In this episode, we travel to Portugal’s Médio Tejo region, connecting the communities of Mação and Tomar through the Creative Assembly of the Instituto Terra e Memória (ITM).
The ITM is more than a research center dedicated to prehistoric heritage: it is a living space where science, art, and community meet.
Through co-creation, photography, and dialogue, the Creative Assembly brings together local residents, artists, and researchers to imagine new futures for territories shaped by fire, memory, and transformation.
Listeners will hear voices from, artists, researchers, and the local community as they share how collaboration and collective creation are transforming ways of relating to the land. From interpretive routes and educational ativities to artistic residencies and participatory photography, each action becomes an opportunity to rethink heritage and sustainability together.
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About the Transformative Territories podcast serie –
This podcast was created and produced as part of the Transformative Territories project, led by six European partners — ArtDialog ArtMill (Czech Republic), Inland (Spain), Instituto Terra e Memória (Portugal), Parti Poétique – Zone Sensible (France), Tavros (Greece) — and coordinated by COAL (France).
Transformative Territories explores the role of the arts and transformative artistic practices across territories through transnational research-creations, collective gatherings, the guidance of a scientific committee, the development of methodological tools, and their dissemination.
This podcast is co-funded by the European Union through the Creative Europe programme 2024–2026.
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
Photo credits: Instituto Terra e Memoria
Editing and mixing: Gilles Smrkovsky
