REAL MISSION

Real Mission

The Real Cachimbo Clube has a corporate purpose centred on pursuing its activities and initiatives, with the aim of achieving excellence and distinction throughout its existence in the following areas:

1. Promote and celebrate pipe culture, the arts and crafts of pipe-making and its creation, its histories, cultures and traditions, its manufacture and traditional craftsmanship, pipe production, maintenance and restoration techniques, its use and collecting, and pipes and their accessories;
2. Provide a meeting place for all those curious about, enthusiastic about, passionate about, or studying the world of pipes, with a view to sharing, exchanging, researching, studying, using and collecting pipes, and making them;
3. Publish, edit and disseminate newsletters, catalogues, magazines, books, studies, articles and opinions concerning the world of pipes and its culture, arts and crafts, covering national and foreign works and publications, and inform the public about pipe-related activities and events held worldwide;
4. Contribute to the development, innovation and evolution of pipe culture, its study and collecting, and all objects, articles and accessories related to this art, promoting exchange among interested people through counterpart clubs, associations and national and international organisations;
5. Organise competitions, exhibitions, conferences, talks, practical and theoretical training, courses, meetings and other artistic, cultural and technical activities for the same purpose, holding national and international events, tournaments and championships for pipe enthusiasts and collectors;
6. Encourage and support new clubs, associations, groups, delegations, branches, subsidiaries and partnerships in national and foreign locations where there is interest in pipe culture, its arts and crafts, use, study and collecting;
7. Foster exchange, the sharing of information and knowledge, social gatherings and fellowship among clubs, associations, organisations and their members, as well as national and foreign pipe users and collectors;
8. Promote, organise, support and/or sponsor significant pipe-culture gatherings, social events and festivals, with a view to their dissemination and expansion from an educational, cultural and philanthropic perspective;
9. Develop Portuguese pipe-making and contribute to the study and dissemination of the history of Portuguese pipes and pipe heritage in Portugal;
10. Identify pipe types and their origins throughout national history and collect their evidence and memories for future record;
11. Promote and support measures aimed at preserving the authenticity and identity of genuine pipe-making and pipe use, contributing to evolution and innovation supported by new technologies;
12. Create an official national register of certified pipe makers and collectors and take an active role in its promotion and internationalisation;
13. Bring together synergies and shared aims to make Portuguese pipe art, craftsmanship and manufacture known in the international pipe world;
14. Invest in the development of national pipe production with a sustainable and creative balance;
15. Foster entrepreneurship and invigorate traditional and artisanal Portuguese pipe production;
16. Create the foundations for the certification, implementation and internationalisation of producers of national pipe-related articles and brands;
17. Defend and support national pipe artisans and craftspeople in representing, disseminating and promoting national pipe craftsmanship, its brands and products, as well as the sociocultural heritage of the Portuguese pipe-maker’s manufacturing knowledge;
18. Promote or sponsor measures aimed at pipe certification in order to defend its identity, quality and authenticity;
19. Verify and certify models for collecting and museum display;
20. Create, manage and administer pipe museums and exhibitions, and workshops and studios for the study, manufacture, repair, conservation and restoration of pipes and accessories;
21. Consolidate and develop the arts and cultures of Portuguese pipe-making, assist with innovation, development and the launch of models, brands, and national and foreign artisans and craftspeople, establishing conditions for the representation, promotion and sale of their pieces, products and brands, as well as their techniques and craft knowledge, creation, manufacture and production, and their artistic and cultural works, thereby invigorating pipe culture;
22. Create the foundations for a national pipe catalogue;
23. Establish the principles of a Portuguese pipe tourism route, while promoting the values of Portuguese history and culture through our gastronomy, wine and traditional confectionery;
24. Implement the creation of a pipe museum.