um mapa do céu, by Didier Fiúza Faustino
The artist presents a project on the outside of a train on the urban line of Sintra.
The artist presents a project on the outside of a train on the urban line of Sintra.
Absolute monarchy in France, established by Louis XIV, was characterised by luxury and power. Books of festivities, known as livres de fête, described and illustrated the grandiose ceremonies of the period. They also concealed within their pages various forms of royal propaganda.
Learn more about the work 'A Princesinha Grávida' [The Pregnant Princess] by Paula Rego in this article written by researcher Leonor Oliveira.
Learn more about an installation by Angolan artist António Ole that combines various elements, materials and techniques. Find out the story behind this artwork.
An analysis of the idea of the mask through a selection of artworks from the Centro de Arte Moderna collection.
The CAM Collection includes two 5-meter high tapestry studies by Vieira da Silva. Find out the story behind this large-scale project.
A selection of works from the CAM collection, based on the idea of homage and that of its opposite, oblivion.
Fernão Cruz writes about the exhibition 'Biting Dust', analysing the works he conceived for this project, created for the Gulbenkian Foundation.
The researcher and curator Maria do Mar Fazenda writes about the artist's life and work and about the exhibition dedicated to him at MACNA.
The historian Cláudia Lopes reflects on the process of decolonisation of thought, highlighting several artists and works which deal with the colonial past and its consequences.
An imaginary exhibition which brings together works from the CAM Collection that can be read as having a dual structure, a sharing, a division, replication or form of symmetry.
Discover Júlio Moreira's professional activity, described by himself, and his concerns about sustainability and landscape conversion.
A reflection on the current reality of lockdown, on the role of the home and on the idea of human presence/absence.
In the early 20th century, Hagop set up a business selling works in Bishopsgate, London, not far from the Gulbenkian family firm, which dealt with the importation of rugs.
One of the best-known names in French painting, with links to the Impressionist movement, is represented in the Founder’s Collection by two paintings.
The artist Rosa Carvalho focuses on themes of everyday life, food and eating, namely meat, at its rawest.
Calouste Gulbenkian’s collection of Egyptian artworks is testimony to his immense fascination with Egyptian civilisation.
The artist Nuno Sousa Vieira reflects on the notion of escape, explaining how this concept influenced his creative process in this study.
The artist Eugénia Mussa contextualises her relationship with intense colour and the role it has played in her work.
Thomas Linley (1756-1778) was one of the most precocious composers and performers of England, having become known as the ‘English Mozart’.
Learn about the artistic career of Malangatana, a great connoisseur of both ancestral African cultures and Western culture.
In the context of the pandemic and restrictions, we highlight works by artists that evoke atypical scenarios we have all experienced.
Shah Jahan ruled the Mughal Empire. During his reign, the empire reached the pinnacle of its glory, making Shah Jahan one of its most important emperors.
Sculptor and teacher Sharon Lubkemann Allen reflects on Ângela Ferreira's installations about forms and places, revealing how they build bridges between different cultures.