Manuel de Arriaga House hosts "Mestre José de Melo - A man ahead of his time" exhibition
The Horta Museum will host, from today, the exhibition entitled "Mestre José de Melo - A man ahead of his time,” an initiative organised by the Pico Museum. This is a biographical and documentary work about the naval builder of Santo Amaro do Pico, Mestre José Silva Melo.
Composed of 15 panels, this exhibition intends to show the life and work of one of the most prestigious wooden shipbuilders of the island of Pico and the Azores, who carried out his activity as naval designer and builder on Pico as well as on several islands of the archipelago and in the USA.
His work was recognised by companies, universities and experts on the area.
The exhibition, which will be open to the public until December 31, may be visited from Tuesday to Sunday between 9:30 AM and 5 PM.
The Regional Directorate for Culture informs that this and other events may be consulted in the Cultural Agenda of CulturAçores Portal at the following address: www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt.