Pimenta Palace

Temporary exhibition with works in reserve at the Museum of Lisbon.

Almost a hundred objects of exceptional quality which, for various reasons, are kept away from the public eye, will be exhibited with the aim of encouraging the discovery of a less obvious Lisbon.

To mark International Conservator and Restorer Day, celebrated on January 27, the Museum of Lisbon is opening its Visitable Reserve, located in part of the Central Reserve, for two days, sharing with the public behind the scenes of an important and invisible part of museum work: collections management.

Aida Nunes, coordinator of the conservation and restoration services, is hosting this visit.
 

Journalist Miguel Andrade talks to some of the 13 Portuguese authors of the 12 unpublished chronicles that are part of the exhibition Crónicas de uma Lisboa desconhecida. Moments of sharing the experiences and imagery of their neighborhoods.

The temporary exhibition includes almost a hundred pieces from the Museum of Lisbon's collection, many of them presented to the public for the first time.

Over the centuries, Lisbon has been shaped by successive movements of people, from far and near, who have left their mark on the city, its spaces and their experiences.

This guided tour will focus on migrations: who arrived, who left and how these movements transformed the city. Through pieces from the collection, maps, testimonies and historical episodes, we reflect on Lisbon as a place of encounters, diversity and continuous social renewal.

Blue, green and many colors, the peacocks of the Pimenta Palace are the great inspiration for creating masks this Carnival.

With feathers, colored pencils, various papers and many other materials, this workshop is an invitation to create masks and props inspired by these exotic birds. All you have to do is strut your stuff!

This year's Carnaval Apimentado combines masks and confetti with the spirit of St. Valentine's Day, inviting couples, friends, families and solo revelers to join in without reservation.

Between exciting spicy dances, contagious beats and an atmosphere where romance and partying go hand in hand, the night heats up with Carlos Tabanka's energetic choreographies and DJ César Martins' sets, which promise to get everyone moving until the very last beat.

Some of the personalities selected are known to the general public - such as Amália Rodrigues, Carlos Paredes or Cândido dos Reis - but not why they are associated with specific spaces in the city that are apparently far from their preferred environments. Why is Amália Rodrigues associated with Casa dos Bicos? And what are the reasons that lead us to situate an unknown Italian captain, Vincenzo Lunardi, with the square with the most dense history in Lisbon, the Terreiro do Paço?

The relationship between characters and specific environments in the city is the main theme of this exhibition and will also be the theme of this visit, led by Paulo Almeida Fernandes, coordinator of the Museum of Lisbon's research and inventory department. We will try to highlight concrete episodes from personal stories set in Lisbon, because the city is still made up of all its inhabitants and the emotional connection established with the urban geography.

In this fun workshop for the whole family, you'll build colorful air balloons while discovering the incredible (and slightly crazy!) story of Vicenzo Lunardi, an intrepid Italian who, in 1794, made Lisboners look up at the sky in amazement by flying over the city... in a balloon!

With paper, glue, hot air (just a little!) and a lot of creativity, parents and children embark on a journey through time, where science, art and stories of courage and whiskers in the wind mix. Can your balloon keep up with Lunardi's?

From ancient times to the present day, the Tagus has shaped the life, growth and soul of the capital.

On this guided tour, we invite you to discover how proximity to the river has influenced the daily lives of Lisbon residents over the centuries. We explore different geographies, remarkable episodes, emblematic spaces (some still present, others long gone) and the profound transformations that have changed the relationship between the city and the Tagus. From a bustling port to a redesigned waterfront, this is a journey through the urban, social and economic history of a Lisbon (almost) always facing the river.

Two trajectories that, at first glance, seem distant are in dialogue: that of Heitor Furtado de Mendonça, as the 1st Visitor of the Portuguese Inquisition in 16th century Bahia, and the collective experience of the women and men involved in the Santidade de Jaguaripe, a religious resistance movement in the Recôncavo of Bahia. On the one hand, the man of orthodoxy, representative of the established power. On the other side, the followers of the Santidade, who experienced another worldview, marked by indigenous spirituality transformed by catechesis and the refusal of domination.

This encounter between biographies allows us to think about the intersections, tensions and resonances that shaped the Luso-Atlantic world. By reconstructing these lives, we propose an exercise in listening and historical imagination.