A Princesinha Grávida
Learn more about the work 'A Princesinha Grávida' [The Pregnant Princess] by Paula Rego in this article written by researcher Leonor Oliveira.
Read, Watch, Listen
António Ole, the current past
Learn more about an installation by Angolan artist António Ole that combines various elements, materials and techniques. Find out the story behind this artwork.
Around the idea of mask
An analysis of the idea of the mask through a selection of artworks from the Centro de Arte Moderna collection.
Studies for the Basel tapestries
The CAM Collection includes two 5-meter high tapestry studies by Vieira da Silva. Find out the story behind this large-scale project.
How do fairy rings come about?
Rui Simão, from the Ecofungos Mycological Association, helps us unravel the mystery of these strange mushroom formations are visible parts of an underground world that hides, out of sight.
Homage and Oblivion
A selection of works from the CAM collection, based on the idea of homage and that of its opposite, oblivion.
The body always speaks first
Fernão Cruz writes about the exhibition 'Biting Dust', analysing the works he conceived for this project, created for the Gulbenkian Foundation.
Between spaces: a journey through the life and work of Nadir Afonso
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.
Why are flies so much faster than humans?
The answer is surprising. Rui Andrade, a specialist in these small insects and a promoter of the Portuguese group Diptera on Facebook, explains what makes flies so difficult to catch.
Taking another look at Africa
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.
Why do bats roost upside down?
At this time of year, amid all the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, there are bats roosting in hidden shelters, waiting for nightfall to go out and feed on insects.
Duplicata
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.
On landscape and sustainability
Discover Júlio Moreira's professional activity, described by himself, and his concerns about sustainability and landscape conversion.
Why are male mallards more colourful than the females?
Nobody is fooled by the bright green feathers on the heads of certain ducks, it’s the male mallards, very different to the females that are much more discreet. João Eduardo Rabaça explains the reason for this difference.
Do tortoises hibernate in Portugal?
During the years when it is coldest in Portugal, when the winter sets in, tortoises trigger a strategy that is crucial to them: hibernation. The researcher José Teixeira explains the process.
Around the House(s)
A reflection on the current reality of lockdown, on the role of the home and on the idea of human presence/absence.
How do birds survive the rain and cold?
João Eduardo Rabaça explains how these species cope with lower temperatures. With the arrival of winter many birds migrate to Africa but others remain where they were born, including small passerines.
Hagop Kevorkian
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.
Why do some trees keep their leaves in autumn and winter?
Rosa Pinho, curator of the Herbarium, of the Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, explains the reasons why they no longer dominate Portuguese forests.
Gulbenkian Garden
Take a virtual tour with Beatrice Brigola and discover more about what makes this garden so special, without leaving your home.
Gulbenkian Building
With Beatrice Brigola, discover some secrets of this architectural masterpiece, a symbol of a possible utopian idea, without leaving your home.
What do butterflies feed on?
Patrícia Garcia-Pereira, researcher at the Center for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, at the Science Faculty of the University of Lisbon (FCUL), explains what it is, after all, that these very special insects eat.
Edgar Degas
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.
‘Posta’ [chop]
The artist Rosa Carvalho focuses on themes of everyday life, food and eating, namely meat, at its rawest.