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• 12 min

Dino D’Santiago and the Gulbenkian Summer Garden, half a decade later

Now in his fifth consecutive year curating the Gulbenkian Summer Garden’s musical programme, Dino D’Santiago has come to a realisation strengthened with each edition: the real work of art lies not in the lineup or the stage, but in the audience. In this talk, he speaks about what he has learned about “curating encounters,” about the Atlantic crossing that reshaped his life, and about the new album set to arrive at the end of the year.

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• 5 min

“The Exhibition Next Door”

We revisit the exhibition held alongside the “II Exhibition of Plastic Arts” in 1961, which showed the stage reached in the development of the future Headquarters and Museum of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, then still in the early phases of design.

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• 3 min

‘The World is Our House’: art, listening and collective creation

The project 'The World is Our House' grew out of the exhibition 'Carlos Bunga. Inhabit the Contradiction' and involved young people aged 11 to 20 from the Zambujal neighborhood in Amadora.

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• 90 min

Launch of Diasporan Perspectives

Watch the launch event of a new initiative dedicated to research, analysis and strategic thinking on Armenian Diaspora and Armenia.

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• 11 min

“Cultural democracy is like sustainability: it only happens at a local scale”

As part of the “Ideias a Atos” meeting, held last April, we spoke with Narcisa Costa (Gulbenkian Foundation) and Luís Sousa Ferreira (D. Maria II National Theatre), who oversee the ATOS programme, about its development since 2023 and the role of municipalities in fostering cultural practices more deeply rooted in local communities.

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• 6 min

46 questions for Bruno Zhu

In this video, Bruno Zhu invites us to take a look around his home, the exhibition 'Belas Artes', while answering 46 intriguing questions.

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• 12 min

Fashion in Calouste Gulbenkian’s library

Among the thousands of titles in Calouste Gulbenkian’s library is a collection of books and magazines devoted to fashion, which reveal the Collector’s interest in and attention to the trends of his time.

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• 5 min

Israel Paródia: “Good examples are essential for changing mindsets”

The Gulbenkian Scholar reflects on the impact of social inequality on young people’s futures, highlighting the importance of civic participation and access to education as drivers of social change.

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• 10 min

“Less is produced in Portugal, but what is produced is considerably more innovative”

The son of musicians and the grandson of cinema lovers, Vicente Molder discovered in sound design a natural intersection between sound and image. After receiving a Gulbenkian Scholarship for Arts Training Abroad, he completed a master’s degree in London, seeking to balance the organised methods of British film-making with the creative, innovative chaos of Portuguese cinema.

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• 4 min

“‘Colleagues’ didn’t exist back then, we were ‘companions’!”

To commemorate International Workers’ Day, the Gulbenkian Foundation spoke with textile workers from Covilhã about freedom, resistance, and collective organisation, both before and after 25 April 1974.

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• 8 min

Small steps that change lives

At the Gulbenkian Study Centre in Zambujal, students improve their grades, but also their concentration, self-discipline, organisational skills, motivation and overall vision of a better future.

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• 11 min

Gulbenkian scolarship holders set off on a U-shaped journey into the future

The most digitally savvy and well-informed generation ever, yet also the most overprotected and anxious, is at the heart of this initiative by the Gulbenkian Foundation. In a world in crisis, young people – our future leaders – need to be equipped with tools that ease the pressure, foster critical thinking and encourage sustainable practices.

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• 26 min

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

Guitarist Pablo Sainz-Villegas and the Gulbenkian Orchestra perform Joaquín Rodrigo’s masterpiece under the direction of conductor Giancarlo Guerrero.

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• 3 min

Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC)

Learn about the work of ASOC, winner of the 2025 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity

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• 1 min

Cultural Participation for Local and Community Development

The conference that launched Isto é PARTIS & Art for Change in 2026 set out to reflect on cultural participation, place, public policy, and community development.

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• 10 min

‘Belas Artes’: Bruno Zhu’s exhibition that turns CAM into a question with no definitive answer

Bruno Zhu spoke with Marisa Mendes Rodrigues from Bantumen about his artistic practice, which spans Portugal, London and the Netherlands. ‘Belas Artes’ [Fine Arts] has now arrived at CAM and stems from a very specific institutional frustration, raising questions that go far beyond the museum’s walls.

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• 11 min

The world as seen by Frederick Wiseman

Rodrigo Cruz writes about Frederick Wiseman's cinema, in an homage to the recently deceased director, now featured in the third moment of the film cycle 'Power and Glory'.

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• 8 min

‘Seeds Need to Crack’: a conversation with Lidija Kolovrat on growth, patience, and transformation

For her new collection, designer Lidija Kolovrat turns to seeds as a way of thinking about change. In this conversation with curator Jule Kurbjeweit, Kolovrat reflects on potential, rupture, and the quiet strength required for things to grow.

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• 4 min

The Carnival of the Animals: a look behind the scenes

Dive into the work of the teams involved in staging the concert "The Carnival of the Animals", from the construction of the sets and props to lighting and projection design.

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• 16 min

The six principles of quality public participation

As part of the Climate Participation Initiative (2024-2025), the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation supported eleven pilot projects that tested different ways of involving people in discussions and decision-making about the future of the climate in their communities.

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• 9 min

“Subjectivity is as real as the moon and the Lisbon earthquake of 1755.”

Markus Gabriel, Visiting Professor at FLUP, talks about his experience in Portugal with the Gulbenkian scholarship and reflects on subjectivity and the “emotional turning point” of AI, defending the need for a new ethical intelligence.

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• 7 min

Confluence Laboratory and Ciranda: Saberes, an expanded dialogue with the exhibition Complexo Brasil

Part of the 'complexo brasil' exhibition, the Confluence Laboratory and Ciranda: Saberes establish themselves as spaces for creation and critical thinking, where conflict and the circulation of knowledge are taken on as central themes of artistic work, without attempting to neutralise or appease the tensions that run through them.

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• 8 min

A new stop for culture in Mem Martins

Nine months after opening its doors, Ponto Kultural has established itself as a creative and community-driven space in Sintra, bringing artists and locals together to reimagine their territory with the support of the Gulbenkian Foundation.

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• 4 min

Almanacs: measuring time, organising the world

For centuries, almanacs have helped organise time and everyday life, bringing together practical information, astronomical observation and illustrated texts, as seen in two examples from the Calouste Gulbenkian Library.