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Meetings at the Mill 2026


Meetings at the Mill

In the third edition of the Meetings at the Mill, the selected theme is essential for a more sustainable future. We are talking about the reuse of industrial buildings. 

With the participation of around two dozen experts on this subject, this year's Encounters at the Mill are being held in partnership between the Lisbon Museum - Mill Factory and the Hat Museum.

Starting from the theme " How much is memory worth? Giving life to industrial spaces," the reflection to be carried out will be through the knowledge of different cases of industrial buildings converted to museum or cultural uses, mainly in the last two decades.

For the first time, it will be possible to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the reuse of industrial spaces and their adaptation into museums in Portugal. The aim is to contribute to an understanding of the geographical distribution of these museums built in industrial spaces, the themes they address, and the architectural choices made. Another dimension not to be forgotten is the benefits they have brought to the territory, particularly in the context of industrial tourism.

Agenda

May 21st, from 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM | Lisbon Museum - Flour Mill

May 22nd , from 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM | Hat Museum

Free entry upon registration : reservas@museudelisboa.pt

By prior arrangement, transportation from Lisbon to São João da Madeira on May 22nd is provided by the event organizers. The bus for participants departs from Avenida Infante D. Henrique, nº 143 (Lisbon) at 7:45 AM and returns at 8:00 PM.

Partnership

Hat Museum

Scientific/Executive Coordination

Lisbon Museum - Milling Factory/Lisbon Culture and Hat Museum

Full Program

May 22

Hat Museum

10:00 Reception of participants

10:15 Opening Session 

Panel I - moderated by Ricardo Rodrigues 

10:30 Wool Museum – Real Fábrica Veiga, Covilhã – Architect Bartolomeu Costa Cabral with António Costa Cabral and Luís Urbano

11:00 Savoy Milling with José Adrião 

Debate + Pause 


Panel II - moderated by Manuel Lacerda 

12:00 Tomar Levada Cultural Complex and Museum. Rehabilitation and musealization project with Cândido Chuva Gomes 

12:30 Portuguese Wine Company: research, design and work with Guilherme Machado Vaz 

Debate 

Lunch is on your own 


Panel III - moderated by Pedro Inácio 

3:00 PM Hat Museum – from project to construction with Suzana Fernandes 

3:30 PM Guided tour of the Hat Museum with Rosa Silva

16:30 Visit to the redeveloped Oliva area with Maria João Leite and Susana Barata 


17:30 Debate 

18:00 End of proceedings

Port of honor

May 21

Lisbon Museum - Flour Mill 

9:30 Reception of participants

9:45 Opening session 

Panel I - moderated by Hélia Silva 

10:15 Docomomo: Industrial Modernity and Adaptive Reuse with João Belo Rodeia


10:45 Parallel stories, selective memories: the reuse of industrial heritage for art and culture in Spain with Ángeles Layuno Rosas 

Debate + Coffee Break (30 minutes)


Panel II - moderated by João Seixas

11:45 Industrial heritage: old problems and the relentless search for new architectural solutions with José Aguiar

12:15 The durability of matter and the continuity of memory with Helena Barranha

Debate 

Lunch is on your own

14:30 Visit to the Milling Plant 

with Deolinda Folgado and Rita Prata


Panel III - moderated by Joana Sousa Monteiro

15:30 From the Factory to the Museum of Portimão – 1999-2008 with José Cid 

16:00 Cement that connects the community with Paulo Perloiro

16:30 Museum of the Orient with João Luís Carrilho da Graça 

Debate + Pause 

17:30 Presentation of the publication Encounters in the Mill

From Memory to Museum, 02

18:30 End of proceedings 

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