PALÁCIO PIMENTA - FOR LOVE OF THE CITY - 90 YEARS OF GAL

PALÁCIO PIMENTA - POR AMOR À CIDADE - 90 ANOS DO GAL

Theatre 5€

Wednesday 23 September · until 27 Sept

Exhibition at Palácio Pimenta celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Grupo Amigos de Lisboa, with documents and objects telling the story of the association and the city. Includes entry to the permanent exhibition for €5.

Brief Introduction To mark the ninetieth anniversary of the Grupo Amigos de Lisboa, the Sala dos Fundos hosts an exhibition on its trajectory and its contribution to the city. Synopsis As a non-profit civic association, it was founded in 1936, received the Gold Medal of the Lisbon City Council in 1956 and was recognized with the Status of Public Utility in 1980. Created to be a forum for plural debate, GAL has contributed to forming a Lisbon public consciousness, focusing on the rich and diverse past of the city, the substantial changes of the present and the often utopian perspectives for the future. GAL has left its mark on episodes of heritage defense, such as the remodeling of Avenida da Liberdade (1955), the General Plan for Urbanization and Circulation of Lisbon (1967), or the preservation of Parque Ventura Terra (1983). Furthermore, the institution constituted a small but relevant museological collection, in addition to a specialized library with about 8,000 volumes. Since its creation, GAL has brought together a notable group of olisipographers, such as Luís Pastor de Macedo, Gustavo de Matos Sequeira, Augusto Vieira da Silva, Norberto de Araújo, João Pinto de Carvalho, among many others. The history of the capital was the main constant of the group, with 165 volumes of the magazine Olisipo published, as well as books and proceedings of thematic congresses. For years, the magazine's cover was signed by Almada Negreiros, one of GAL's first members. It is this extraordinary history, dreamed 90 years ago by a group of lovers of all things city, that the Museu de Lisboa addresses in the exhibition Por amor a Lisboa, a partnership with the Grupo Amigos de Lisboa. Project coordination Salete Salvado Scientific Project Carlos Boavida, Henrique Carvalho, Isabel Monteiro, Paulo Almeida Fernandes, Rita Fragoso de Almeida, Sílvia Ferreira Partnership Grupo Amigos de Lisboa Support Innovarisk and Caves Messias Supplementary Notes 5 € - Includes entry to the Permanent Exhibition. Prices * 5€ - INCLUDES ENTRY TO THE PERMANENT EXHIBITION