Atrium

Free Admission

The artist of the moment: the Paleolithic Man

2021-10-03
2021-11-25
Exhibition by Luís Afonso

Luís Afonso's work, in an uncomplicated and fun way, is a stage for the visibility of current issues. Therefore, in this MNAC space, cartoons are exhibited with the good-humored stories of Bartoon and other works related to each other through the "Man of the Paleolithic". "O Homem do Paleolithic" resulted from the careful observation and power of the imagination of cartoonist Luís Afonso on the controversial Côa process, which culminated in the inscription of the engravings on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998, and in the construction of the iconic Côa Museum .



From October 3rd to November 25th 2021 at Sala PeP, at the Atrium of the MNAC, at Rua Serpa Pinto.

Activities

    2021-10-03 16h00
    European Heritage Days. Opening of the exhibition "The artist of the moment: the Paleolithic Man".
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On Exhibition

The c(AI)rcles’s Pentagon

By Gencork | Sofalca

2025-05-28
2025-06-26
Curatorship: Portugal Faz Bem
The design/art installation - The c(AI)rcle´s pentagon, which explores the connection between artificial intelligence, (re)generativedesign, art, and sustainability
Solo show

Caminhos

Millennium bcp Collection

2025-05-16
2025-08-24
Curatorship: Emília Ferreira, Regina Branco e Joana d’Oliva Monteiro
he vital need for contact with nature, also advocating movement as the essence of life, inspired by the thought of the writer and naturalist Henry David Thoreau
Temporary Exhibition

THE WHITE MAN'S BURDEN

João Fonte Santa

2025-04-10
2025-07-03
Curatorship: Lúcia Saldanha e Rui Afonso Santos
With an extremely relevant body of work in painting, drawing and illustration, João Fonte Santa analyses and dissects the heavy legacy of European colonialism, particularly in the case of Portugal.
Solo show

ALDEBARAN FALLEN TO THE GROUND

2025-03-13
2025-06-22
Aldebaran Fallen to the Ground is a series of shaped paintings, with irregular, organic contours. The intensity and incidence of light intrude on the viewing of those (most of them) faces, painted in oil pastels.
Solo show

Impressões Digitais. MNAC Collection

2024-12-12
2026-12-30
Curatorship: Ana Guimarães, Emília Ferreira, Maria de Aires Silveira e Tiago Beirão Veiga
Consisting of founding works of contemporary Portuguese art historiography, from 1850 to the present day, the MNAC's collection holds several national treasures.
Permanent Exhibition

Since 1911

2022-05-26
2026-05-26
An intervention that celebrates 110 years of the MNAC.
114 years