What is AR&PA - Iberian Biennial of Cultural Heritage?
As a benchmark event in the Cultural Heritage sector in Portugal, AR&PA - Iberian Biennial of Cultural Heritage is a meeting point and a discussion forum for professionals and institutions committed to Cultural Heritage. The exhibition area, the diversity of scientific and occupational activities and the social, playful, and educational programming create a one-time event, a benchmark in the sector, and illustrate how cultural heritage can be an endless source of inspiration for all.
AR&PA - Iberian Biennial of Cultural Heritage combines the Bienal de la Restauración y Gestión del Patrimonio AR&PA promoted by the Junta de Castilla & Leon, in Valladolid since 1998, with the Heritage Fair, created in Portugal in 2013 by Spira – revitalização patrimonial.
Spira organizes the Iberian Biennial in partnership with the Ministry of Culture / DGPC (Directorate General for Cultural Heritage), the Ministry of Economy / Turismo de Portugal, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs / AICEP - Portugal Global, the Junta de Castilla y León and the Millennium BCP Foundation, under the high patronage of the Presidency of the Republic, and with the institutional support of the National Commission for UNESCO.
What is AR&PA - Iberian Biennial of Cultural Heritage?
Os Prémios Património Ibérico estão de regresso para distinguir as Boas Práticas no sector do Património Cultural Ibérico, premiando entidades e profissionais portugueses e espanhóis que se destaquem pela excepcionalidade dos projectos executados nos últimos 2 anos (2024 e 2025).
A caminho da sua 3ª edição, os Prémios Património Ibérico evidenciaram um crescimento de mais do dobro do número de entidades candidatas entre a 1ª e a 2ª edição, reflectindo o entusiasmo e a importância do reconhecimento de Boas Práticas no sector.