We are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the extension of the designation of the Mudejar of Aragon World Heritage Site with a fantastic programme of activities: podcast, tours, educational activities and an international gathering of managers of World Heritage sites

25 aniversario Mudéjar Patrimonio Mundial

Territorio Mudéjar presents a plan for communication, outreach, training and citizen citizen which it will implement during 2026 and 2027 to raise awareness of the value of the UNESCO declaration UNESCO to the public and bring together in Aragón the professionals in the field of heritage of the sites World Heritage sites in Spain, Portugal and Andorra

This plan has been designed with co-funding from the Ministry of Culture as part of the programme for grants for projects relating to conservation, protection and promotion of sites designated World Heritage Sites 2025

UNESCO Arquitectura mudéjar de Aragón Patrimonio Mundial
Ministerio de Cultura del Gobierno de España

Territorio Mudéjar commemorates the 25th anniversary of the extension of the designation of Mudejar Architecture in Aragon as World Heritage by UNESCO with a programme World Heritage by UNESCO with a programme of actions which will be will be carried out during 2026 and 2027 and which will have as one of its main milestones will be the celebration, next month in November, of the National Meeting of Managers of World Heritage Sites World Heritage which every year is held by the Ministry of Culture. The event will bring together in Aragón leaders and experts in wealth management from the following countries Spain, Portugal and Andorra to share experiences, analyse common challenges and discuss on the future of conservation, communication and management of the properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage Sites. Furthermore, to mark this anniversary, a number of special tours have been organised, a series of podcasts and programmes for educational purposes for schools rural and adult classrooms for, among other activities.

The commemoration will serve to reinforce the social and institutional recognition of one of the cultural legacies that are most distinctive in Aragon and to highlight the work carried out by the municipalities that make up the network of Territorio Mudéjar network, consolidating its role as a national benchmark in the management, promotion and revitalisation of the World Heritage in rural areas. This was explained today at a press conference by the -manager of Territorio Mudéjar, Victoria Trasobares, and the deputy delegate for Culture of the Provincial Council of Zaragoza, Charo Lázaro.

The programme is structured through a strategic communication plan designed to strengthen cultural engagement and activation through a strategic communication plan designed to strengthen cultural engagement and activation through a strategic communication plan designed to strengthen cultural engagement and activation through a strategic communication plan and cultural engagement designed to strengthen the territorial identity linked to Mudejar culture, to increase its profile nationally and internationally and to encourage citizen involvement and institutional involvement in the preservation of its Outstanding Universal Value Exceptional. This communication plan has been designed and drafted thanks to the Grants for projects aimed at conservation, protection and promotion of sites designated World Heritage sites 2025 from the Ministry of Culture.

The first events of the commemoration get underway today with the recording live broadcast this afternoon at 7.00 pm at the headquarters of the Fundación Caja Rural de Aragón (Calle Coso, no. 29 in Zaragoza), of the first episode of a series of podcasts dedicated to Mudéjar art and to World Heritage . This new space for outreach will address key issues key issues such as the significance of the World Heritage listing, the uniqueness of the Mudejar architecture of Aragon, the role of UNESCO in the protection of heritage or the capacity to these assets to foster identity, social cohesion and impact on the territory. The launch of the project is supported by funding from the Provincial Council Provincial Council of Zaragoza, the Ministry of Culture, the collaboration of the Fundación Caja Rural de Aragón and the development in conjunction with the project Esto No Es un Museo.

The second of the measures will be the launch of a new new package of routes for Paseos with Firma, an initiative which invites you to discover the heritage Mudejar from perspectives that are innovative through a series of guided tours led by specialists. In addition to the usual World Heritage tours, there will be several special routes that delve deeper into the significance and the international significance of the UNESCO declaration in the municipalities within the network. The first of these tours will take place on Sunday 14 June to the World Heritage sites in (Cervera de la Cañada, Calatayud and Tobed) exactly when there are six months to go until the anniversary of the designation on 14 December. This is a new format for the timetable tomorrow morning schedule; those interested can come along using their own means and is subject to groups of a very small number a maximum of 15 people.

The plan has designed, in addition, a comprehensive set of measures educational and cultural mediation initiatives aimed at various audiences. In the school setting, we will once again work with the pupils from schools in rural areas from nursery through to sixth form on topics centred on Mudejar art as an identity, as well as on knowledge and understanding of World Heritage UNESCO. The new feature will be the design of teaching guides for schools and teachers which enable the introduction of the content into the various areas of knowledge of the educational projects of the various schools. To this end, in September we will begin working on a pilot project with the team of teachers from the schools in the Sierra de Algairén such as the CEIP Ramón and Cajal in Alpartir, the CEIP Sierra de Algairén de Almonacid de la Sierra and the CRA La Cepa.

