<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWe enjoyed the visit to the museum very much. The exhibition is varied and presented in multimedia form. If you are looking for more information about the individual objects, you can get it at easy-to-use touchscreens. At the end of the tour we arrived back at the museum store, which offers really beautiful products made of glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\n“Porto Region Across The Ages”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Another museum in the large complex of the WOW-Porto deals with the region of Porto and its history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nAdmittedly, museums with this theme don’t really excite us, as they usually always show pictures and documents from the first settlement through all wars and destructions until almost the present. What a positive surprise when we entered the museum – finally a modern design with well used multimedia effects that makes history exciting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nOf course, the exhibition “Porto Region Across The Ages” also shows the history of the region starting with the first settlement, but somehow it is designed differently, more modern, more exciting. You walk through rooms, each of which is dedicated to a specific theme. Thereby I had the feeling to discover always new effects and ideas of representation – be it a big book in which projected pages represent something, up to beautiful fitting music. Other eras are shown, for example, with the help of the city’s famous tile art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFor example, you enter a room and find yourself on the deck of a ship. You can discover the routes of famous seafarers, learn about the importance of the design of the sails and are surrounded by the typical sounds on a ship. Actually, the only thing missing is the swaying of the floor to make the impression perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn another room you find yourself in a historically furnished living room, pleasant music plays and you can learn about the “Golden Years” in Porto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nOf course, there are also eras that have had a heavy impact on the region. In small films, for example, you learn something about the time of the French occupation. I especially liked that the films are shown in English. English subtitles were available for interviews with Portuguese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nAt the end of the tour you will enter a room where the skyline of the city is displayed. Here you will find information boards about the most important sights of Porto. So right away the ideal preparation for the next sightseeing tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nA tramway takes the visitor historically further into the time from the Industrial Revolution in Portugal. One strolls past house fronts, reading about typical Portuguese cuisine and life in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have rarely experienced such an entertaining and varied museum visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Porto Fashion & Fabric Museum at WOW Porto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Porto is associated more with port wine and not with fashion. A mistake, as I learned at the Porto Fashion & Fabric Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In the metropolitan region of Porto, the region around Braga and also in Aveiro is the Portuguese textile center. Fabrics are manufactured here and large companies produce their goods here. But shoes and jewelry are also part of the fashion theme. The museum in the WOW is dedicated to this topic in its own special way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe beginning of the exhibition is characterized by the theme “commodity knowledge”. One learns everything about the various raw materials from which textiles can be produced. The theme of fabric production, fashion design and production is illustrated by a mix of old and new exhibits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course, ready-made products of different fashion styles can not be missing. Whether you like them or not quite meet the taste, so it is always with clothes and that makes them so interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe exhibition area extends over two floors, which are connected by an imposing staircase. There is the possibility at one point of the tour to go to a small viewing platform. There you can see the Douro River and have a look at Porto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIf it hadn’t been for the fact that a museum employee happened to walk past us and point it out, we certainly would have overlooked the building’s hidden highlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nAtkinson Chapel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Around 1760, the Atkinson Chapel in Vila Nova de Gaia was built in the private home of Jos\u00e9 de Azevedo, a port wine merchant. After his death, the residence was transformed into Atkinson House, the company’s headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe beautiful murals, rediscovered during the renovation of the building, are probably by Nicolaus Nasoni, whose works can also be seen in Porto Cathedral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nDinner at the restaurant PIP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n If you feel like a good dinner after visiting the museum, you should go to PIP, which is also part of the WOW complex and located in the same building area as the Porto Fashion & Fabric Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe family restaurant serves excellent pizza at a fair price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Opening hours of the restaurant:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12 – 15 h abd 19 – 23 h<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weekends 12 -23 h<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Address:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n WOW – World of Wine<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rua do Choupelo, 39 Gaia – Porto, Portugal<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Website WOW Porto<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nOpening hours of the museums:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n daily 10-20 h<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Admission fees:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Bridge Collection Adults: 20,-\u20ac<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Porto Region Across The Ages Adults: 20,-\u20ac<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Porto Fashion & Fabric Museum Adults: 20,-\u20ac<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is a possibility to purchase a discounted museum pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The visit to WOW took place as part of research in collaboration with Lieb Management and WOW.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In Vila Nova de Gaia, in the middle of the old warehouses of the port wine merchants, the WOW Porto has been created. A cultural center that with museums and restaurants is a popular destination in the city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[391,392,410],"tags":[383,23,411],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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