Alcáçovas hosts exhibition on cork extraction heritage

The exhibition ‘A tiragem da cortiça: antes e depois’ (Cork Extraction: Before and After) is opening at the Paço dos Henriques in Alcáçovas, Viana do Alentejo. Running until December 31, the exhibit explores the history, techniques, and cultural memory associated with cork extraction and its role in the regional economy and sustainability of the montado ecosystem.

The initiative is part of a process to include cork extraction in the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Additionally, an exhibition regarding the manufacturing of bells (chocalhos) is reopening in Alcáçovas. This craft was listed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.