- The exhibition is located in the Clock Building and can be visited until 3 November from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (weekends and public holidays included)
- Residents and tourists can enjoy – free of charge – more than 100 historical and contemporary photographs that portray life on the Valencian docks and their surroundings
- The exhibition offers a human perspective of the essence of the port environment and explores the link between the seafaring neighbourhoods of València, its port and the Mediterranean
- Mar Chao, President of the Port Authority of Valencia, accompanied by Marc García, Director General of Coasts, Ports and Airports of the Generalitat Valenciana, visited the exhibition accompanied by Ester Medán, exhibition coordinator
València, 17 October 2024.- History, identity and culture, from both our past and our present, united by a place: the Port of València. The character and life of the city’s seafaring neighbourhoods, where work and leisure intertwine and the solemnity of their traditions with popular festivities are the rich heritage that nourishes the exhibition Viure el Port, which is open to the public free of charge in the Clock Building until 3 November.
More than a hundred photographs capture the deep bond that unites the seafaring neighbourhoods of València with the sea and the port, consolidating them as a key cultural and social heritage for Valencian men and women. The images that form part of this exhibition (in black and white and in colour) are a portrait of the different uses that the port and its surroundings have had over time, from port work to recreational activities and expressions of popular devotion.
Mar Chao, President of the Port Authority of Valencia, accompanied by Marc García, Director General of the Coast, Ports and Airports, visited the exhibition, which was explained in detail by Ester Medán, the exhibition coordinator. Both enjoyed the tour, which is organised into three thematic sections: work, leisure and tradition. Each of these areas has historical and current photographs which illustrate the close relationship of the Valencians with their port.
‘It is a highly recommended visit, the tour shows the passage of time in the Port and its surroundings, and the many changes it has undergone. But it is also nice to see how Valencian seafaring traditions endure and are maintained over the years: the Travesía, the Pas Ras or the Maritime Easter Week,’ said Medán.
Most of the images have been donated by the Luis Vidal Archive (their authorship belongs to four generations of professional photographers). There are also photographs on loan from other photographic archives: Antonio Alcaraz, Autoridad Portuaria de València, Consorcio en Disolución 2007, Club d’Atletisme Poblats Marítims, Federación de Natación CV, Federación Triatlón CV, Josele Bort, Junta Mayor de la Semana Santa Marinera, La Marina de Valencia, Muy Ilustre Hermandad de Santísimo Cristo del Grao and Museo Ca’Pesaro – (Venice). Art historian Ester Medán, photographer Luis Vidal Ayala and Professor of Art History Luis Arciniega are the curators of this exhibition – organised by the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) in collaboration with the Generalitat Valenciana, Conselleria de Medio Ambiente, Infraestructuras y Territorio, the Cátedra Demetrio Ribes and the Universitat de València. Some individuals have also collaborated: Paco Burguera, Virginia Colomines, Eduardo García-Leonardo, Pep Martorell, María del Mar Mateo and Antonio Romero.