The room devoted to the artist Francesco Guardi (1712–1793) is currently under renovation. The painter’s works have been removed to join the exhibition Splendour in Venice. From Canaletto to Guardi, from 25 October to 13 January 2025, in the Main Gallery of the Gulbenkian Foundation’s main building. For that reason, a new display will be on show in this room from November, entitled Contemplations. Poetry and Reality in the Gulbenkian Painting Collection 1830 – 1890.