Manor Houses: Portugal, Brazil & Goa

7th International Colloquium

13th to 17th February 2023

Fundação Oriente, Panjim, Goa

The Casa Senhorial Portugal, Brasil & Goa project, hosted by the Instituto de História de Arte, FCSH,  Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, in partnership with Fundação Casa Rui Barbosa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, presents the 7th Manor House International Colloquium at Fundação Oriente in Goa, from 13th to 17th february, 2023.

One of the main goals of this Colloquium is to extend the study of manor houses to Goa and its territory and share the development of this research with the Brazilian and Portuguese teams. Following distinct courses, the architectures of Portugal, Brazil and Goa nonetheless shared expe­riences and influenced one another, giving birth to new solutions and models that were markedly original.

THEMATIC LINES

I – Patrons and artists. Traditions and rituals;

II – Distributive programs: functional and symbolic nomenclatures of each space;

III – Study of fixed ornamentation – ceilings, tiles, carvings, plaster, textiles, floors, chimneys, windows and doors, integrated furniture;

IV – Furniture and equipment in their specific functionalities.

Programme