The programme on teaching incorporates also various training initiatives for classrooms at adult or universities for older learners focused on knowledge and understanding of World Heritage sites. Among these the following stands out: the provision of a programme specifically designed for older people dedicated to Mudejar architecture and UNESCO World Heritage, in which the fundamental concepts such as Outstanding Universal Value will be addressed, the functioning of the List of World Heritage Sites, the Convention on World Heritage Sites of UNESCO, or the challenges currently facing the fields of conservation and management. The format may be adapted also to associations and organisations interested in incorporating it into their training programmes.

Likewise, we will continue to work on the recruitment of professionals to Territorio Mudéjar, on this occasion, the 7th call for applications for Research Stays for Research projects and Artistic Residencies Artistic Residencies, which will be launched at the end of summer in 2026, will address the possibilities for the application of the guidelines of the Convention on World Heritage in the management of innovative approaches to the heritage resources and their context of urban and cultural landscape.

One of the key moments of the programme will be the celebration in November of the National Meeting of Managers of World Heritage Sites. This annual forum is organised by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Spain since 2007 and constitutes the main venue for professional networking for those who work in the management of heritage assets listed on the List of World Heritage sites in our country.

Its aim is to contribute to a more effective conservation of these places and to promote the creation of networks of collaboration between managers, institutions and administrations. In its various editions, it has brought together more than a hundred or so participants associated with historic sites, monuments, cultural landscapes cultural landscapes, nature parks nature parks, cultural routes cultural routes, archaeological sites archaeological sites and other sites recognised by UNESCO.

The choice of Territorio Mudéjar as venue for this edition represents a recognition of the work carried out over the last few years in the field of research, conservation, training of professionals, outreach, dissemination and management of cultural heritage in rural areas. On this occasion, the topic we are working on is the training of professionals to address the challenges of managing our heritage and, in particular, the special characteristics that are offered by the properties UNESCO in its various settings and specific circumstances which require for ongoing training that integrates knowledge and skills across the board in different areas for a management focused on the future.

The plan designed includes in addition an important strategy for communication and visibility which envisages specific actions for different profiles of audiences in media of traditional and digital communication, social networks, installation of illuminated displays featuring the identity of UNESCO World Heritage sites in key locations, publication of informative materials for visitors such as the guides to partner towns, the design of new informative media and the signage for vehicles intended for the routes and activities of promotion carried out by Territorio Mudéjar.

With this programme, Territorio Mudéjar aims to turn the celebration of this 25th anniversary into an opportunity to strengthen public awareness of Mudejar architecture in Aragon, to broaden public participation centred on the heritage and to promote internationally a model of management which positions the rural municipalities and their capacity to work in the centre of conservation and the promotion of World Heritage .

Although the UNESCO declaration refers to a specific selection of properties, the historical and landscape cultural value of the Mudéjar style is recognised in its entirety historical and landscape of the Mudejar extends extends throughout the whole of the territory of Aragon. For this reason, the commemoration of the 25th anniversary and the plan for action promoted by Territorio Mudéjar will have a global reach across the municipalities that make up the network, enhancing the visibility of its heritage, promoting new opportunities for dissemination and citizen participation and consolidating a strategy shared for the promotion of the Mudejar as an element of identity and development of the region.

World Heritage Site with UNESCO status

The Mudejar architecture of Aragon is inscribed on the List of World Heritage of UNESCO through a single complex of monuments located in Teruel, Zaragoza and in towns in the Mudéjar region. Since 1986, in the city of Teruel, the following form part of the list: the cathedral of Santa María de Mediavilla and the towers of San Pedro, San Martín and del Salvador. Since 2001, in Zaragoza, the extension of the listing included the palace of the Aljafería, La Seo or cathedral of El Salvador and the church of San Pablo. In the province of Zaragoza and members of Territorio Mudéjar, the properties registered are the collegiate church of Santa María la Mayor in Calatayud, the church of the Virgin of Tobed, in Tobed, and the church parish church of Cervera of La Cañada.

These buildings are some of the finest examples of the evolution of Mudejar art in Aragon and represent the extraordinary richness of a cultural heritage which has its roots in centuries of cultural exchange.

Although the UNESCO declaration recognises a specific selection of monuments, the commemoration and the plan of action promoted by TerritorioMudéjar will benefit the group of municipalities that make up the network. The measures planned will boost the visibility of Mudejar architecture throughout the region, promote new opportunities for dissemination, training and citizen participation and will consolidate a strategy shared strategy to value this legacy as an element of identity, cohesion and development of the region.

What is Mudejar?

