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Costumes of the Gulbenkian Ballet

The process behind the creation of the Ballet Gulbenkian's costumes revealed through inventory records kept in the Gulbenkian Archives.

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The First “Jazz em Agosto” at Gulbenkian

“Jazz em Agosto”, nowadays an important festival in the national jazz scene, starts as an experimental initiative integrated in the programme of activities of ACARTE 84.

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Gulbenkian’s support to Palestinian refugees

A selection of testimonies from the Gulbenkian Archives on the Foundation's involvement in helping refugees, victims of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the 1960s and 1970s.

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“Untitled” by Ana Vidigal

A single copy produced by Ana Vidigal (1960), visual artist represented in the Centro de Arte Moderna collection and a Gulbenkian grantee between 1985 and 1987.

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Paulo Lourenço in the Art Library collection

Discover the prints of the Portuguese artist who seeks new approaches in the production of serigraphs by creating objects that look like bas-reliefs.

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Alexandre Estrela in the Art Library collection

Discover the books of the multimedia artist and teacher with representation at the Centro de Arte Moderna and the Art Library.

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Ana Mata in the Art Library collection

Discover the multiples of the Art Library collection, produced by Ana Mata and the collective with Catarina Domingues.

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• 3 min

Lisbon stadiums

Views of the past from four Lisbon stadiums - Luz, José Alvalade, Restelo and Nacional - through the lens of Horácio and Mário Novais.

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“Box with ribbon” by Sofia Areal

Discover the memory boxes that were on display in the exhibition "From me to me - a private collection" and are now part of the Art Library's collection.

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“Livro de viagem” by Carlos Nogueira

Discover Carlos Nogueira's artist's book, a unique copy that became part of the library's collection in 2017.

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Catarina Leitão in the Art Library collection

Get to know the artist's books in the library collection by Catarina Leitão, Gulbenkian scholarship fellow, which is also represented in the collection of the Centro de Arte Moderna.

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Alberto Picco in the Art Library collection

Get to know the artist books by Alberto Picco, an Argentinean living in Portugal, who over the years has been working with Portuguese artists of different generations.

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“A colecção” by Sílvia Prudêncio

Get to know the book by Sílvia Prudêncio, composed by 12 volumes where each book contains a sequence of images that seem to repeat themselves without ever repeating.

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Room 5 editions in the Art Library collection

Get to know the work of the students of the Plastic Arts degree of ESAD.CR. who have been producing collective books since 2011.

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Ana Torrie in the Art Library collection

Get to know the books by Ana Torrie, an artist whose production is mainly in the field of graphic arts.

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• 19 min

José Augusto França, dean of Art History in Portugal

Learn about the life and work of José Augusto França, an influential personality in Portuguese culture in the second half of the 20th century.

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• 16 min

Robert C. Smith: An American in the Baroque of Portugal and Brazil

Learn about the life and work of Robert C. Smith, a figure closely linked to the history of art in Portugal and Brazil.

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• 4 min

Archive of the Movement for the Renewal of Religious Art

The Art Library marks the 70th anniversary of the foundation of Movement for the Renewal of Religious Art, whose documentary holdings form part of its special collections.