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UPDATE (13 April 2011) - Manuela Marques is the winner of BES Photo 2011, a photography competition of Portuguese-speaking nations sponsored by Banco Espirito Santo and the Berardo Collection Museum. In addition to the notoriety of the prize, Marques receives a cash prize of...
Mappa Mundi is a Latin term used in medieval times to describe European maps of the world. In 2011, the Berardo Collection Museum in Lisbon, re-invents the term to characterize a unique exhibition of contemporary art inspired by geographical maps. [caption...
French artist Gil Wolman (1929-1995) was an enigmatic player in contemporary art in the last century. For the first time in Portugal, a retrospective of Wolman is presented by the Serralves Museum in Porto in Gil Wolman: I Am Immortal and Alive. The exhibition opens 29...
Most of us take comic illustrations for granted! Sure we chuckle when glancing at comic strips in newspapers, or become enthralled in a superhero comic book. Yet, how often do we realize that each individual window of drawing is actually a work of art? The Berardo...
The magical village of Sintra, just outside Lisbon, is known for being the playground of Portuguese royalty, a Moorish fortress and a World Heritage site. It is also the location of an impressive collection of modern and contemporary art found at the Sintra Museum of Modern...
On first appearance, Porto is a town steeped in Portuguese history. Yet, Porto is also home to a world-class museum of contemporary art. Opened in 1999, the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art displays cutting-edge international art in a striking minimalist building by...