The Mudejar style is a historical and artistic expression which is created ex novo or is adapted to new uses of the territory conquered by the Christians in the 12th century and in which the Islamic tradition persists. The continuity of the tradition Islamic or Al-Andalus may be technical-architectural, aesthetic -ornamental, or both. This persistence may stem from the activity of the Mudejar population itself or also from the Christian population whose activities are related a13> whose activity is related to that continuity. And the definition applies to heritage in its broadest possible definition: architecture, the artistic objects or movable assets associated, urban planning, the cultural landscape linked to processes of transformation of the resources, such as as all those cases included in the designation of intangible cultural heritage which may be associated with Mudejar culture. [TRASOBARES,V. 2026]

What does it mean to be a World Heritage Site?

The World Heritage is an convention of UNESCO aimed at identifying, protect and preserve cultural and natural heritage sites ofexceptional universal value for all of humanity. Its aim is to promote cooperation at the international level to preserve sites which might deteriorate or disappear due to a lack of resources.

The designation as a World Heritage Site recognises that these assets belong to the heritage of the world heritage of the world heritage of the world heritage of the world heritage of the world heritage of the world heritage of the world heritage of the properties belong to the heritage shared by all the peoples, even though they remain under the sovereignty of their countries. More than a mere recognition, it implies a commitment to ongoing protection and conservation.

Among the more than one thousand sites designated are include the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Wall of China, the canals of Venice and the waterfalls of Iguazú. Spain is the fifth country in the world with the most sites listed, with 50 sites recognised.

Region Mudejar

Territorio Mudéjar is an association of local councils whose aim is to strengthen a unified and collaborative management network for the use of the resources historical – artistic elements linked to Mudejar heritage, regarding them as a driving force for development of the municipalities and as an element of identity for the preservation of the communities.

The partner municipalities are Acered, Almonacid de la Sierra, Alpartir, Aniñón, Ariza, Ateca, Bárboles, Belmonte de Gracián, Borja, Calatayud, Calatorao, Cariñena, Castejón de Valdejasa, Cervera de la Cañada, Cetina, Cosuenda, Daroca, Fréscano, Fuentes de Ebro, Gotor, Herrera de los Navarros, Illueca, La Almunia de Doña Godina, Longares, Magallón, Mainar, Maluenda, Mesones de Isuela, Morata de Jiloca, Muel, Pozuel de Ariza, Quinto, Ricla, Romanos, San Mateo de Gállego, Saviñán, Tarazona, Tauste, Terrer, Tobed, Torralba de Ribota, Torrellas, Torres de Berrellén, Utebo, Velilla de Ebro, Villafeliche, Villamayor de Gállego, Villanueva de Gállego, Villar de los Navarros, Villarreal de Huerva, Villarroya de la Sierra y Zuera. Además, Brea de Aragón participates as a municipality partner.

Territorio Mudéjar at the Aratur fair 2026: three days, 17 visits and a success in terms of visitor numbers

Our participation in the Aratur trade fair Aratur 2026 has come to an end, and we are pleased with the work well done: 3 days, 17 visits well : 3 days, 17 visits well done: 3 days, 17 visits well done: 3 , 17 visits well done: 3 days, 17 visits well done: 3 days, 17 visits well done: 3 days, 17 visits well done: 3 days, a9> well done: 3 days, 17 guided tours for our 52 local councils, and their more than 150 heritage sites, 17 presentations of
local produce and 2 workshops on screen printing with the participation of more than 250
people who have flooded the corridors leading to get one of our bags bearing the Territorio Mudéjar brand.

We are very grateful for your interest in the project and for willingness to learn about the Mudejar heritage and the UNESCO heritage of the the villages and of the province of Zaragoza.

We’re looking forward to seeing you in the villages!!

* This activity forms part of the programme of projects 2026 which is carried out thanks to the collaboration of the Provincial Council of Zaragoza.

* ⁠The event has included a special promotion to mark the commemoration of the 25

Welcome to Villanueva de Gállego as a partner municipality in our network

The Town Council of Villanueva de Gállego has has joined the Territorio Mudéjar network and we extend a warm welcome with a presentation and an exhibition to introduce our work, what projects we carry out and what it means to be part of Territorio Mudéjar.

Together with Susana González, from the Town Council, and Victoria Trasobares, director of TM, we spoke about what the Mudejar style is, and where it can be found in the town, for example, in the tower. Furthermore, we climbed as well up the tower and discovered a little-known view.

Exhibition of projects at the Mariano Mesonada Cultural Centre in Utebo

At the Mariano Mesonada Cultural Centre – Orús Museum in Utebo the exhibition opens today “Strategies and Projects” from Territorio Mudéjar, an initiative which brings together strategic projects, results of stays for research and artistic residencies artistic which explore new ways of bringing to life, interpret and promote our heritage.

Today we have opened to the public and we have decided to expand the options so that you can visit the exhibition.

If you are a member of a certain group, association or group and you are interested in finding out how knowledge and creativity are applied in our region, get in touch to arrange guided tours tailored to your needs.

