After a presentation as part of the Portugal-France Cross Season programming, at the Musée de Boulogne-sur-Mer, in France, in 2022, with around 70 works, it opens on February 23, 2023 at 7 pm. Part of the exhibition Veloso Salgado de Lisboa a Wissant, part of the Portugal-France Season programme, which featured around 60 works at the Château Comtal – Musée de Boulogne-sur-Mer, in France, can be seen at the MNAC. This will be, so far, a
relevant exhibition, with works by the painter, putting him, also for the first time among us, in dialogue with his French peers.
For some years now, Veloso Salgado's work has been the object of study at the MNAC, by the museum's curator, Maria de Aires Silveira, particularly after the legacy of the artist's work to the museum. This legacy includes several paintings, documentation, including letters, and a significant number of photographic evidence, the study of which has allowed advances in knowledge of this artist's work and his network of artistic contacts in Portugal and France.
Correspondence, exchanged since 1896, traces a personal and professional itinerary, from Lisbon to France, and was recently complemented with Veloso Salgado's letters to the Demont couple. On the other hand, the also recent discovery of the portraits that Veloso Salgado made of the two French artists, and the author's involvement with Wissant, proved to be decisive for an innovative reflection on the works of this Portuguese painter and his artistic path.
The portrait of the child entitled “Flor do mar”, dated 1894, chosen as the image for this exhibition, highlights her apprenticeship
with French artists, in an experimentation that goes beyond the usual recognition of her academic painting,
introducing an unprecedented modernity in her work. artistic journey and offering a new vision of his production.
Wishing to transport the visitor to a 19th century environment, this exhibition sets the stage for an artistic journey through the
naturalist sense, with hints of modernity, so typical of this painter.

"Fleur du Mer" Veloso Salgado
Floor 1 and 2 Rua Serpa Pinto
entry: General ConditionsVeloso Salgado
from Lisbon to Wissant
2023-02-23
2023-09-24
Curatorship: Maria de Aires Silveira, MNAC e Elikya Kandot, Directora do museu de Boulogne-sur-mer
On 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.
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.
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.
Coming Soon
International Museum Day
Agenda
2025-05-17
2025-05-18
The European Night of Museums and International Museum Day will be celebrated on May 17 and 18.
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