Guided Tours of the B-MAD, Berardo Art Deco Museum
Visitas guiadas ao B-MAD, Museu Berardo Arte Deco
Exhibition
Saturday 3 October · until 31 Dec
Guided tours of the B-MAD, the Berardo Art Deco Museum housed in the former summer residence of the Marquês de Abrantes in Alcântara. The Berardo Collection illustrates the Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements in period settings, with daily tours in Portuguese, English and Spanish.
The B-MAD, Berardo Art Deco Museum is located in the heart of the city of Lisbon, in the former summer residence of the Marquês de Abrantes, in Alcântara. On site, visitors can discover various works from the Berardo Collection, which illustrate the Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements. As part of an effort to preserve the building, period settings were created, giving visitors the chance to admire these styles in an urban residential context. Contemporary museography has brought the works and their illustrious creators into the spotlight, superbly represented in the Collection, such as Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, Alfred Porteneuve, Jean-Michel Frank, Jacques Adnet, René Lalique and Jules Leleu. The Portuguese presence is felt through the renowned sculptor Ernesto Canto da Maya and the visual artist Eloy de Jesus Pereira, together with Ruhlmann's original drawings for the Casa de Serralves and part of the collection of silverware drawings from the Antiga Ourivesaria Reis e Filhos, as a tribute to Porto. There is also a reception area and shop, which opens onto a secret garden with a terrace, designed in the Deco grammar. Here visitors can enjoy an exclusive range of products from Bacalhôa Vinhos de Portugal, surrounded by the masters, music and the aura of the "Roaring Twenties". Guided tours every day: 10h, 11h, 11h, 14h30, 15h30, 16h30 and 17h. Closed: 1 January and 25 December. Max. people per tour: 15. Booking required: 212 198 071 | [email protected]. Tours in Portuguese, English and Spanish. 6 €. Free for children aged 12 and under (inclusive). art deco.