Festa do Japão

A day dedicated to traditional arts, music and flavours of Japan. This year the central theme is koi fish (nishikigoi) and it’s meaning in the japanese culture.

Sortes e Tradições – Pintura de Santo António de Lisboa com Leonor Alvim
2pm-3pm

Saint Anthony is, without a doubt, the most popular saint in our city of Lisbon. With this workshop we invite visitors to bring their own plaster Saint Anthony to life. At the end, they will take home a special souvenir from Festas de Lisboa, a living memory of a tradition full of color, joy and history.

O Meu Livro de Pessoa – Encadernação com Casa Nic e Inês
3.30pm-4.30pm

Fernando Pessoa is one of the most important Portuguese writers of all time. This workshop invites participants to be the editors of a new book by Fernando Pessoa – his personal anthology, using the Japanese binding method. Participants can also choose one of the five covers prepared by André Letria, Catarina Sobral, Inês Oliveira, João Fazenda and Yara Kono.

Em Tons de Azul – Pintura de Azulejo com Rute Marcão
5pm-6pm

The tile has left its mark and continues to have a particular mark on Lisbon and is one of the factors that contribute to its light and reflections in close dialogue with the Portuguese pavement and the Tagus River. With this workshop, participants will be able to experiment with drawing lines on a test tile, painting the typical design, as well as seeing some examples of finished tiles. At the end, each participant will receive a mini tile.

Andorinhas de Bordalo – Postais Pop-Up com André Pimenta
6.30pm-7.30pm

We were inspired by Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro's ceramic swallows, which have been inhabiting Portuguese homes in our country and abroad since the 19th century, to carry out this workshop. How do you make a Pop-Up? Using colored cardboard, some scissors and glue, the swallows come to life.