And if you’d prefer to explore the exhibition on your own, here are the opening hours:

📅 Until 3 May:

Tuesday to Friday:10:00–14:00 y 16:00–21:00

Saturdays: 16:00–21:00

Sundays: 10:00–2:00

Territorio Mudéjar announces a new edition of its research stays and artistic residencies to study, raise awareness and develop projects through rural heritage.

Territorio Mudéjar is holding the sixth edition of its Gonzalo M. Borrás Gualis research stays and projects to develop innovative and sustainable proposals on cultural and natural heritage that have a direct impact on the 49 member towns and promote their visibility and awareness. Those interested can apply for three research stays for projects and one artistic residency and must submit their proposals by 31 October. This year, as a new feature, the grants are being offered in partnership with other entities, such as the parish of La Seo de Zaragoza and the Centro Integral de Desarrollo del Alabastro (Alabaster Development Centre), and with international projects, such as the European ReliHE project, linked to religious heritage in rural areas. This will enrich the study of the management and conservation of Mudejar heritage resources and amplify their impact on the territory.

Specifically, Territorio Mudéjar will award three research grants for projects, each worth a maximum of €7,500. As highlighted by Charo Lázaro, the Provincial Council of Zaragoza’s representative for Culture, these grants are awarded for projects and artistic residencies aimed at “studying, raising awareness and carrying out real projects through the heritage of our rural environment”. The aim, explained Lázaro, is to develop “innovative and sustainable proposals on cultural and natural heritage that have a direct impact on the 49 member villages of Territorio Mudéjar and promote their visibility and awareness”.

Proposals must include a physical stay in one or more partner locations, demonstrate a direct impact on at least three of them, and provide evidence of the influence of this impact on the rest of the territory. “They seek to attract networks of professionals who work directly from the locations, drawing on their life experience in the villages of Territorio Mudéjar, rather than remaining at a theoretical level,” emphasised Victoria Trasobares, director of the Territorio Mudéjar association.

The modalities that can be applied for are:

1. The uses of heritage: Study, diagnosis and pilot cases in the villages of Territorio Mudéjar. This stay is being carried out in collaboration with the European project Religious Heritage in Rural Areas (ReliHE) led by the Polytechnic University of Turin, in which Territorio Mudéjar is a stakeholder through the Provincial Council of Zaragoza as a partner in the project. The scholarship is intended to study, diagnose and propose pilot cases on the historical uses of religious heritage in Territorio Mudéjar and its current state, as well as to explore the strategic role of this heritage in rural environments. Among other things, the research will result in a methodological guide for the possible and sustainable long-term uses of these assets.

“This initiative capitalises on the exchange of experiences and best practices among the international partners participating in REliHE and opens up new avenues of work to address the urgent challenge of rethinking our rural religious heritage,” explains Irene Ruiz, coordinator of the REliHE project.

2. Models for managing monuments and their surroundings from the perspective of authenticity and preventive conservation: Study, diagnosis and case studies. In partnership with the Parish Church of La Seo, Cathedral of El Salvador in Zaragoza the scholarship will be used to develop a series of proposals for the area known as Parroquieta de La Seo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and at least two other buildings in the villages of Territorio Mudéjar, proposing preventive conservation measures for the selected properties and their protected surroundings, proposing actions to improve their preventive conservation, and developing pilot actions to enhance the uses of the spaces and their territorial integration. The methodology obtained from this stay should be applicable to other properties in Territorio Mudéjar. The Archbishopric of Zaragoza, to whose diocese more than half of the parishes in the villages of the Mudejar Territory belong, has been an honorary member of the association since its foundation on 13 September 2018.

“The Archbishopric of Zaragoza has a close relationship with Territorio Mudéjar, having been an honorary member since 2018. But we are also united by our work to promote heritage, especially with La Parroquieta. This stay strengthens those ties in an innovative way and will allow us to transfer the results to other monuments in the partner towns of Territorio Mudéjar,” said Daniel Granada, chapter secretary of La Seo, Cathedral of El Salvador.

3. Study of alabaster gypsum and its impact on the territory in collaboration with the Comprehensive Alabaster Development Centre (CIDA). Plaster, as a fundamental material for understanding Mudejar architecture, has been the focus of previous Territorio Mudéjar exhibitions, and now, further study is being sought through a collaboration with CIDA, based in Albalate del Arzobispo. This alliance is essential due to the location of historical and current alabaster deposits in towns within the Territorio Mudéjar area and the links with companies that extract and process the product, located in or very close to the partner towns. Among other things, this grant aims to promote a study of the possibilities of this plaster and the actual implementation of traditional kilns.

Furthermore, as Santiago Martínez, coordinator of CIDA (Comprehensive Centre for Alabaster Development), points out, this initiative “opens up new avenues of research into one of the main by-products of alabaster, alabaster gypsum, and will enable the implementation of previously unexplored research programmes on alabaster gypsum at the Comprehensive Centre for Alabaster Development”.

