- This weekend, locals and visitors will be able to get to know the València of the 15th century thanks to Valenciaport.
- The Clock Building hosts ‘El Port de València al Segle d’Or’, a journey through the cultural and commercial splendour of Valencia, which has already been visited by nearly 5,000 people.
- The exhibition will be open until 11 June, including public holidays, between 11.00 am and 9.00 pm.
- This week a conference was held by professors Amadeo Serra, Luis Arciniega, and Josep Vicent Boira on medieval València and the importance of trade and art in the 15th century.
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) invites all residents and visitors of Valencia to a journey through time and the history of the Cap i Casal to learn about the economic, cultural and social impact that the 15th century, known as the Segle d’Or Valencià, had on the city. A temporary journey, which has already been visited by nearly 5,000 people, to find out more about a period that marked a before and after for the city, where its port played a fundamental role in its transformation.
The exhibition ‘El Port de València al Segle d’Or. Commercial prosperity and cultural splendour’, which is on display in the Clock Building until 11 June, takes visitors back to medieval Valencia. A free exhibition, which is open to the public every day, including public holidays, between 11.00h and 19.00h.
The exhibition presents products, trade routes, the structure of the Port and the Grao, the instruments of navigation in the 15th century, the artistic trends and the buildings that were developed in this golden age of the city of Valencia. It is divided into four sections explaining trade in the Mediterranean, the Vilanova del Grau de la Mar, the cultural and social splendour, and the past and present of the Cap i Casal.
The exhibition also has a space dedicated to activities and workshops so that children can interact with gadgets and make drawings related to the articles and commercial activity of València in the Golden Century.
A Journey to Medieval València
This week the exhibition hosted a day to learn about the city of Valencia during the Golden Age from three experts from the University of Valencia. The professors of Art History, Amadeo Serra and Luis Arciniega, and the professor of Human Geography, Josep Vicent Boira, together with Arturo Monfort, head of Infrastructure Planning and Port Development of the APV, explained the social, cultural and architectural framework of this period.
The speakers took a journey through time to explain the characteristics of the city, the geopolitical situation at the time, the art and culture that developed in Valencia, and the importance of commercial activity and the Port of Valencia in the entry and exit of people, art and goods. The conference can be viewed on the Port Authority of Valencia’s youtube channel.