“The traveller has travelled within his country. This means that he has travelled within himself, through the culture that has formed him and that is forming him (…).”

José Saramago, Journey to Portugal

The Traveller is a national installation on an urban scale that brings some of the outdoor works of the First Stone to the general public, giving visibility to creativity, economy and sustainability and enhancing the investment that went into this programme, which ended in 2022.

Stretching across Portugal, continent and the islands, The Traveller is the largest cultural decentralization effort of its kind, placing unmissable stone installations in public or semi-public spaces.

From north to south, this journey through art, architecture, design and stone unites a series of iconic works that are already installed in some of Portugal’s most culturally rich locations.

These include:

Porto

Álvaro Siza, Banco de Jardim, Fundação de Serralves

Porto de Mós

Amanda Levete, Deconstructing the Cube, Centro das Artes

Mia Hägg, X, Centro das Artes

Alcobaça

Marcio Kogan, Muros de Luz, Jardins do Mosteiro de Alcobaça

Lisboa

Álvaro Siza, Hell’s Kitchen Bench, Museu Nacional dos Coches

Vhils, Petra, Museu Nacional dos Coches

The Traveller has the High Patronage of the President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

With 19 total pieces to install, stay tuned for more.