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Ongoing: 409 exhibitions, runs & attractions ↓

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Ajuda National Palace: Entrance Ticket

Palácio Nacional da Ajuda Ajuda Lisbon

Other

Entrance ticket to the Ajuda National Palace, Lisbon's only palace to keep its 19th-century style and room layout, with decorative arts collections and over 17,000 pieces of porcelain.

Castelo de São Jorge: admission + audio guide

São Jorge Castle Rua de Santa Cruz do Castelo, Lisboa, 1100-129 Lisbon

Other

Admission to São Jorge Castle with an audio guide, covering the walls, the Tower of Ulysses and the peacock-filled gardens, with views over Lisbon's historic centre and the Tagus.

Fado in Chiado, a live fado show on stage for 15 years.

Cine-Theatro Gymnásio R. da Misericórdia, 14, 1200-094 Lisbon

Family friendly Live music

A one-hour live fado concert at the Cine-Theatro Gymnásio in Chiado, with sessions at 5:30 PM and 7:00 PM, where Portuguese and acoustic guitars accompany singers through the music that made fado an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Suitable for all ages, with images of Lisbon's most iconic spots projected alongside the performance.

Lisbon: Fado at Midnight at Mesa de Frades

Tandem Palacio Alfama Rua dos Remédios 139, Lisboa, 1100-453 Lisbon

Theatre

An authentic open-mic Fado session at Mesa de Frades in Alfama: between midnight and 2am, a professional fado singer invites hidden talents for two hours of improvisation, emotion and unexpected musical encounters.

Monserrate Palace: Entry Ticket

Parque e Palácio de Monserrate Sintra, 2710-405 Sintra

Family friendly Other

Entry ticket to Monserrate Palace in the Serra de Sintra, a 19th-century eclectic residence with Gothic, Moorish and Indian influences set in one of Portugal's most romantic botanical gardens.

Moorish Castle: No Queues

The Moorish Castle Sintra, 2710-405 Sintra

Family friendly Other

Skip-the-line tickets for the Moorish Castle in Sintra, where you can walk the trails along the ancient fortification walls and enjoy sweeping views over Sintra and the surrounding area.

Museu Banksy Lisbon: Entry Ticket

Museu Banksy Lisboa R. Viriato 25B, Lisboa, 1050-234 Lisbon

Other

Entry ticket to the Museu Banksy in Lisbon, where 100 works by the anonymous street artist are on show, from 'Girl with Balloon' to murals, canvases, projections and video installations gathered from around the world.

Museum of Illusions - Lisbon

Museum of Illusions R. Ivens 62, Lisboa, 1200-227 Lisbon

Family friendly Exhibition

An interactive visit to the Museum of Illusions in Chiado, with more than 20 immersive rooms, optical illusions and brain teasers that challenge perception and entertain all ages.

National Palace and Queluz Gardens: Skip-the-Line Ticket

Queluz National Palace Largo Palácio de Queluz, Queluz, 2745-191 Sintra

Family friendly Other

Skip-the-line entry to the National Palace of Queluz and its gardens, the 18th-century summer residence of the Portuguese Royal Family, with access to the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art and a free hop-on hop-off service in the gardens.

Park and National Palace of Pena: Admission Ticket

Palácio Nacional da Pena Estrada da Pena, Sintra, 2710-609 Sintra

Family friendly Exhibition

Admission to the Park and National Palace of Pena, the former monastery turned fairytale palace by King Fernando II, including the exotic park and the charming Chalet of Countess d'Edla.

Pillar 7 Experience: Entry Ticket

Pilar 7 Bridge Experience Av. da Índia 52, Lisboa, 1300-299 Lisbon

Family friendly Other

Interactive centre inside the 25 de Abril Bridge with multimedia exhibits, virtual reality and an elevator ride to a panoramic view over Lisbon and the Tejo; children under 5 enter free.

São Jorge Castle: Fast-Track Ticket + Guided Tour

São Jorge Castle Rua de Santa Cruz do Castelo, Lisboa, 1100-129 Lisbon

Other

A guided tour of São Jorge Castle with fast-track entry, available in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese, tracing its evolution from Moorish stronghold to royal palace and ending with 360º views from the Tower of Ulysses.

Visit to the Pharmacy Museum

Pharmacy Museum Rua Marechal Saldanha 1, 1249-069 Lisbon

Family friendly Exhibition

A journey through 5000 years of health history at the Pharmacy Museum, featuring reconstructions of an 18th-century Portuguese apothecary, the early 20th-century Liberal Pharmacy and a traditional Chinese pharmacy from Macau. Open Monday to Saturday from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, with free entry for children under 5.

Morning 1 event
MAATuridades

10:30 MAAT Belém Lisbon

45€ Theatre

MAAT's program for adult and senior audiences, with online and in-person sessions, to discuss contemporary art themes.

Afternoon 2 events
Perpetual. Through places never before imagined

13:30 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon

Other

Perpetual. Through places never before imagined offers an experience that moves through uncharted spaces, guided by the idea of the perpetual and the never-before-imagined.

Lado BB | Paparazzi + Vie Privée

15:30 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

A cinema screening pairing 'Lado BB' with 'Paparazzi' and 'Vie Privée', with tickets at 3,20€ and discounts for Friends of the Cinemateca, Cartão Jovem holders, students, film students, under-16s, over-65s and retirees.

Evening 7 events
The New Museum: A Visit with the Director

18:00 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon

Exhibition

An exclusive tour led by the Museum Director to discover the vision behind the renovation and the new exhibition route.

Journey to the End of the Silent Film | Rapsodia Satanica

19:00 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

A Cinemateca screening in the 'Journey to the End of the Silent Film' series featuring the silent classic 'Rapsodia Satanica', with tickets at €3.20 and discounts available.

