Contemporary Jewellery. The Tereza Seabra Collection
Joalharia Contemporânea. Coleção Tereza Seabra
Family 11€
Thursday 1 October · until 31 Jan
From 25 September 2026 to 31 January 2027, MUDE presents an exhibition dedicated to the newly donated Tereza Seabra Collection — more than 300 contemporary jewellery works by some 190 Portuguese and international makers — as part of the official programme of the 3rd Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennial.
Synopsis From 25 September 2026 to 31 January 2027, MUDE will host an exhibition entirely dedicated to the newly incorporated “Tereza Seabra Collection”, celebrating a donation that enriches the Museum's contemporary jewellery holdings in an extraordinary way. Scheduled to coincide with and integrate the official programme of the 3rd Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennial, this exhibition does not present itself as an anthology of Tereza Seabra's (b. 1944) creative work, but rather as a mirror of her vision as a collector, author, teacher and gallerist — one of the most charismatic and inseparable figures in the consolidation of contemporary jewellery in Portugal. The hosting of this collection embodies a museological strategy outlined since 2011 for the recognition of jewellery as a specific expression of design. This path, which culminated in 2019 with the creation of a public collection of contemporary jewellery at the Museum, now takes on a new scale with the integration of this legacy into the municipal heritage of Lisbon. This “closed collection”, assembled by Tereza Seabra since the late 1960s, comprises more than 300 works and represents a visual map of her professional affinities. Through the eyes of more than 190 authors (Portuguese and foreign), the exhibition traces the global evolution of contemporary jewellery over the last six decades (1970-2025). At the same time, it unveils a collection that preserves the collector's rigorous aesthetic criteria and the inseparable crossing of her multifaceted professional areas spanning creation, pedagogy and research, celebrating contemporary jewellery in its fullness. Prices General - 11€ Discounts Young Students, ages 13 to 25, Seniors 65+