On the other hand, Territorio Mudéjar continues to strive to become a creative laboratory and is organising an artistic residency linked to the territory and cultural landscape. Specifically, it will address the wine landscape, taking advantage of Cariñena’s selection as European City of Wine in 2025 and the fact that the villages of Territorio Mudéjar belong to three designations of origin. The residency is endowed with €4,500 and proposals may be submitted until 31 October 2025.

In this regard, the mayor of Cariñena, Sergio Ortiz, emphasises that “the interaction between man and nature throughout history to create a wine industry has shaped a unique landscape that deserves to be cared for and promoted. This residence is a great opportunity for leading artists to get to know and work in our region and join forces with our bid to become a European city of wine, but above all, to promote our rich heritage”.

Applications must be sent to the Asociación Territorio Mudéjar in digital format to the email address convocatoria@territoriomudejar.es. The terms and conditions of the call for applications and further information can be found at https://www.territoriomudejar.es/estancias-de-investigacion/.

Activities and events promoting the call for applications

Schedule to be confirmed: Visits to heritage sites in the villages of the Mudéjar Territory for assessment as case studies.

17 September [10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.]: Tarazona. Convent of San Joaquín Project meeting REliHE. Religious Heritage in Rural Areas . Participation alongside entities related to the project. Organised and coordinated by the Provincial Council of Zaragoza and the Tarazona Monumental Foundation.

19 September [5pm – 7pm]: Cariñena. Casa de Cultura. Closing of the exhibition Proyectos Territorio Mudéjar (Mudejar Territory Projects) and introductory watercolour workshop based on observing the landscape with artist and researcher Pilar García Verón.

25 September. [12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.]. La Almunia de Doña Godina. San Juan Palace. Opening and presentation of the exhibition “Territorio Mudéjar La Guía” (Mudejar Territory La Guía). This project is the result of the 2021 residency programme coordinated by Myriam Monterde and illustrated by artist David Guirao.

30 September [10:00–11:00]. Albalate del Arzobispo Castle. Alabaster Development Centre. Presentation: Key points for applying for the call for proposals. Webinar broadcast live from a heritage site. Open to the public in person

14 October [10:00–11:00]. Location to be determined. Presentation: Key points for applying for the call for proposals. Webinar broadcast live from a heritage site. Open to the public in person

21 October [10:00–11:00]. Location to be determined. Presentation: Key points for applying for the call for proposals. Webinar broadcast live from a heritage site. Open to the public in person.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Grants for Internship and projects 2025

6th Call for Applications for Grants for Internship for Projects and Artist Residencies “Gonzalo M. Borrás Gualis”

Submission deadline: Until Monday, 3rd November 2025

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Territorio Mudéjar announces the SIXTH EDITION of Gonzalo M. Borrás Gualis research stays and projects aimed at directly supporting the work of researchers and project promoters who want to work on the development of villages through the responsible and sustainable use of cultural and natural heritage resources.

The projects carried out since 2019 have strengthened this initiative as one of our initiative as one of our most important lines of of our most important lines of work based on the development of actions that enhance the retention and attraction of talent, actions aimed at the construction of highly qualified professional networks networks linked to the use of historical, artistic and cultural resources , contributing to medium- and long-term territorial development.artistic and cultural resources , contributing to medium and long-term territorial development.

Territorio Mudéjar is an association of local councils, currently comprising 49 member councils, one council pending membership and one collaborating partner, whose objective is to consolidate a unified and collaborative management network for the use of historical and artistic resources linked to the important Mudejar heritage, understanding them as a driving force for the development of towns and as an element of identity for the maintenance of the communities that make up our territory.

Our action program follows strategic lines aligned with the objectives of the 2030 Agenda, whose guiding principle is that “the cultural identity of territories will contribute to sustainable social and economic development by differentiating markets and, in turn, enabling their integration into a diversified economy that can ensure their future success.”

This project is dedicated to Professor Gonzalo M. Borrás Gualis, a staunch defender of the management of Aragonese heritage, villages, and territory, as an action of the people and as an innovative field of work with a promising future.

His work exemplified with perfect coherence the possibility of combining research work of high scientific impact with a commitment to the land and its people. of high scientific impact with a commitment to the land and its people, not only favouring the knowledge, conservation and dissemination of its historical-artistic heritage, but also by modernising work processes and by proposing innovative innovation projects in which natural, cultural and heritage resources are a key element in the future of the towns.

Vista panorámica del casco urbano de Tarazona con la catedral, la torre de la Magdalena y la plaza de toros octogonal.

Transdisciplinary thinking, networking, and partnerships as tools for innovation

RESEARCH STAYS FOR PROJECTS. THE OPPORTUNITY TO FORM ALLIANCES WITH STRATEGIC ENTITIES AND PROFESSIONALS TO DEVELOP PROJECTS WITH GREATER IMPACT.

