The exhibition 'Museums of Famalicão. The other side' can now be visited at the Famalicão Market Square. The exhibition, which will be open until 31 May 2023, is the result of a selection of the work done by the photojournalist Alfredo Cunha around the Famalicão Museums, for a photographic catalogue with the same name. The publication and the exhibition were presented on the past 26 November, at the municipal market, being this a project developed by the City Hall of Vila Nova de Famalicão in partnership with the photojournalist.
"I confess that when I received the invitation, I faced it with some scepticism", commented Alfredo Cunha in the presentation. Despite the initial surprise, the photographer admitted that it was a work that "gave me great pleasure to do". Alfredo Cunha visited each of the 11 museums-members of the Museum Network of Vila Nova de Famalicão, and was surprised with what he found. "I never thought that Famalicão (...) had such different museums (...) when I enter those museums I am taken back to that time, to those experiences (...) the dynamics that museums have and the diversity and quality made this project gain a life of its own", he commented on his experience in the museological spaces.
"The most surprising of all (...) is that I photographed the Famalicão Museums with a camera made in Famalicão", he also mentioned, showing his Leica camera. "I feel honoured, grateful (...) I hope you enjoy the book", added the photojournalist.
"It is this richness, this diversity that makes the museums of Vila Nova de Famalicão an attractive product" defended the Mayor, Mário Passos. The legacy and versatility of the museums of Vila Nova de Famalicão reflect "a very rich past, which we want to last and continue to enhance", said the mayor, who also emphasized that "this photographic work eternalizes our museums and the catalogue will make them last in time". "It was the culmination of the commemorations" of the 10th anniversary of the Museum Network of Vila Nova de Famalicão, celebrated this year.
The exhibition 'Museums of Famalicão. The other side' comprises 22 images of the Museums of Famalicão, selected from the vast photographic record made by the photojournalist Alfredo Cunha in the 11 member museums of the Network of Museums of Vila Nova de Famalicão. The publication that originated the exhibition can be purchased at the municipal bookstore, located in the Casa do Território of Devesa Park, in Famalicão, or at the Tourism Office, next to the municipal market.