On the occasion of the exhibition Is the Earth still round?, by Cristina Ataíde, MNAC promotes a conversation where art and science intersect, followed by a guided visit to the exhibition Expected duration: 1h15m Calendar: 19 September, 17:00 Theme: Performance and pigment. Approximations between rock art and contemporary art Conversation with the Artist - Cristina Ataíde, Emília Ferreira - Director of MNAC and Andrea Martins* - Researcher and Archaeologist at Uniarq - Archeology Center of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon * Andrea Martins, archaeologist, born in Lisbon. He completed his PhD in Prehistoric archeology at the University of Algarve, and is finishing his post-doctorate at the UNIARQ research center at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon. His area of specialization is Prehistoric Art, defining the periodization of the artistic cycle of recent Prehistory, having studied numerous sites with prehistoric paintings and engravings.Research Areas: Prehistoric Archaeology; Rock Art; Neolithic; Chalcolithic; SymbolicConfirmation of presence via email: geral@mnac.dgpc.pt

Atrium
entry: General ConditionsTalk - Is the Earth still whole?
2023-09-19
2023-09-19
On Exhibition
The Ascension of Mont Ventoux
Manuel Valente Alves
2025-10-26
2026-02-16
Curatorship: Lúcia Saldanha
Photographs, drawings and paintings, by Manuel Valente Alves that develop a poetic dialogue with Petrarch's letter of the same name (Ascensus Montis Ventosi), written in 1336.
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2025-10-16
2026-02-01
Curatorship: Susana Lourenço Marques, Emília Tavares
This exhibition, in partnership with the Porto Museum, presents the work of three amateur photographers - Margarida Relvas, Mariana Relvas and Maria da Conceição de Lemos Magalhães - developed in Portugal between 1860-1920.
Mily Possoz. A poetics of space
2025-10-01
2026-02-01
Curatorship: Emília Ferreira
The exhibition “Mily Possoz. A Poetics of Space” continues the research into the lesser-studied Portuguese modernists artists present in the collections of the MNAC and Millennium bcp.
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.
Since 1911
2022-05-26
2026-05-26
An intervention that celebrates 110 years of the MNAC.




