After being exhibited in the Jubelparkmuseum in Brussels and in the Museo de Guadalajara in Spain, four exceptional tapestries that are normally to be seen in the museum of the parish church in Pastrana, Spain are now on show in the Museo de Arte Antiga in Lisbon. In 2009 they have been restored in Belgium.
The late 15th-century tapestries from Tournai depict the military expeditions of the Portuguese king Alfonso V on the Moroccan coast.
The Fundaci贸n Carlos de Amberes in Madrid took the initiative for the restoration, which was undertaken by Koninklijke Manufactuur De Wit in Mechelen. It received support from the Belgian fund InBev-Baillet Latour and the Spanish Fundaci贸n Caja Madrid.
Co-organizers
Fundaci贸n Carlos de Amberes
Fonds Inbev-Baillet Latour
Minist茅rio Da Cultura
Instituto dos Museus e da Conserva莽ao
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga
Fundaci贸n Caja Madrid
Diputaci贸n de Guadalajara
Junta de Castilla-La Mancha
Fundaci贸n Juan Entrecanales
Presidencia europea