The activity, which began in 2019, has established itself as our organization’s most important strategic project, consolidating the R&D&I strategy with 29 pilot projects involving more than 40 management professionals.

The project was considered an exemplary case study by the Ministry of Culture and Sport at the World Heritage Managers Meeting held in Mérida in 2022.

It has also been considered an example of innovation and good practice in various European cooperation projects. In this regard, we should highlight our organization’s position, through the Estancias project, in the Interreg Europe program: between 2019 and 2023, as part of the MOMAr Models of Management for Singular Rural Heritage project, our project was chosen by the provincial government of Groningen and the Libau Foundation as a reference model for their Heritage Lab project, the centerpiece of their action plan. in 2024, our organization took part in the launch event for the REliHE Religious Heritage in Rural Areas project at the Polytechnic University of Turin, invited to present the project as a case study of good practices.

The long-term goal is to build an innovative structure that supports an international network designed to meet the needs of managing heritage resources located in villages.

Thus, in 2025, the association has partnerships with administrations and entities with which it shares objectives and methodology for growth: the Alliance of Cultural Landscapes and Related Sites, with management entities from fourteen UNESCO heritage sites; the Network of Medinas, within the framework of a collaboration on international projects and routes; the architecture and design department of the Polytechnic University of Turín and various other universities.

The activity, which began in 2019, has established itself as our organization’s most important strategic project, consolidating the R&D&I strategy with 29 pilot projects involving more than 40 management professionals.

The project was considered an exemplary case study by the Ministry of Culture and Sport at the World Heritage Managers Meeting held in Mérida in 2022.

It has also been considered an example of innovation and good practice in various European cooperation projects. In this regard, we should highlight our organization’s position, through the Estancias project, in the Interreg Europe program: between 2019 and 2023, as part of the MOMAr Models of Management for Singular Rural Heritage project, our project was chosen by the provincial government of Groningen and the Libau Foundation as a reference model for their Heritage Lab project, the centerpiece of their action plan. in 2024, our organization took part in the launch event for the REliHE Religious Heritage in Rural Areas project at the Polytechnic University of Turin, invited to present the project as a case study of good practices.

The long-term goal is to build an innovative structure that supports an international network designed to meet the needs of managing heritage resources located in villages.

Thus, in 2025, the association has partnerships with administrations and entities with which it shares objectives and methodology for growth: the Alliance of Cultural Landscapes and Related Sites, with management entities from fourteen UNESCO heritage sites; the Network of Medinas, within the framework of a collaboration on international projects and routes; the architecture and design department of the Polytechnic University of Turín and various other universities.

THE ARTISTIC RESIDENCY. THE PLACE WHERE IDEAS ARE BORN

Since the 2022 call for proposals, the Estancias project has incorporated a work area called the Creative Laboratory, a space within the research for projects that allowed for the exploration of Territorio Mudéjar as a place of action and creativity, dissolving the boundaries between areas of knowledge, which were orderly and differentiated, and often led us to places that were complex to manage.

This workspace allowed us to work on the concept of “artistic residency” with the aim of understanding the heritage space and the context in which it is located as a multifaceted space, promoting artistic creation projects with a strong connection to the territory, the landscape, and/or the heritage space.

Following the success of the first call for artistic residencies, this area continues to focus on research, experimentation, exchange, learning, critical reflection, and the dissemination of local practices and knowledge through dialogue between artistic research, communities, the territory, places, and non-places.

The aim is to encourage the opening up of new processes and directions of knowledge in order to explore new paths; to foster creative thinking by generating spaces for dialogue and starting points between art, science, and technology from an artistic perspective, with a view to the development and maintenance of communities and their inhabitants.

To improve the monitoring and support process for the selected residency, this second call for applications focuses on working with the concept of Cultural Landscape, in support of the designation of Cariñena as European Wine City 2025.

CONSULT:

Image: Courtesy of the artist-researcher ©ChemaAgustín Riglorámico Project

Since the 2022 call for proposals, the Estancias project has incorporated a work area called the Creative Laboratory, a space within the research for projects that allowed for the exploration of Territorio Mudéjar as a place of action and creativity, dissolving the boundaries between areas of knowledge, which were orderly and differentiated, and often led us to places that were complex to manage.

This workspace allowed us to work on the concept of “artistic residency” with the aim of understanding the heritage space and the context in which it is located as a multifaceted space, promoting artistic creation projects with a strong connection to the territory, the landscape, and/or the heritage space.

Following the success of the first call for artistic residencies, this area continues to focus on research, experimentation, exchange, learning, critical reflection, and the dissemination of local practices and knowledge through dialogue between artistic research, communities, the territory, places, and non-places.

