Museum news in Portugal

Philippe Vergne to leave Serralves Museum in July

According to the Serralves Foundation, “the selection process for the new museum director will be launched immediately” following the French curator's decision to leave the institution he has led since 2019.

Philippe Vergne to step down as director of the Serralves Museum in July

The director of the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Philippe Vergne, will end his term at his own request this July.

City Councillor for Culture advocates for the creation of a resistance museum in Porto

Jorge Sobrado advocates for the use of the former PIDE headquarters, currently occupied by the Military Museum. Pedro Duarte states that he supports the position and has already signalled it, “informally,” to the Government.

March for the Anti-Fascist Resistance Museum gathered over a hundred people in Porto

March organised by the Porto branch of the Union of Portuguese Anti-Fascist Resisters (URAP) calls for the local council to join the effort to create a new museum in the city.

Resende Municipal Museum: From prison to cultural space

The space that today houses the Resende Municipal Museum was once 'mistreated', but today it is home to ethnographic and archaeological heritage that tells the history of the municipality. A conversation with Inês Correia.

09:00 AM The restoration of the kitchen at the Museu dos Biscainhos in Braga

A report on the restoration work carried out in the kitchen of the Museu dos Biscainhos, located in Braga.

Biel Power Station: discovering the first Portuguese hydroelectric plant after a nature walk

What is considered the first hydroelectric power station in Portugal has been transformed into a museum. It is a space where history and nature, which provides a pleasant walk along the banks of the Corgo River, intersect.

The Bordalo Pinheiro Museum in Lisbon is showing an exhibition about the Algarve modernist José Dias Sancho.

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25th of April Museum: “There will be what is under discussion and coordination”, says Montenegro

The Prime Minister does not go into details. He only says that everything will be done “always in a spirit of freedom”.

25th of April Museum: Livre promotes petition for a central location, Montenegro says that "there will be what is under discussion"

The interpretation centre for the 25th of April was initially planned for Terreiro do Paço, in Lisbon, a location that the current Government has already ruled out.

President of the Republic advocates for patronage at the inauguration of a new museum in Braga

During the opening of a new museum in Braga, the President of the Republic highlighted the importance of private sponsorship and patronage in the cultural sector.

Creating a contemporary art museum in Braga is not wishing for the impossible: Muzeu is born

“I never thought I would have so much pleasure in giving,” says José Teixeira, the president of DST, about the Muzeu, which is inaugurated today. A room dedicated to Anselm Kiefer will be the “anchor” of the new space.

The Museum of thought, politics, freedom and imagination is set to open

A museum is set to be inaugurated in Braga, which will function as a community space for the exercise of politics, freedom, and the arts. The DST museum of thought and contemporary art stems from the private collection of José Teixeira, who owns one of the country's largest business groups, DST, and has invested 40 million euros in the new space.

Braga receives museum dedicated to thought and art

A museum dedicated to thought and art is inaugurated this Thursday in the historic centre of Braga. The 40 million euro private investment comes from the construction company DST.

Penamacor to propose the creation of the António José Seguro House Museum

The Mayor of Penamacor revealed that a concrete proposal will be presented for the creation of a museum space dedicated to the life and work of Seguro, a native of the town.

Penamacor to propose the creation of the António José Seguro House Museum

The Mayor of Penamacor announced that the museum project will be presented in the coming months, with the aim of honouring the local native who is currently the President of the Republic.

Penamacor: Mayor proposes António José Seguro house museum

The Mayor of Penamacor will present a proposal to create a house museum in the town dedicated to António José Seguro, a local native who is the country's President of the Republic.