Exiles Memorial Center Explained

Exiles Memorial Center
Native Name:Espaço Memória dos Exílios
Coordinates:38.7036°N -9.3963°W
Location:Av. Marginal 7152, Estoril, Portugal
Publictransit:Estoril Station, Linha de Cascais

The Exiles Memorial Center (Portuguese: '''Espaço Memória dos Exílios''') was located in Estoril, Portugal and housed a permanent exhibition of photographs, documentation and objects related to the history of refugees who stayed in the Cascais/Estoril area of Portugal during the period between 1936 and 1955. The Memorial Center, inaugurated in February 1999, was situated above the Estoril post office[1] in a building designed by Portuguese architect Adelino Nunes. The building opened in 1942.[2] The main objective of the Memorial Center was to "evoke the memory of one of the most important events in [Portugal's] history: to have represented a place of refuge, waiting and passage of thousands of exiles and refugees in the context of European conflicts"[3] most notably during World War II. The Memorial Center was open to the public until its closure on 24 April 2023 by the city council.[4] It is unknown at this time whether the closure will be permanent or whether the memorial space will be relocated.

List of refugees

List (not exhaustive) of notable people who resided in Cascais by profession, place and duration.

Artists

Chess players

Industrial/Aviation/Engineering

Models

Philosophers

Politicians

Royalty

See also

Further reading

Audiovisual

A YouTube playlist of conversations with former exiles. 2023-06-02 .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Janela. issuu.com. en-us. 2020-01-12.
  2. Web site: Espaço Memória dos Exílios. visitcascais.com. en-us. 2020-01-12.
  3. Web site: Espaço Memória dos Exílios. cascais.pt. pt-us. 2020-01-12.
  4. Web site: Espaço Memória dos Exílios. cultura.cascais.pt. pt-us. 2023-06-02.
  5. Book: Bloch . Michael . The Duke of Windsor's War . 2012 . Hachette Digital . 9781405517089.

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