The exhibition, by artist and filmmaker Diana Gonçalves, is based on the documentary “Mulleres da Raia” and uses cinematic language, documentary materials, historical archives, and heritage elements to build an experience around the shared memory between Galicia and northern Portugal.
‘Transfronteiriza’ focuses on the memory of women who lived on the border between both territories in the mid-20th century, highlighting their fundamental role in cross-border trade and the economic survival of families.
The Director of Tourism of Galicia, Xosé Merelles, highlighted at the inauguration the contribution of initiatives like this to “valorize the cross-border identity and the tourist and cultural resources associated with the Miño River and the historical communities on both banks”.
Merelles also underlined the contribution of cultural proposals to the “dynamization of tourism and the attraction of diverse audiences”, by encouraging people to “visit the cities of the places where they are exhibited” and fostering the discovery of their heritage and cultural offerings.
In 2025, cultural tourism attracted nearly 825,000 tourists to Galicia, generating over 4.1 million nights and associated spending of 460 million euros, with an average daily spend of 111.7 euros per person.
