
Calouste Gulbenkian’s journey to Jerusalem
In this text by researcher Vera Mariz, follow Calouste Gulbenkian's trip to Jerusalem in 1934.
In this text by researcher Vera Mariz, follow Calouste Gulbenkian's trip to Jerusalem in 1934.
The first keynote speaker at the Isto é PARTIS & Art for Change conference on January 26 is co-founder of the "Citizens in Power" organization in the UK and shows us possible paths to a more participatory future.
With the project Correspondentes do Bairro ["Neighbourhood Correspondents"], Inês de Sousa realized that all stories are valid and can be published, she learned how to ask questions like a journalist and how to spot fake news. But is this really what she wants to pursue in life? No. She wants to be a teacher
Ricardo Fitas was Gulbenkian grantee 2017 and 2022. With a remarkable academic record, he is now pursuing a solid research career in mechanical engineering and wants to give back what he has been given and pave the way for future grantees.
One of the seminal works in the history of thought, The Incoherence of Philosophers, was recently published by the Gulbenkian Foundation. In this interview, translator Catarina Belo helps us understand its context.
From a library to a gospel book, researcher Vera Mariz sheds light on Calouste Gulbenkian's gifts to the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
Discover some of the beaches, from the centre to the south of Portugal, described by writers and illustrated with photographs taken by the Novais Brothers.
In the Middle Ages, Catholic texts were populated by themes from Ancient Egypt. Profane literature was also influenced by the imagery of this period, in the transition to the Renaissance. Find out how these connections are reflected in the illuminated manuscripts of the Gulbenkian collection in this text by the curator Ana Maria Campino.
The imagery of Ancient Egypt has always influenced plastic and literary creation in Europe. In this text by conservator Ana Maria Campino, discover the impact of this historical period on 18th century publications.
Whether a festive occasion or a private gathering, mealtimes were extremely important and symbolic in the French court. Curator Ana Maria Campino writes about the representation of these moments in the eighteenth-century books and prints in the Gulbenkian Collection.
The artist's new work, acquired by CAM in 2021, is part of a series of inhabited interiors. It was on display in 2023 in the "Histories of a Collection" exhibition.
The Iraq-Mediterranean Oil Pipeline, the world's first transnational oil pipeline, went into operation in 1935, having been built by the Iraq Petroleum Company Limited, consortium in which Calouste Gulbenkian owned his famous 5% share.
The three members of the collective 目[mé] tell us about Masayume's presentation in Lisbon and how the public received the installation that opened the Season of Contemporary Art from Japan.
Records relating to Calouste Gulbenkian's acquisitions of artworks from the Hermitage Museum in "Operation Hermitage".
We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the publication of the book “O mundo é a nossa casa”, one of the first texts designed for a children's audience to contain an ecological message, in Portugal, at a time when the degradation of the planet's environmental conditions was still far from dramatically threatening the life of all species that inhabit it.
The Gulbenkian Children’s Choir was an ad hoc ensemble that grew out of the Foundation's music classes for children. Its public appearances included participation in orchestral and choral concerts, and it also made a number of recordings.
The Japanese artist shares which aspects of the city of Lisbon inspired her to create the performance and installation «Cuisine Existentielle» – an edible landscape.
Daniel Marques received the Gulbenkian New Talents Scholarship in Biology, but his interests range from scientific research to running a YouTube channel. Find out what motivates this curious grantee.
In 2020, CAM – Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian received an important donation of more than 50 works by the artist Espiga Pinto, made between the 1960s and the 1980s.
Calouste Gulbenkian embraced the fashion for "Japonisme" and his attention and taste for the art and culture of Japan is reflected in his personal library.
In the summer of 2022, CAM acquired three sculptures by Belén Uriel, marking the first representation of this artist in its collection.
After the Taliban retook power and banned music in the country, students of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music were taken in as refugees in Portugal. Ten of them are currently living in Guimarães, where they continue their studies with the support of the Gulbenkian Foundation.
“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.
On his first visit to Lisbon, julianknxx talks about his project 'Black Corporeal', produced in partnership with the Iminente Festival. The presentation in Lisbon involves the participation of the Gospel Collective choir and takes place on 20 May at the Open Air Amphitheatre of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.