Program

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Facing Bare Life

2020-12-09
2021-05-01
Curatorship: Emília Tavares
Interrupted by the second phase of the pandemic, the exhibition Facing Naked Life, with works by Luciana Fina, João Pina and Vasco Barata, will resume on April 6 and will remain open until May 1, 2021.
Colective Exhibition

Portrait

Introduction to the "Alla Prima" method

2020-11-28
2020-12-06
As part of the exhibition "The Dlemma of Being and Appearing", the MNAC offers its visitors and friends a true experience of drawing and painting with a technique widely disseminated in the 19th century.
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THE DILEMMA OF BEING AND APPEARING

PORTRAIT IN PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY AND SCULPTURE (1850-1916)

2020-11-18
2021-01-14
Curatorship: Maria de Aires Silveira, Emília Tavares
This exhibition presents a dialogue between painting, photography and sculpture in the second half of the 19th century, featuring works from the collections of the MNAC and the DGPC’s Archive of Photographic Documentation
Temporary Exhibition

Culture in Chiado

seven days of tours and visits

2020-10-12
2020-10-18
Between 12 and 18 October, the National Culture Center promotes another week Culture in Chiado: seven days of tours and visits to make known and promote the rich heritage of Chiado.
Walks and visits

LOOPS.EXPANDED

2020-10-07
2021-02-14
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Video

Imago Festival

Todd Hido

2020-10-01
2021-01-03
MNAC is, once again, a partner of the Imago Lisboa festival, whose exhibition proposals will be distributed in various spaces in the city and welcomes, in this edition, the work of the American photographer, Todd Hido.
Solo show

dissonances

MNAC Collection: Acquisitions and Donations 2010-2020

2020-09-30
2021-02-07
Curatorship: Adelaide Ginga, Emília Tavares
From September 30th, the MNAC presents a selection of the most recent works from the MNAC collection, whose entry is due to acquisitions and donations made in the last decade.
Colective Exhibition

Fragmentos de Viagem na Obra de Julião Sarmento

2020-09-24
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Conference

In Praise of Melancholy

António Faria

2020-09-17
2020-11-30
Curatorship: Emília Ferreira
António Faria's exhibition, held this summer at the Museu do Côa, Drawing. The strength that springs from silence, is now revisited at MNAC, introducing new works and subjects.
Solo show

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2020-09-15
Launch of the book "Artistas Plásticas em Portugal"
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Summer Nights 2020

2020-08-07
2020-08-28
Curatorship: Filho Único
The 11th edition of Summer Nights will liven up the MNAC Sculpture Garden with concerts on Fridays
Concerts

How to silence a poet

Susana Mendes Silva

2020-06-10
2020-08-30
Susana Mendes Silva at the National Museum of Contemporary Art
Exhibition and Performances

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2020-06-06
2020-07-31
MNAC in the territory under the Project [Portugal between Heritage]
Other places

International Children's Day

2020-05-31
As part of World Children's Day, who wants to be a painter for a day? Come to MNAC with your children next Sunday
Workshop

Otelo e Desdémona

2020-08
Curatorship: Maria de Aires Silveira
Muñoz Degraín's work on display at MNAC
Temporary Exhibition

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2020-05-09
MNAC joins Europe Day celebrations this year
Event

Drawing. Introduction to the Bargue method

2020-02-29
2020-03-01
Within the scope of the exhibition “Biography of the Trace. Drawing Collection (1836-1920) ”, the MNAC Educational Service provides the public with a drawing experience with a technique widely practiced in academies in the 19th Century.
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Blind date

Pedro Gomes

2020-02-14
2020-09-06
Curatorship: Emília Ferreira e Hugo Dinis
Pedro Gomes (1972, Mozambique) brings to the National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC) the individual and anthological drawing exhibition, Encontro das Cegas. Patent from February 13th, curated by Emília Ferreira and Hugo Dinis
Temporary Exhibition

Biography of the line

Drawing collection (1836-1920)

2020-02-07
2020-10-04
Curatorship: Maria de Aires Silveira
Curated by Maria de Aires Silveira, MNAC shows a collection of drawings.
Temporary Exhibition
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