CoLABOR celebrated its 7th anniversary with an institutional visit to the Michel Giacometti Museum of Work in Setúbal, as a way of highlighting its commitment to valuing the memory of work and the social and economic heritage of Portugal.
The visit was guided by the Educational Service of the Setúbal Museum Network, to whom we extend our special thanks, and allowed us to learn in detail about the permanent exhibition dedicated to the canning industry — a central sector in the economic and social history of the city in the 20th century.
The exhibition itinerary covers the operational chain of fish canning production, enriched with firsthand accounts, and also includes the ethnographic collection assembled by Michel Giacometti, composed of agricultural implements, tools, and objects from rural and working-class daily life.
The visit also included a stop at Mercearia Liberdade, a faithful recreation of the original space donated by the family of the former owners, providing a journey through the dynamics of local commerce and neighborhood relationships of other eras.
This initiative reinforces CoLABOR's role in promoting knowledge about work in Portugal, in dialogue with history, culture and society.