INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR MONUMENTS AND SITES 2026
LIVING HERITAGE - EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN CONTEXTS OF CONFLIT AND DISASTER
18 APRIL 2026
International Day for Monuments and Sites will be celebrated on 18 April.
This year, under the theme ‘Living Heritage – Emergency Response in Contexts of Conflict and Disaster’, we reflect on the importance of preserving wool as living heritage, a national textile raw and natural material and a cultural and economic resource for Portugal.
We invite the whole community to join us in celebrating, together, the heritage of wool, which unites us and forms part of our lives and our history.
PROGRAMME
🕑 10h-13h / 14h30-18h
Non-guided Tours: From the Manufactory to the Industrialisation of Woolen Textiles | Royal Textile Factory and Royal Veiga Factory
Throughout the day, the Wool Museum is offering free admission, with a new self-guided tour option using digital audio guides in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Come and find out more!
🕑14h-16h
A Walking-Tour through Covilhã’s Industrial Heritage – A walk for the use of Wool | Meeting point at Royal Veiga Factory.
🕑16h30-17h45
Opening of the exhibition ‘Teias da Terra – A Study of the Wool of Native Portuguese Sheep Breeds’, by Alice Albergaria Borges | at Royal Veiga Factory.
🕑18h-19h
Concert Out in the City, Blooming in a Cold World Outside, with Hugo Santos Quintet, part of the Aqui à Beyra’ chamber music concert series | at Real Veiga Factory.
The cultural programme is supported by the Covilhã Municipal Theatre, Beyra Artistic Laboratory and ModUBI – the Fashion Design Students’ Association at the University of Beira Interior.
MORE INFO:
📞 +351 275 241 411
