Lisbon to host acclaimed exhibition
A major exhibition previously based at Washington DC's Smithsonian Institution in the United States will be on show in Lisbon, Portugal this summer.
Encompassing the Globe: Portugal and the World in the 16th and 17th Centuries features more than 250 artefacts borrowed from private collections around the world.
It will be on show at the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga in Lisbon from July 9th to October 11th.
The exhibition explores the period of the 16th century when sailors began crossing international waters to create trading networks between regions as far flung as South America, Africa, Asia and Europe.
Artefacts that feature in the display include 16th century world maps created by cartographers in Portugal and Italy, African hunting horns and rare terracotta statues and religious icons from Brazil.
Holidaymakers can see the exhibition by catching flights to Lisbon with airlines such as TAP Air Portugal, easyJet and British Airways.
Posted by Mike, 16 June 2009 15:22
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