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Read moreWithin the scope of Domestic Violence Prevention Month, the Vila das Aves Municipal Cultural Center is hosting the Shoe Museum’s exhibition-installation "Truth Hurts"
As part of Domestic Violence Prevention Month, the Vila das Aves Municipal Cultural Center is hosting the exhibition-installation from the Footwear Museum, "Truth Hurts".
This exhibition-installation gives voice to countless women that had their lives shattered by acts of violence. Violence against women is one of the most transversal to History and world societies, across social status and age. There are many accepted actions of profound violence, such as genital mutilation or sex trafficking, which are still practised today because of social pressure.
Violence against women is a global issue and Portugal is no exception. The numbers are daunting when it’s been announced that, in 2024, there have already been 30 thousand cases of domestic abuse alone. Added to this number there is gender-based violence, obstetric violence, sexual harassment, psychological abuse, financial abuse, sexual trafficking, moral harassment, stalking and bullying and any other kind of abusive behaviour. And this is a reality that must rapidly be eliminated.
And so, once again, the Shoe Museum acts as the conveyor of this message paying tribute to the victims of gender violence. Put on a pair of these shoes and let yourself feel… and imagine if one day, this same pair might also come to tell your own story to someone else. These are not victims’ shoes, but they serve the purpose of, symbolically, helping each and every one of us tread these women’s paths. The colour red is the colour of the feminine and love, but also the colour of blood and the life that is interrupted here and postponed to an uncertain future.
This exhibition will be open until November 29, 2025, at the Vila das Aves Municipal Cultural Center.
Also within this context, a lecture on the theme "Violence: Perspectives and Reflections" will take place on November 25th at 3:30 PM, at the same locatio
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