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WHAT ARE THINGS FOR?

PARA QUE SERVEM AS COISAS?

Theatre 13€

Tuesday 22 September · until 31 Dec

MUDE Santa Maria Maior · Lisbon
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The exhibition 'What Are Things For?' at MUDE re-reads the history of design and presents Portuguese design in context, questioning how and why products are designed, communicated, perceived and consumed. Tickets cost €13, with discounts for students, young people and seniors.

Synopsis Due to maintenance of the museum space, online sales are suspended from 7 July 2026 to 7 July 2026. However, tickets can be purchased at the local box office. The exhibition "Para que servem as coisas?" aims to re-read the history of design and present Portuguese design in context and as a design process. More than showing the design icons in the MUDE collection, it seeks to question how and why products are designed, communicated, perceived and consumed. The chronological organisation allows us to go back to the dawn of the 20th century and establish open dialogues between design pieces and documentation, highlighting the issues that cut across different eras and inviting debate on past practices and their projection into the future of each era. The exhibition design poses a new challenge to museography by prioritising the reuse of various materials from the MUDE building's construction site that, having no use, would go to waste. This curatorial decision reduces waste to a minimum, investing in the idea of promoting a circular economy, making the exhibition solution a real manifestation of the museum's intention to debate today's consumer society and the need to implement values of economic degrowth. Opening Hours Summer hours: (April to September) Tuesday to Thursday: 10h - 19h Friday and Saturday: 10h - 21h Sunday: 10h - 19h Winter hours: (October to March) Tuesday to Thursday: 10h - 18h Friday and Saturday: 10h - 20h Sunday: 10h - 18h The museum is closed on Mondays, 25 December and 1 January. On 24 and 31 December, the museum closes at 4pm. Last entry at 3:30pm. Prices Long-Term Exhibition - Para que Servem as Coisas? | 13€ DISCOUNTS Students Young people (13-25 years) Seniors

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