Center (CFAE-Centro Oeste), with 12 hours of training, for teachers of basic and secondary education, but open to registration of other interested parties, including an autonomous certification. March 2018.