In 2018, Art for Human Rights partnered with Czech-born American illustrator and children’s books author Peter Sís and Viuva Lamego to produce an Azulejo mural of a drawing from Sís’ book “The Conference of the Birds.”

The mural was unveiled on 10 December 2018 in Lisbon to mark the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The thirty birds flying as one symbolise the indivisibility of the thirty articles of the UDHR.

“Azulejos” which comes from the Arabic words “al zuleyj” meaning “glazed stones”, originated in Persia and made their way to Portugal in the 15th Century.

There are currently two other Azulejos murals completed and awaiting installation. 

Ana Juan’s iconic illustration Solidarité depicting the Eiffel tower as a pencil and Velvet Bridge by Peter Sís, which at 70 metres long and 3.6 metres high will become the largest azulejo mural project outside of Portugal.