The aim is to encourage the opening up of new processes and directions of knowledge in order to explore new paths; to foster creative thinking by generating spaces for dialogue and starting points between art, science, and technology from an artistic perspective, with a view to the development and maintenance of communities and their inhabitants.

To improve the monitoring and support process for the selected residency, this second call for applications focuses on working with the concept of Cultural Landscape, in support of the designation of Cariñena as European Wine City 2025.

CONSULT:

Image: Courtesy of the artist-researcher ©ChemaAgustín Riglorámico Project

DIGITALISATION = STRATEGIC TOOL

The management of historical, artistic and cultural heritage is evolving rapidly thanks to digital technologies. The challenge now is to apply a strategic vision to these processes and the unprecedented opportunities offered by new technologies, and to use them in the most and the unprecedented opportunities offered by new technologies and to use them in the most efficient way possible, ensuring that the efforts efficient way possible , ensuring that the efforts made at this time of “boom ” have a long “boom” are sustainable over time and allow for the development of future projects.

Therefore, one of the criteria being continued this year is that all deliverables in a digital version (photographs, photographs, videos, etc.) must year is that all deliverable products in digital version (photographs, videos, digital models, audio files, etc.) must be videos, digital models, audio files, etc.) comply with the study Study on quality in 3D digitisation of tangible cultural heritage: mapping parameters, formats, standards, benchmarks, methodologies, and guidelines published in 2022 and follow the lines of work indicated in the recommendation of 10/11/2021 on a common European data space for cultural heritage , thus adapting the quality criteria in this way quality criteria established in the in the Digitalisation Strategy of Territorio Mudéjar.

This strategy is in line with the latest recommendations of the European Commission and also takes into account, the standards of the most commonly used platforms and repositories such as Europeana and such as Europeana or Google Arts.

The aim of Territorio Mudéjar is for all projects to have a digital focus that allows for the implementation of adapted transfer channels. To this end, all beneficiaries of the aid will receive information and training on the Territorio Mudéjar Digitalization Strategy during the first phase of their project and will be monitored continuously throughout its development to help them comply with it.

The management of historical, artistic and cultural heritage is evolving rapidly thanks to digital technologies. The challenge now is to apply a strategic vision to these processes and the unprecedented opportunities offered by new technologies, and to use them in the most and the unprecedented opportunities offered by new technologies and to use them in the most efficient way possible, ensuring that the efforts efficient way possible , ensuring that the efforts made at this time of “boom ” have a long “boom” are sustainable over time and allow for the development of future projects.

Therefore, one of the criteria being continued this year is that all deliverables in a digital version (photographs, photographs, videos, etc.) must year is that all deliverable products in digital version (photographs, videos, digital models, audio files, etc.) must be videos, digital models, audio files, etc.) comply with the study Study on quality in 3D digitisation of tangible cultural heritage: mapping parameters, formats, standards, benchmarks, methodologies, and guidelines published in 2022 and follow the lines of work indicated in the recommendation of 10/11/2021 on a common European data space for cultural heritage , thus adapting the quality criteria in this way quality criteria established in the in the Digitalisation Strategy of Territorio Mudéjar.

This strategy is in line with the latest recommendations of the European Commission and also takes into account, the standards of the most commonly used platforms and repositories such as Europeana and such as Europeana or Google Arts.

The aim of Territorio Mudéjar is for all projects to have a digital focus that allows for the implementation of adapted transfer channels. To this end, all beneficiaries of the aid will receive information and training on the Territorio Mudéjar Digitalization Strategy during the first phase of their project and will be monitored continuously throughout its development to help them comply with it.

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Terms and conditions of calls for applications

Research for projects: modality 1

THE USES OF HERITAGE IN THE VILLAGES OF THE MUDÉJAR TERRITORY

AMOUNT: €7,500

DURATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP: Between 4 and 7 months.

CONTEXT: Interreg Europe Project. REliHE Religious heritage in rural areas.

COMMENTS: The proposal must include a minimum justified stay in two member towns of Territorio Mudéjar. It will be evaluated based on the project submitted.

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Research and projects: modality 2

MODELS FOR MANAGING THE MONUMENT AND ITS PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF AUTHENTICITY AND PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION

AMOUNT: €7,500

DURATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP: Between 4 and 7 months.

CONTEXT: Collaboration with the parish of La Seo in Zaragoza. The Archbishopric of Zaragoza has been an honorary member of Territorio Mudéjar since 2018.

COMMENTS: The proposal must include a justified minimum stay in at least two member towns of Territorio Mudéjar and work with a minimum of three monuments. It will be evaluated based on the project submitted.

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Research and projects: modality 3

STUDY OF ALABASTER PLASTER AND ITS IMPACT ON THE TERRITORY: INNOVATION AND QUALITY FROM ITS HISTORICAL STUDY

AMOUNT: €7,500

DURATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP: Between 4 and 7 months.