Solists of the Gulbenkian Orchestra

20:00 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon

Free Live music

The solists of the Gulbenkian Orchestra present a concert, highlighting the technical and artistic quality of the instrumentalists.

COCK

21:00 Teatro Maria Matos Alvalade Lisbon

M/16 Theatre

This provocative play centers on João, who falls for a woman after a pause with his boyfriend.

Paulo Branco | Francisca

21:00 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

A screening of 'Francisca', Manoel de Oliveira's film produced by Paulo Branco, as part of the cycle dedicated to the producer.

Exhibitions, runs & attractions 409 events

Paulo de Cantos

Other 11€

Saturday 3 October · until 4 Oct

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MUDE Santa Maria Maior · Lisbon

The exhibition Ver e Ler presents the self-published work of Paulo de Cantos (1892-1979), a pedagogue, artist and editor whose visually surprising books challenge the boundaries between visual creation and the transmission of knowledge. Highlights include his self-styled 'livros birostos', manuals with inversely opposed covers that subvert the traditional order of reading.

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The exhibition Ver e Ler presents the self-published work of Paulo de Cantos (1892-1979). A multifaceted figure — pedagogue, artist, editor and collector — Paulo de Cantos left a legacy of strong stylistic unity and visually surprising graphic objects that challenge the boundaries between visual creation and the transmission of knowledge. The aim is to bring to the centre of the debate a complex author still little recognised by design historiography, with the purpose of promoting a critical (re)discovery of fundamental figures of our visual culture. In this way, the commitment made at the Museu do Design to research and the dissemination of practices that intersect art, pedagogy and critical thought through design is reaffirmed. The five thematic sections present Paulo de Cantos' production in a contextualised way, proposing reflections on how design, as a teaching methodology, can reconfigure the way we look at and understand the world. The book takes centre stage, having been the author's privileged medium: throughout his life he sought to overcome the physical and conceptual limits of the printed object. On display are school textbooks, primers, essays, game-books and illustrated postcards created by Paulo de Cantos, with special emphasis on his self-styled 'livros birostos', manuals with inversely opposed covers that subvert the traditional hierarchy of reading (beginning, middle and end). Even the books which, conceived during the Estado Novo, reflect colonialist, racist or sexist themes: the exhibition focuses on the analysis of their graphic design as an engine of literacy, where geometry and visual composition sought to turn the teaching of geography, history, literature or science into an exercise of playful and participatory discovery. Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday, 10h–19h; Friday and Saturday, 10h–21h. Guided tours (registration at the MUDE reception up to 15 minutes before the tour. Price of the exhibition entrance ticket): 28 June, at 15h — Raquel Henriques da Silva (art historian). 12 July, at 15h — Isabel Duarte (researcher, designer). 26 July, at 15h — Mário Moura (professor, design critic). 9 August, at 15h — Jéssica Parente (researcher, designer). Technical sheet: General coordination: Bárbara Coutinho. Curatorship: António Silveira Gomes and Cláudia Castelo. Graphic design: Barbara Says. Exhibition design: José Albergaria.

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A exposição Ver e Ler apresenta o trabalho autoeditado de Paulo de Cantos (1892-1979). Figura multifacetada , pedagogo, artista, editor e colecionador , Paulo de Cantos deixou um legado de forte unidade estilística e objetos gráficos visualmente surpreendentes que desafiam as fronteiras entre a criação visual e a transmissão do saber. O objetivo é trazer para o centro do debate um autor complexo e ainda pouco reconhecido pela historiografia do design, com o propósito de promover uma (re)descoberta crítica de figuras fundamentais da nossa cultura visual. Deste modo, reafirma-se o compromisso assumido no Museu do Design com a investigação e a divulgação de práticas que entrecruzam a arte, a pedagogia e o pensamento crítico através do design. Os cinco núcleos temáticos apresentam a produção de Paulo de Cantos de forma contextualizada, propondo reflexões sobre como o design pode, enquanto metodologia de ensino, reconfigurar a forma como olhamos e entendemos o mundo. O livro tem o protagonismo por ter sido o suporte privilegiado do autor que, ao longo da sua vida, procurou ultrapassar os limites físicos e concetuais do objeto impresso. Encontram-se em exposição manuais escolares, cartilhas, ensaios, livros-jogos e postais ilustrados criados por Paulo de Cantos, com especial destaque para os seus autodenominados “livros birostos”, manuais que apresentam capas inversamente oponentes subvertendo a hierarquia tradicional de leitura (princípio, meio e fim). Mesmo os livros que, concebidos durante o Estado Novo, refletem temas colonialistas, racistas ou sexistas, a exposição foca-se na análise do seu design gráfico enquanto motor de literacia, onde a geometria e a composição visual queriam transformar o ensino da geografia, da história, da literatura ou da ciência num exercício de descoberta lúdica e participativa. Terça a quinta e domingo, das 10h às 19h, sexta e sábado, das 10h às 21h. Visitas guiadas (inscrição na receção do MUDE até 15 minutos antes da visita. Valor do bilhete de entrada na exposição): 28 junho, às 15h -Raquel Henriques da Silva (historiadora de arte). 12 julho, às 15h - Isabel Duarte (investigadora, designer). 26 julho, às 15h - Mário Moura (professor, crítico de design). 9 agosto, às 15h - Jéssica Parente (investigadora, designer). Ficha técnica: Coordenação geral: Bárbara Coutinho. Curadoria: António Silveira Gomes e Cláudia Castelo. Design gráfico: Barbara Says. Design Expositivo: José Albergaria.

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