PORTIMÃO MUSEUM PRIZE
Sunday
September 13, 2026
And who would have expected it?
We really won!
Piazza Maggiore
11:30 a.m.
Official speeches by the authorities
On the occasion of the celebration of the Portimão Museum Prize for welcome, inclusion and sense of belonging, awarded to the Museum at the European Museum of the Year Awards (EMYA) 2026, the following will speak:
Simone Castelletti - Mayor of Stabio
Katia Camponovo - Head of the Culture Department of Stabio
Marina Carobbio Guscetti - President of the Council of State and Director of the Department of Education, Culture, and Sport (DECS)
Andrea A Marca - Center for Dialectology and Ethnography (CDE) of Bellinzona
Piazza Maggiore
12:00 pm
A toast to the winning Museum, a macaroni and cheese platter for everyone
Let's celebrate the award together
With a toast and a macaroni and cheese platter offered by the Municipality of Stabio, we'll share the joy of this important milestone and the sense of community that made it possible.
Museum Deposit
from 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Visit to the warehouse
A special opportunity to enter the warehouse and wander among the shelves and sections housing nearly 20,000 objects that tell the story of the life and traditions of the community and the region.
Given the limited number of places, reservations are required:
Click HERE if you wish to book a visit to the warehouse
Transportation to and from the depot is organized by the Museum.
Museum
from 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Inauguration of the new exhibition
A new room has been added to the Museum's permanent exhibition, dedicated to two important activities that have marked the history of the area: silkworm breeding
and tobacco processing.
Museum
from 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Relive the awards ceremony at EMYA 2026
Inside the Museum, it will be possible to see the Portimão Prize, relive the awards ceremony, meet the people who were present on stage, and learn about the long journey that has led the Museum to be ranked among Europe's leading museums.
IN CASE OF BAD WEATHER
Official speeches will be held inside the Museum, toasts and macaroni will be cancelled and the Museum will open to the public at
12:00 pm.
In case of uncertain weather, call 079 636 71 80 and listen to the message on the answering machine.
Detail of the Portimão Museum Prize for "Welcoming, Inclusion and Belonging," commissioned by the European Museum Forum from Portuguese artist and sculptor João Castro Silva in 2019.
all events organized in the past, organized by year and by theme of the temporary exhibition