CONTEXT: Collaboration with CIDA, the Alabaster Development Center.

COMMENTS: The proposal must include a justified minimum stay in at least four member locations of Territorio Mudéjar and CIDA. In addition, work must be carried out on at least two monuments and two landscapes. It will be evaluated based on the project submitted.

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Artistic residencies

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE: ARTISTIC STUDY OF THE WINE LANDSCAPE

AMOUNT: €4,500

DURATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP: Between 4 and 7 months.

CONTEXT: Cariñena European City of Wine 2025.

COMMENTS: The proposal must include a justified minimum stay in Cariñena and in at least two member towns of Territorio Mudéjar. It will be evaluated based on the project submitted.

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Activities and promotional events related to the call for applications

If you are interested, please contact us at: convocatoria@territoriomudejar.es

Webinar registration

Schedule to be determined

Visits to heritage sites in the towns of the Mudéjar Territory for evaluation as case studies.

September 30 [10:00 am - 11:00 a.m]

Albalate del Arzobispo Castle. Integral Center for Alabaster Development.

Webinar: Key points for applying for the call for proposals.

Open to the public in person

7 October - Webinar 2 from La Seo Parish Church (Zaragoza)

La SEO parakeet (Zaragoza)

Webinar 2

For in-person assistance and technical visits, prior registration and allocation of places will be mandatory.

14 October - Webinar 3 from Ariza

Webinar 3

Zoom meeting

21 October - Webinar 4 from Maluenda

Webinar 4

Zoom meeting

27 October – Webinar 5 from Tobed

Webinar 4

Final doubts. From the headquarters of Territorio Mudéjar in Tobed

The exhibition “Light in Mudejar Art. The Wall as Skin” will be open to visitors in Cariñena until 19 September.

Territorio Mudéjar continues to support its partner towns in organising the most cultural and heritage-related aspects of their festivals. To kick off the year, the town council of Cariñena has included the temporary exhibition ‘Projects and Researchers: Pilar García Verón’ in its programme of festivities for Santo Cristo 2025. The exhibition analyses the research carried out since 2023 and showcases the most artistic results.

“The wall as skin: Light in Mudejar architecture” is an artistic research project that uses workbooks, materials, watercolours, collages and many other techniques to visually explain how light is used in Mudejar buildings to create space and sensations.

The exhibition features two display tables with artistic objects, canvases, materials and posters detailing various projects by the researcher. The display tables offer a preview of part of the new catalogue of project exhibitions that the Territorio Mudéjar network will be taking to its various partner locations over the coming months.

The exhibition has been set up in the exhibition hall of the Casa de Cultura in Cariñena and can be visited from Friday 12 September to Friday 19 September, every day from 7pm to 8.30pm.

The exhibition will close on Friday, 19 September, with a workshop on rapid watercolour painting, landscape and earth, given by artist and researcher Pilar García Verón.

We invite you to try watercolour painting. Attendance is free of charge, includes materials and is subject to space availability. It is designed for anyone who wants to experiment with their gaze, paint, brushes and materials. Just come along on Friday 19 September at 5pm and we will show you how we study Mudejar heritage through artistic observation.

Special end-of-summer guided tour of the old village of Rodén

Territorio Mudéjar offers a guided tour of Rodén with part of its team, taking advantage of a final practical visit. This tour is part of the collaboration agreement between the Fuentes de Ebro Town Council and the Territorio Mudéjar Association. Throughout the tour, visitors can discover first-hand the most relevant episodes in the history of Rodén. They can also discover the significance of its most unique corners. The tour takes in the main monuments and the urban layout of the town, with special attention paid to the building materials used, the organisation of the streets and some of the most representative elements that are still preserved.

It should be noted that this visit is inspired by the “Circular en la escuela rural” (Circular in the rural school) project, which takes visitors on a tour of the old town of Rodén with strategic stops and an educational focus. This allows visitors to learn about the Mudejar identity of this town through observation and study of traditional and heritage elements.

The exhibition “Mudéjar, the guide” continues to tour our region: Villarreal de Huerva, Terrer and Villafeliche.

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Summer is a time for visiting villages and a great opportunity to learn about their heritage and the work we do at Territorio Mudéjar. That is why the exhibition “Mudéjar, the guide” has continued touring our region over the past few weeks, stopping off at Villarreal de Huerva, Terrer and Villafeliche.

In Villarreal de Huerva, our internship team also visited the church of San Miguel Arcángel, located within an old fortified enclosure and which preserves a 15th-century Mudejar tower, the remains of an earlier construction. They also saw the remains of the castle that surrounds it and the chapel of the Virgen del Rosario. In Terrer, our interns welcomed visitors and answered their questions over the weekend. And in Villafeliche, they gave a presentation to the public in the parish church, where the exhibition was installed.